No doubt that funding does play a big role here and tbh we can't even blame associate nations if they are tiptoeing on this road because rules are already set, which clearly need a fresh eye and then followed by reform but i suppose it's a fool's errand.

ICC on the other hand won't give full status to any new country, at least for a decade or so.

Full member actually means test status and on paper or at least in their public statements almost everyone wants to play test cricket and display their love for test cricket. It could be due to the romanticization of test cricket or funding or it could be both.

Personally, I'm not in favor of test status for new countries due to various reasons but in case they get the tag then they must play the red ball and it's ICC's duty to facilitate them.

After many days later Delhi Capitals got their desired win. It is really a big achievement for them. But I am not very optimistic about their win as they have lost 6 wickets while playing a target of just 127 runs which raises questions about their quality of play. Kolkata Knight Riders decline is the main reason for Delhi Capitals victory in this match. Otherwise this team could not win. If Kolkata Knight Riders could have given the target of 160 runs Delhi Capitals would have lost this match too.

You have to keep remembering the reasons why people vote for who they vote for. People who are republicans end up voting because they like Trump, and people who are democrats do not vote for Biden because they like him, they vote for him because they dislike Trump.

You think Biden managed to get the highest ever voter turnout for him? Of course not, it was "vote whoever against Trump" that got that many people out of their homes. Looking at how Trump still could be the candidate, and likely one at that, I say Biden still has a chance if he was dead, let alone dementia. I say at least 50-60 million would vote for a dead person or a dog or a parrot, rather than vote for Trump, so when you have a very old Biden, he still gets most of the votes.

Despite low target DC's batting lineup has been struggling, except David Warner, Axar Patel, and Manish Pandey. DC's bowling unit was the real star of yesterday's match and deserves praises. Yesterday's match, both teams seemed to have difficulty, but ultimately KKR was unable to come out on top. Despite some tough competition from KKR's spinners, Delhi Capitals managed to break their five-game losing streak and got the win. DC should bounce back from here.

Yesterday's 4th T20 match between Pakistan vs New Zealand was postponed due to rain and there was no match result.  But I was pretty sure in my prediction that if the match had ended well then Pakistan would have won. However, if New Zealand had won this match, Pakistan and new New Zealand  will same score. because Pakistan had won 1st and 2nd match and New Zealand was won 3rd match against Pakistan.

It's already happened, and I think this is great news as it's another big step towards the downfall of the totalitarian system.

I for some reason donot like Venkatesh Iyer, maybe it's his batting style or his sloppy fielding. He has been vey inconsistent with his bat and that makes him not someone to put your trust on. The last over and three back to back six by Russell helped KKR go beyond the 100 score mark.

First win by DC in this season. This win will give a morale boost to the players and especially the captain. Good thinking by the team management in adding Ishant Sharma into the bowling attack. It worked wonders for DC as they were able to eliminate KKR top order within the powerplay.

The batting order of DC still looks shaky. If Warner hadn't scored 57 then they would have lost this match too. Prithvi Shaw again failed to give his team a good start. It has become quite common now as he has been getting out cheaply.

Situation is middle east is changing altogether. KSA after negotiating with Iran now shakes hands with Syria. KSA making peace means all Gulf countries doing the same. KSA has also shown tilt towards Russia and China which is clear indication that KSA is looking for new alliance. But if KSA moves away from USA then what will happen to KSA billions of dollars residing in USA banks ?

It's amazing to know that Iran has such technology or they have such combat experience that they can make USA nuclear powered submarine to surface. For decades Iran has been isolated because of USA sanctions and despite that Iran is standing shoulder to shoulder with USA in military technology.

This is something that Baffles me, I don't know very well what the internal Movement is like in the USA, but Trump has Found it difficult to reach the 2024 candidacy, and this is for a Reason, maybe they have some kind of inside information and Trump can't be there because he's the eventual winner? And that's why they are Charging him with so many charges to see if they can put him behind bars? I don't know, why now? It is assumed that the USA is a Country that does not miss Anything, so why did these things and these investigations take place until now?

That's the problem and the beauty of football competitions. To win the title a team needs to have luck, not only quality. Because in knockout games one red card or one penalty can make all the difference and otherwise inferior team can win. That's why I actually don't like to say that some team will probably win a competition because you never know. Look at Croatia and how they played at the last two World Cups. They finished as second and third team and I honestly can't say (even though I'm from Croatia) that Croatia is one of the top three teams in the world.

The world can not afford a new variant. Right now we are already allowed to go out and work to survive this crisis. If there will be lockdowns again because of the new variant, people will take it to the streets. Care nothing about this virus but breaking into some grocery stores.

With the announcement of Kenndy Jr running for president, I think Trump and Biden may just be out of the picture. This could be serious once he gets a ton of supporters since this is the time when there really is an adult in the room to just how to make things right.

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If the likes of IRE + AFG are not getting 8-10 or a minimum of 5-6 tests every year then it would be better to revoke their full member status as it's directly connected to funding.
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They are always going to be a very important country economically in the whole world. We all know that the big countries all around the world are always buying oil from them. And previously that’s why they have always been very important economically. But now as they have made the country open to visit for people all around the world, they are also earning money in that way.

Even in the low scoring match Delhi Capitals have struggled hard to win the match and start its point count. Losing 6 wickets and winning at the last over is really bad performance for this score. If Warner have failed to score good runs at the beginning, the match is sure loss as no other players performed according to the situation. Anyhow a good day for Delhi Capitals, the win could help them have confidence and progress further as they've recorded their first win in their sixth match.

USA will have control, next will be Canada and atlast it will be Mexico. As in the previous post, somehow the involvement of three countries into the league needs to be appreciated. When a small country like Qatar can host, USA and the other two countries can host the World Cup independent. But the three countries agreed to co-host needs to be appreciated and for the same reason three countries are into the league. We can't be conclusive, because beyond our thoughts the officials will be thinking about this and they'd be having specific reasons for each and every activity connected with it.