Even a total close to 400 was possible. I am not joking. When Rishabh Pant got out, they were 256/5 after 36 overs. And in the previous match, India had scored 127 runs from the last 10 overs. Before Pant got out (followed by Hardik), I was thinking that a total of ~400 may be possible. But once these two got out, the batsmen who came to replace them (Shardul and Krunal) couldn't keep the momentum going.

Anyway, they have an excellent opportunity here. Jason Roy is back in pavilion after the 1st over.

It would be wrong to say that there was zero interest before 2017. My friend (who introduced me to cryptocurrency) got his first coins in 2012. However, back then there were no India-based cryptocurrency exchanges and almost 100% of the trade was done through Localbitcoins and other P2P platforms. Creating an account in international exchanges such as BTC-e, MtGox and Bitstamp was also a bit hard for Indians during that period.

I don't think that there is any issue with the Sinovac vaccine. The point to remember here is that Sinovac vaccine provides immunity only after a certain period from the administration of the second dose (4 weeks?). I don't think that any of the countries that are using Sinovac has moved in to the second dose administration. So you may need to wait for a couple of months, to notice the first impact from vaccination. And don't expect anything drastic at least until the end of this year.

I guess most of the Indian users are engaged in the India vs England series. There is hardly any hype about the upcoming IPL, either in social media platforms, or in the mainstream media. The India-England series gets over today, and hopefully we will be having more participants after that. If I remember correctly, we had more than two dozen participants for the IPL 2020 pool, and almost 40% of the participants managed to get hold of some reward.

As of now, Spain is perhaps the top team in the UEFA region. Holding them to a draw is a very good result for Greece. But there was a lot of controversy during the match, especially related to the penalty kick that was given to Greece. Inigo Martinez tried to tackle Giorgos Masouras, and spot kick was given to Greece. VAR was not used for the match. If it was used, then it could have gone either way. Anyway, all the best for Spain, for their match against Georgia on Sunday!

LOL..  it is not 10 million USD, but 10 million INR, which translates to $133,333. This is roughly one-eighth of what he receive for playing in the IPL for less than two months. Also, the peak period for a cricketer lasts only for 4-5 years and he need to earn as much as possible during this period. If he misses the entire season of the IPL, then it will be a big financial blow for him. Hopefully he'll be declared fit within the next few weeks.

Bitcoin may be 12 years old.. but my association with Bitcoin dates back to 2017 (which is relatively recent). But in my case, Bitcoin changed my life in less than one year. When I purchased my first coins, the BTC exchange rate was $900 per coin. 12 months later, it stood at $20,000 per coin. Earnings from Bitcoin has enabled me to progress from lower middle class to upper middle class in society. I have helped some of my relatives as well, and many of them were in really bad financial state before that. In short, Bitcoin has not only changed my life, but also the life of many of my friends and relatives.

Morgan is a classy player, but he is going through a lean patch now. I hope he will be able to perform well during IPL 2021, for his team (Kolkata Knight Riders). He will be captaining players such as Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shakib Al Hasan, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson and Shubman Gill, which can be quite challenging. But he needs to be 100% fit and I have doubt regarding that after hearing the news about the hand injury.

It was a match between two of the smaller teams and there wasn't much interest outside West Indies and Sri Lanka. One reason may be the ongoing series between India and England. Also, the timing of the matches in West Indies is not suitable for the fans in India. This was one of the reasons why they shifted the CPL matches to late night. And that resulted in increased revenues for the WICB in the form of viewership from India.

International calendar is getting crowded now. SL vs WI, IND vs ENG and NZ vs BAN going on at the same time.

Ukraine is not a minnow team. They have qualified for World Cup before and previously they had star players such as Andriy Shevchenko. Even the current team have some very good players such as Andriy Yarmolenko and Yevhen Konoplyanka. But France completely dominated the game. They had 18 goal attempts, compared to just 4 for Ukraine. Also France had 62% possession.

Now coming to the Spain vs Greece match, the former could have won it, if not for the controversial decision from the referee to award penalty kick to Greece.

Bangladesh batsmen doesn't have the ability to handle the raw pace and bounce of the New Zealand fast bowlers. Even when Pakistan was touring New Zealand a few months back, their batsmen also faced the same issue. Now there is no quick fix solution for this, as this issue exists for all the South Asian teams (although India has made a lot of progress on this aspect recently, as seen from their recent success in Australia).

Turkey had the home advantage and with all the COVID 19 restrictions and bio-secure bubble requirements, the visitors can have a tough time to adjust. And anyone who watched yesterday's match would agree with the fact that Turkey played really well. Statistics would tell you another story, as Netherlands had 65% possession. But the simple fact is that Turkey was the better team out of the two yesterday.

BTW, today we have some exciting matches. Does anyone think that Iceland will be able to upset Germany? Also Italy will be facing Northern Ireland. Both Iceland and Northern Ireland are famous for defeating stronger opponents.

Panic selling is the worst thing to do in case you are a cryptocurrency investor. As we all know, the correction was caused due to a combination of several factors. Expiry of Bitcoin option contracts is one of them. Another factor is that the financial year is coming to an end, and this is causing a lot of people to liquidate their holdings to decrease the applicable capital gains tax or income tax. Prices should recover in a matter of 2-3 weeks max.

There are too many different coins in circulation. And that is the reason why the vast majority of them are now dead or dormant. You can check the daily trade volumes given in Coinmarketcap. Out of the 10,000 or so coins/tokens, only around 4% to 5% have any significant trade volume. Others are essentially dead and those who invested in them have lost their capital. And even for these coins, there is no guarantee that they will survive in to the distant future.

Commodity prices are rising, albeit slowly. Oil prices have increased from $40 per barrel to more than $60 per barrel (and that happened after the crash in April-May 2020). The impact of inflation is slowly being visible, and I won't be surprised if that causes the food prices to rise. But in my country so far I am not witnessing any large scale increase in food prices, other than the routine fluctuations. 

West Indies lost the second wicket now. Kraigg Brathwaite is gone. It is not possible to block the spinners for 90 overs. They will chip in with wickets every now and then and the team will be bowled out much before the end of day's play. Nkrumah Bonner has made a half century. Let's see for how long he manages to survive against the Sri Lankan spinners. Rahkeem Cornwall yet to come.

Sad to hear about what happened to OP. During the last 4 plus years, I was scammed multiple times. But eventually, we need to move on. For my part, I took these as valuable lessons in the field of cryptocurrency. There is not much we can do to get back the coins/tokens. These people wash the coins several times before cashing out through exchanges or P2P platforms. And you need a lot of time and resources to trace them.

Statistically and as per the ranking from FIFA, Netherlands is far ahead of all the other teams in Group G. Their performance was pathetic yesterday, but that doesn't mean that they don't have any chance to top the group. 9 matches remain for Netherlands and they will face Turkey again on 7th September. It is too early to say that Netherlands is currently at the bottom of the points table. The situation is going to change.

I am an Indian resident and many of the users who have commented here also come from India. We are worried since our livelihood is under threat. Almost one-third of my monthly income comes in the form of cryptocurrency and if that is taken away then I will be in a very bad financial state. And there are millions like me in India who earn passive income in the form of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. For us, this is no laughing matter. It is a matter of life and death.

If they increase the property taxes, estate tax, inheritance tax.etc, then it will have a bigger impact than increasing the income tax. Because income tax disproportionately affect the middle class, as the super-rich use various loopholes to avoid it. But the super-rich never cease purchasing luxury properties and private islands and the government should target these if they are being honest. Obviously they will never do that, else their main campaign donors will get angry.