Their absence is something that can't be reversed. But at the same time, CSK without these players is not recognizable. These 4-5 players form the soul of CSK. I am talking about Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja.etc. New players may be able to replace them, but the fans may not be comfortable in supporting a squad which looks drastically different.

If the promoters are able to keep the hype alive, then the trade volume would be good. On the other hand, the trade volume will be minimal for those coins, where the promoters have made their exit. Even after they dump their coins, it will remain alive at the exchange for sometime. To avoid the suspicion, the promoters usually deploy bots to keep the trade kicking for a few more days.

Well.. no one want to provide collateral, but some of us don't have any other option. Banks refuse to provide the loans, if you don't have a collateral. In that case, you need to go to the private moneylenders, and this is like the riskiest option. Their interest rates are sky high and you will end up losing all of your possessions while trying to repay them.

I don't want to divert the topic. But around the world this pandemic is destroying the lives of so many people. From the stats you may think that less than a million have died as a result of COVID 19. But in reality hundreds of millions are impacted negatively, due to loss of jobs and erosion of savings.

There is good news for Sputnik V. Yesterday a report from The Lancet (one of the most reputed medical journals in the world) confirmed that Sputnik V was 100% successful in producing antibodies against the Coronavirus for those who participated in the Phase 3 testing. But these trials involved only 38 individuals and more people may need to be tested before the WHO would certify the vaccine.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54036221

This article posted by Juggy777 caught my attention:

https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/11/16740/Fans-and-Players-Overwhelmingly-Favour-Test-Cricket---But-is-the-ICC-Interested

It claims that the fans and the players are overwhelmingly favoring test format. I don't think that this is accurate. Because at least in my area, the number of cricket fans who favor the longer format are less in number. And talking about the players, obviously we have a few who are concentrating on the longer version after retiring from the shorter format. But the number who went in the opposite direction is far higher.

Tom Banton had such a good series against Pakistan, but he failed today. Tail has almost started for England, with Moeen Ali at the crease. If England want to get to a score around 180-200, then Dawid Malan needs to make sure that he stays there till the end. Ali is not in great form with the bat, and the same can be said about Tom Curran as well. And after Curran, we have four tail-end batsmen.

Edit: Moeen Ali is gone. England in deep trouble.

If the local products are not able to compete with the Chinese products, then it will be very unfair to put the blame on the Chinese. For example, suppose that you have two options available for an electronic appliance. The first option is a Chinese product, which costs $100 and provides good quality. The second option we have is a local product, which costs $300. Although it costs more, the quality is very low. Are you suggesting that we should purchase the overpriced / low-quality item?

Interest rate yield for the United States treasury bond has gone well below the inflation levels for USD. So holding these bonds can actually result in a net loss for the investor. Gold has proved to be a much better alternative, and it's price has increased by more than 60% since the last three years. The central banks of China and Russia have shifted more to bullion these days.

I like your optimism about Ethereum, but facts on ground doesn't support your arguments. ETH had its first token sale more than 6 years ago, in 2014. It came very close to overtaking Bitcoin (in terms of market capitalization) in 2017, but after that everything went downhill for Ethereum. Overhyped events, such as the ICO/IEO boom, ETH 2.0 and DeFi may be able to give it temporary spikes. But IMO, ETH is gradually sliding towards oblivion. We have far better alternatives available now.

The strongest currency as of now is going to be either the Swiss Franc (CHF) or the Japanese Yen (JPY). These are the currencies which have witnessed the least decrease in purchasing power, during the last few decades. To add to this, the inflation rate in both these countries are near zero. I would have mentioned some of the fiat currencies from the GCC nation as well, but they are not doing that well since 2014.

Nope. Vaccine is not "almost there". Not even the third phase trials have been completed for vaccines from AstraZeneca and Moderna. It may take at least 6-7 months for these vaccines to appear at the market and even more time to make them available for any mass-immunization programs. Then you have the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia which is already available from the market. But the WHO hasn't given approval for this vaccine.

Russians leaked some emails which proved that the Democrat primaries were rigged in favor of Hillary Clinton. Now you are blaming the whistle-blower instead of the people who rigged the polls. What sort of logic is that? And do you still believe that Hillary lost as a result of the so called "Russian intervention"? If that is the case, then I pity on you.

With every passing year, the number of fans who prefer the longer format goes down. T10/T20/ODI are far more popular nowadays and only a few die-hard traditionalists favor the test matches. Another factor that is having an impact on the popularity is the increasing gap between the big 3 teams and the rest. In the shorter format, the weaker teams still have a chance. But in the longer format, the matches are increasingly becoming one-sided.

For this edition, record viewership may be there. But it can have an impact on IPL 2021, which is scheduled for just 4 months after the end of IPL 2020. There is going to be audience fatigue, and the TV viewership may get impacted. I am of the opinion that the ICC could have conducted the T20 World Cup this year, rather than allowing the IPL to proceed.

I am also in favor of the current setup. Ranji Trophy is divided into three tiers, so the quality is maintained. Out of the 38 teams, 18 are placed in the top tier and another 10 are placed in the middle tier. A total of 10 teams (such as Mizoram and Sikkim) make up the Plate Group, which is the third tier. You may not witness matches such as Mumbai vs Manipur or Karnataka vs Nagaland very often.

Reminds me of the Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan in 2019. Back then a lot of the regular players pulled out, due to security issues. The SLCB was forced to send a second string side to Pakistan, but to their surprise the team performed rather well. Some of the players, such as Dhananjaya de Silva, Kasun Rajitha, Lasith Embuldeniya.etc went on to become regulars in the squad. The same can happen with the IPL. Absence of regular players means additional chances for the younger players.

Really?

Have you checked the market cap of the American corporations recently?

On April 1st, the market capitalization of Apple Inc was measured at $1.03 trillion. The current figure is $2.25 trillion, which represents an increase of 118%. Do you want to say that Apple is a Chinese company?

Similarly, Microsoft went from $1.15 trillion to $1.75 trillion during the same period (+52%). Google increased by 56% (from $0.75 trillion to $1.17 trillion). Amazon outperformed all of them, by going up by 85% ($0.96 trillion to $1.77 trillion). Facebook is yet to reach the trillion level, but it also went up by 90% ($454 billion to $862 billion). American investors are awash with money. And you are claiming that the Chinese are winning? 

Don't give stupid excuses. If Russia is able to intervene during the presidential election process in the United States, then it would mean that the entire process is a joke. It looks as if the Democrat supporters, even after 4 years don't want to admit that they lost in 2016 because of wrong candidate selection. Sanders won the primaries, but the Democrat establishment rigged it and gave nomination to Hillary. As a result, most of the Sanders supporters refrained from voting, and this enabled Trump to win.

This is what happened in 2016. Don't repeat the stupid story of Russian intervention. And for me, it seems like the Democrats are already looking for excuses in case they lose in 2020 as well. 

The virus will end only if an effective vaccine is found. Unfortunately, vaccine developers in US/UK are saying that their vaccines won't be available in the market until the first half of next year. Russia and China have developed vaccines and they have made them available to the citizens. But the WHO hasn't approved these vaccines and have issued warnings against their usage.

At least in my country that is not the case. Those who lost their jobs a few months back are yet to find new jobs. And most of the establishments remain open, because people don't want to go out. Even those who want to get out and do shopping don't have the means to do so, because a lot of people are surviving on their savings. It may take many years for the economy to get back to shape.