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2901  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: May 05, 2022, 12:46:48 PM

Two decades back (during my college days), I used to watch test matches live. Back then I had spare time to do so. But nowadays it is unthinkable to spend that much time on watching test cricket. I am having a full time job, and family responsibilities. Once in a while I watch for 1-2 hours, and that too happens only when one of the big 3 teams are playing against each other. Even ODI has now become uninteresting for me. A typical 50 overs match lasts for 6-7 hours and unless it is a holiday, I hardly get enough time to watch. So irrespective of whether I like the format or not, T20 suits me.

Everyone has the same issue it is not possible in your busy schedule to sit and watch a Test match for a whole day. Still, there are a few who do watch a test match today. Maybe they have an option while working or maybe they are still die-hard fans of this format. I also cannot spare that amount of time for both ODI and Test cricket and therefore I am happy with the highlights. T20 or IPL are mostly played during the hours when I am also back from work hence I can watch those matches live.

Most working-class does the same but the same attitude can be seen with the younger generation.
2902  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: May 05, 2022, 03:07:39 AM
You guys remember recent controversy, where one prominent Indian Sport Journalist (Boria Majumdar) threatened Wriddhiman Saha for not giving exclusive interview. There was fair amount of outrage from the fans in favor of Saha.

Kinda funny story. Initially Saha didn't name the Journalist but he shared the screenshots of chat on Twitter. Twitter/Fans found one interesting typo "ypu" instead of "you" . Boria had a habit of writing "you" as "ypu" and well haha

Some of the journalists in India have a habit of behaving like emperors. Perfect examples are Suhasini Haidar and Barkha Dutt. The NDA government has managed to cut them down to size, but some exceptions remain, such as Boria. He is not just a journalist, and his influence is spread over the political and movie circles as well (similar to some of the other journalists mentioned earlier). In the end, Wriddhiman decided that enough was enough and came out with a complaint. Boria got a two year ban from the BCCI as a result. He can't enter cricket stadiums or contact players for a period of 24 months.
I am sure this guy might not be the only one doing such things. There might be others too but other players might not be like Saha. This incident and action taken by BCCI will give courage to other players too. Journalist now know their limit and would avoid such incidents.
2903  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 05, 2022, 03:00:30 AM
What a start by GT And LSG, they were first time in the tournament and right away grabbed the number 1 and 2 spots. They both are already qualified for next round while while nothing is ascertain of number 3 and 4 slot. Still lot of ipl left till 22nd May 2022 and any team can grab number 3 and 4 slot.
Both the Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans are newly introduced teams this season, and the newly introduced teams have been performing well. There is a lot of excitement and pride among the management and fans as they prepare for the next round. In the tournament for the IPL 2022 Playoffs, who will take in the number 3 and 4 slots? SRH and Rajasthan Royals might be perfect choices.
I have an intuition that RR will take the 3rd slot and I am not sure about SRH whether they will be still retaining the 4th spot or if any other team will take it. PBKS, DC, and KKR can still occupy that space if they work on their NRR. CSK still can go that far as now Dhoni is handling the captaincy and under him, they have achieved such huge feets with ease.

GT and LSG Are trying really well this season and they are both new teams in the IPL franchise. I did not think they will do the well that they have been doing in the tournament. I honestly expected the older teams that have already participated in the IPL  to do better but it seems like the new teams are taking the spotlight. I think they are going to go a long way in this tournament judging by the way they are playing right now.
Rahul and Pandya have made themselves successful reaching the playoffs in their very first season as captain. This has happened as a result of players from both the teams doing good. In particular in few matches unexpected ending performance happened with both the teams. Those are all moments that makes the team get stronger. Anyhow in my view the trophy isn't gonna be for Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans
I also feel that the trophy will not go to any of these two teams. I think it would be an older team that will win this season IPL. After yesterday's win RCB are still in contention. SRH can still take the fourth spot if they win the next match. DC can reach that spot too if they also win the next match. Both teams will be playing today. This will be an interesting match to watch.
2904  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 04, 2022, 12:34:52 PM

I remember before the start of the IPL many had ruled out Punjab, but surprisingly they haven’t played that bad this season which shows how unpredictable IPL really can be. Also Lucknow and Gujarat are looking very strong, and maybe they’ll be facing each other in the finals?, and lastly I have a strong feeling that one of them will win the IPL title this year.

What a start by GT And LSG, they were first time in the tournament and right away grabbed the number 1 and 2 spots. They both are already qualified for next round while while nothing is ascertain of number 3 and 4 slot. Still lot of ipl left till 22nd May 2022 and any team can grab number 3 and 4 slot.
Both the Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans are newly introduced teams this season, and the newly introduced teams have been performing well. There is a lot of excitement and pride among the management and fans as they prepare for the next round. In the tournament for the IPL 2022 Playoffs, who will take in the number 3 and 4 slots? SRH and Rajasthan Royals might be perfect choices.

I have an intuition that RR will take the 3rd slot and I am not sure about SRH whether they will be still retaining the 4th spot or if any other team will take it. PBKS, DC, and KKR can still occupy that space if they work on their NRR. CSK still can go that far as now Dhoni is handling the captaincy and under him, they have achieved such huge feets with ease.
2905  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: May 04, 2022, 12:23:46 PM

These new teams that are playing the T20 format will not be able to play ODI or Test cricket. All three formats are very different and require different skills. T20 has been beneficial in the growth of cricket but a country cannot only play T20 they need players to play other formats. Unfortunately, there are hardly any players outside the known teams that can play. I think slowly T20 will kill other formats of cricket no matter how hard ICC tries in the future.

The future of cricket lies in T20. We have seen that with test and odi you can't include more teams in cricket eco-system. ICC also knows that,  right now we have only one team i.e. Afghanistan which is extraordinary in T20 but not not that good in ODI and test. If ICC move on with T20 then more teams will join in.

I do agree that T20 is lucrative and fun to watch for all the parties, but test match isn’t that bad especially when both teams are competitive e.g. often we have seen 20+ wickets fall under a day, or the last batsman playing out a draw in difficult circumstances and such thrill usually doesn’t come while watching a T20 match.

Lastly I believe that if ICC introduces the pink ball, and more night matches for ODI and Test then then it can revive Test and ODI matches, because without innovation these two formats shall cease to exist in the long run.

I am not sure, how the pink ball will help Test cricket, and playing night matches will increase viewership? Before T20 every team was either playing ODI or Test cricket, I am referring to prior to 2007, at that time we were TV coverage and still, cricket did not get as much recognition as the post-T20 world cup and IPL.

I still prefer watching ODI but a Test match is something that I would prefer watching the highlights as I do not have the patience to watch a whole day match for the next 5 days. Today's generation has the same attitude toward ODI and I am certain in the next 10 years ODI will face the same problem as Test cricket is facing today.
2906  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: May 04, 2022, 12:13:20 PM
You guys remember recent controversy, where one prominent Indian Sport Journalist (Boria Majumdar) threatened Wriddhiman Saha for not giving exclusive interview. There was fair amount of outrage from the fans in favor of Saha.

He started his career if I am not wrong with NDTV and was last seen working for India today. A sports journalist threatening a cricketer, LOL. BCCI doing it right for a change by banning him for two years. This will end his career as he was majorly was into cricket and every sports journalist in India is into cricket as it generates revenue for media channels.
2907  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 04, 2022, 02:04:56 AM
Alas, my prediction was wrong in relation to this match. PBKS had an outstanding match today and totally washed out GT. @mamun74 - good prediction in regarding the match. I'm sure that if you had bet for PBKS, the betting odds would have been higher and you would have got a huge payout for it.
No one was expecting this result. Everyone like me thought that it will be an easy win for GT but thanks to extraordinary spell by Kagiso Rabada, GT were restricted to 143. PBKS chased that without much hassle. Now we are seeing low scoring games, team batting first are mostly scoring  around 150.

Gujarat was in such remarkable form. Today's result was completely unexpected. They have collected only 143 runs. And winning in this collection is almost impossible. The performance of the bowlers was also very bad. Gujarat has been the most consistent team in the IPL this season. The Punjab team on the other hand is completely unstable. It was unthinkable for me that Punjab would win this match
I never expected them to lose from PBKS. A big win for Punjab they reached the target in the 16th over with 8 wickets in hand. Except Sudarshan non of the GT batsmen were able to play yesterday. It is not at all easy to defend a score of 143 on a pitch where the average score is between 160 to 170. All credits for this win goes to Rabada, he got 4 important wickets in his spell.
2908  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Dfinity sues Meta on: May 03, 2022, 12:07:48 PM
Dfinity, the creator of the decentralized computing network Internet Computer, has sued Meta for trademark infringement on the infinity symbol. I just read the news. How about you guys?


What's happening with ICP? I remember it was one of the most hyped projects of 2019 they never had an ICO as they had already raised enough money in their private sale. I also remember everyone was applying for their airdrop at that time. I do not think their product is still ready after so many years. They should concentrate on their project first rather than going after big companies for small issues. After listing ICP got dumped really hard and to date, it is being dumped.
2909  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: May 03, 2022, 11:49:34 AM
Same as that we see in the FIFA, cricket needs to be encouraged with more countries. Different levels of qualifiers needs to be conducted, so to give opportunity to new teams. Playing with limited number of teams shrunk the fanbase within specific countries and cricket will be termed as the sport of specific regions. With the T20 leagues more countries have slowly started to practice cricket.


These new teams that are playing the T20 format will not be able to play ODI or Test cricket. All three formats are very different and require different skills. T20 has been beneficial in the growth of cricket but a country cannot only play T20 they need players to play other formats. Unfortunately, there are hardly any players outside the known teams that can play. I think slowly T20 will kill other formats of cricket no matter how hard ICC tries in the future.
2910  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 03, 2022, 11:34:16 AM
What is the most possible outcome of today's match between GT and PBKS? Of course, all predictions are with GT itself, since they have been an ultimate cricket force their first season. While there are not major players associated with GT (such as Kohli, Dhoni etc.), all players of the team play remarkably well and have been crushing every team on their way with 90% wins. It's just incredible.

PBKS are no match for GT. GT has won 8 matches out of 9 and is ranking at the top in IPL 2022 point table. PBKS has won 4 matches out of 9 and is ranked 8th on the point table. If PBKS wants to win today's match then they need to work on their batting and they also need to bat first and score more than 180 today. Arshdeep Singh has been bowling quite well so I assume he will perform well today too.
2911  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Crypto moving into world. Algo sponsor FIFA on: May 03, 2022, 11:13:38 AM
Good to hear that Algo has also joined the bandwagon with crypto.com. I assume these two crypto firms will now be getting a lot of visibility through FIFA 2022. What I like most is that Algo has become the official blockchain for FIFA and this partnership will surely pump the price. I am also expecting the market cap of Algo to increase before and after the tournament ends.
2912  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Elon Musk bought Twitter on: May 02, 2022, 12:24:38 PM
I was wondering why he bought twitter, why he didn't just create a new social platform like that. It's not difficult even for a businessman to do it, but maybe because Twitter is in great demand by all circles.
Twitter is the biggest and popular social network platform, they didn’t gain such huge popularity at overnight, almost 16 years ago it’s founded. So i think it’s of course pretty difficult to just create a new social platform then will go popular very shortly. As far as I've heard, he will turn it into a private company and the most interesting thing is he buys it to protect freedom of speech.

Twitter is not the biggest social network platform if you compare it with Facebook or Youtube. But, it is the platform where you will find the most influential and powerful people on earth. He invested because it is better to buy an existing platform than to create one and promote it. He did invest in the Signal app to rival WhatsApp and Telegram so far it is nowhere near to them. That is why he bought Twitter and through it, he would control many things.
2913  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Benjamin Cowan named the four most promising altcoins on: May 02, 2022, 12:15:31 PM
For long-term gain, you should invest in Ethereum, Cardano (ADA), Avalanche (AVAX), and Polkadot (DOT) as they all are good projects. If you are looking for short-term gain then Bitgert is the project that you should look into. If they are able to fulfill what they have promised in their roadmap then it will easily replace some of the above-recommended projects in the long term. Do not follow blindly to anyone recommendation do your research and then invest.
2914  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: May 02, 2022, 11:44:05 AM
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I just hope that he doesn't break down mentally again. He's an allrounder which is already a very tough job when you're playing all 3 format (including franchise cricket The 100 etc). He's also field out of the 30 yard circle so Joe Root's experience should help him a bit but of course it would depend on who is going to be next vice-captain.
His mental health will be concern as the task of captaincy might break him and i wont be surprised if he retires early because of the huge burden bestowed upon him. If the earlier break was really due to mental breakdown as a player i doubt he will take the pressure as a captain. They need to find someone else and groom rather than putting all the pressure to Ben Stokes.

I think Stuart Broad will be the vice captain.

I am sure the English board would have discussed his mental health and would have also discussed it with doctors and then only they had given him this responsibility. If still he losses his mind during the upcoming match then he might lose his career at this time. I think they will either choose Stuart Broad or Jos Buttler as the vice captain.
2915  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: May 02, 2022, 11:30:12 AM
There is no ODI going on and this thread has nothing to discuss about ODI. In fact we are discussing IPL a T20 format in ODI thread. Is there anyone else like me who wanna see international cricket back in action? I dont think blackout of ODI for such a long time is good for cricket fans.

It's been a long break in international cricket because everyone is busy in IPL and in IPL seasons, there are no other formats and series scheduled.

Anyways, I don't think anyone (other than me) is missing ODI / Test Matches as everyone must be enjoying IPL matches. People in Pakistan have no access to watch these matches live.  Undecided
That is why we can ask Indian members to keep us updated on IPL, but there are so many team and long lists of matches that it is hard to keep a track of all of them. I think there is not much hype for IPL. I am not sure if I am correct but earlier we saw many celebrates supporting IPL but haven't seen any in a while.
What you've said is true. This time there is not much of celebrities found. To some extent there is a need for celebrities to support the league in terms of promotion. Now IPL have evolved as a brand and things were happening good. So, it is quite rare to see celebrities. During the CSK vs MI final the viewers count on the official broadcasting app reached 8.3million. This shows how big the league have changed through these many seasons.
Celebrities only appear when they get money. IPL franchises are already famous and I guess they do not need the support of celebrities to market their brand. Cricketers themselves are now celebs in IPL and are now promoting their franchise through numerous advertisements. I do not think in the future you would see many celebrities coming to see the matches unless they are friends of an owner. I do think some of them might appear during the semifinals and finals this season. Also for IPL-related discussion, you can visit the T20 thread.
2916  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: May 01, 2022, 02:15:57 PM
I was surprised to see Bitcoin mentioned in this video with 11 million viewers:
Can You Hear The Difference Between Cheap And Expensive Pianos?
LOL! We hold Bitcoin therefore we can buy an Expensive Piano. This guy surpassed my expectations. I would have love to see someone comparing a KIA with Lamborghini and suggesting the same way. That would have made an impact.
2917  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 01, 2022, 10:04:46 AM
I can't believe RCB lost again. While it started out strong in the beginning of the season, seems like the team has completely lost its grip over the recent matches. At least it is good to see Kohli score a 50. RCB needs to get a grip on its bowler and get them to play better.

Probably RCB fans are the most disappointed yet the most hopeful lot out there.
GT are a much better and in form team than RCB. They have lost only 1 match this season and are at the top in points table. RCB did put on a good target of 170 runs but the way GT batsmen have been playing in this season that was not good enough. If du Plessis had not lost his wicket and had stayed with Virat then the target would have been different. I feel GT will easily reach the finals of this season.
2918  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Be careful with projects that imitate airdrops and their sales. on: May 01, 2022, 09:38:24 AM
Twitter is the easiest way to make a fake one. These scammers even using a verified twitter and copied the details of the original one and some will not noticed it since it has many followers and the blue tag. What worse is Twitter allowed the said activity to happened. Some of those scammers bag already many funds stolen from this way so must be careful.

Twitter should ban all verified accounts with these kind of activity cause its hurt a lot of investors.
Not only Twitter scammers are using the same method on YouTube and Facebook. They generate revenue by scamming those who are always greedy and go for such fake airdrops or multipliers. This not new but still an effective way to scam.
2919  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Support type for the passphrase on: May 01, 2022, 08:12:41 AM
Apart from paper cards which I think is most commonly used method to store passphrase the need for steel cards only arises when you are not confident about paper. I personally prefer using paper and have already laminated and stored it safely.

There is a new project that I found out on another forum that uses steel but has a very unique way of storing it. You can know more about it on their website.
2920  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 01, 2022, 07:55:11 AM
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Based on the all seasons performance, Mumbai and Chennai are the best two teams of IPL. But they are at showing worst performance in this season and staying at the last two rank. Perhaps, none of them will qualify for the next round of this season.

In case of CSK, I guess still there is some chance. But for all practical purposes, Mumbai is eliminated from the next round (despite their win yesterday). And with both the teams, this time their biggest drawback was their captaincy. For the Chennai Super Kings, Ravindra Jadeja could not match the captaincy skills of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, while for Mumbai Rohit Sharma was a gigantic failure. Absence of Deepak Chahar crippled the CSK bowling, while the lack of form from Ishan Kishan completely destroyed the Mumbai batting capability. 
MI first mistake was that they heavily invested on a single player rather diversifying their investments on different players in the auction. The one they bought has been an utter failure and this mistake has costed them this IPL season. In my opinion CSK should have stick with Dhoni as the captain from the beginning. Replacing Ravindra jadeja now with him will not make any great impact.
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