Anyway, I also agree that the media in the whole of Southeast Asia is especially getting out of control because they have certain connections with certain political leaders and that's why they basically don't care about anything much.

Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad


This match should be a 50-50 between both these teams because I think the teams are in the same type of form right now and it is really hard to predict which team is going to win today.
SRH has won the toss and decided to bowl first.
the lineup is pretty much identical,

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.

All ICC has ever shown interest is in the money that comes from cricket and they are so blinded by the money that they cannot even see if the cricket does not spread around the world as a global sport they will eventually lose money and cricket will eventually die. and that has been the case for quite a long time where people are saying cricket needs to be globalized but ICC does not seem over it at all about it. It's ok to look for money because ultimately you need money to run a pretty big sports organization but if there is no one to play cricket what's the point of having money?

Exactly. Cryptocurrency is outside their control and unlike the case with fiat, the government officials can't create money out of thin air with crypto. All the other arguments are secondary. Here in India, a few days back the government actually asked the VPN providers to share the IP details of customers from India. Can you believe this? I am using a VPN in order to hide my identity. If the government knows from which IP I am accessing the VPN, then what is the point in using this service at all? Authoritarian behavior from the government is on the rise and this is not restricted to the case of a few countries.

I don't understand one thing. If a terrorist uses a M249 SAW light machine gun to murder scores of people, are you going to arrest the terrorist, or the manufacturer of this machine gun (FN Herstal)? Same with cryptocurrency as well. Crypto is just a medium and we can't expect all of the users to follow the rules. These arguments are applicable for fiat currency as well. Even now fiat is 100x more likely than cryptocurrency to be used for illegal dealings. But I have never seen anyone arguing for a ban on fiat currency.

It is indeed easier said than done but I don't think it is that hard to understand and somehow determine whether the price is cheap or not. They don't have to look for the bottom. It is impossible to hit it accurately. Right now for example, it is clear that Bitcoin's price is cheap. It doesn't mean it won't go any cheaper in the coming days but it is cheap and it is certain that the price would rise sooner or later. And of course hodl is indeed the way to go right after buying. The price may fall further but it will rise eventually.

Punjab won the match with 4 overs to spare, so the win boosted their net run rate as well. They are at 5th spot now, behind the SRH (and SRH has played one match less than Punjab). Right now, Lucknow and Gujarat are all set to enter the next phase, which is surprising considering the fact that these two are new franchises and this is their first season. Rajasthan is at #3 with 12 points from 10 matches. But their entry to the next stage is not confirmed and they have all of their last two matches (against KKR and Mumbai).

The reason is very simple. The headquarters of the ICC is in UAE, and the organization is being managed by people with zero connections to cricket. And there is a disproportionate influence on the ICC coming from the GCC nations, who first invented the idea of fielding teams entirely comprised of foreigners. Two decades back, the eligibility criteria was changed, under pressure from the Emirates Cricket Board (and supported by the BCCI and PCB). Anyway, I won't be surprised if the number of participants are reduced further in the future. The PCB has already suggested a 4-team super league (big 3 + Pakistan).

There are a total of 91 teams listed here. But apart from African teams and a few Asian teams, almost all of the associate teams listed here are 100% composed of foreign players (especially from India and Pakistan). For the namesake, the ICC can claim that cricket is very popular and their ranking includes 91 different countries. But in reality, only around 20 of these teams are composed of native players. And in the recent times, the ICC funding is skewed heavily to favor teams primarily being consisted of foreign players.

I think the ICC funds should be spent on the teams who are actually serious about cricket and are not making the whole team only with outsiders.

I really don't think it's like they don't have any native players.

I think that the team is made out of foreign players just because they don't want to spend time and money searching for players in the native region.

So, instead of giving them a good amount of money, I think ICC should concentrate on the countries that are actually trying to find legit players to play for the national team and give them some money for help.

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.

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.

Netherlands has some of the oldest cricket clubs in the world. But during the last two decades, the popularity of the sport there has taken a severe hit. The ICC is favoring teams comprised of foreigners and the ones with native players such as the Netherlands are losing out. A number of cricket clubs have closed down in the recent past, some of them more than a hundred years old. Remaining players don't feel confident, as they are concerned about the decision made by the ICC to reduce number of participating teams in the world cup.

Well... finally they managed to win a match this season. The performance from Sanju Samson and the other Rajasthan batsmen were not up to the mark today, and their bowlers could not successfully defend such a small total. Riley Meredith and Kumar Kartikeya bowled outstandingly for Mumbai today, well supported by economic spells from Jasprit Bumrah and Daniel Sams. And when they came out to bat, once again Suryakumar Yadav was exceptional. And this time Ishan Kishan managed to get in to two digits.

There is some effort from the ICC to grow cricket in countries such as the United States. They are providing direct entry to the United States for the 2024 T20 World Cup. But their strategy is mostly focused on expats from South Asia and West Indies. I am not much excited in this strategy, because I always believe that unless you don't include the locals, the game may never grow in these markets. And the ICC has hardly any interest in the other major markets (China, Japan, Germany, France, Brazil, Nigeria, Italy.etc).

Rjasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians

Rajasthan Royals collected 6 runs in 13 overs. Their run rate is now 6.69. They have lost only two wickets. Their run rate is so low it amazes me. I thought maybe today they would give more than 200 targets, since Mumbai's bowling is not good. But now it seems that Rajasthan Royals will not be able to do more than 160-170. And if Mumbai can hold Rajasthan below 170, then maybe they are going to get a win first.

DanWalker's query was related to ICC (international stage) vs IPL revenue.

I wanted to point out that ICC earn less amount of money due to this main reason (based on ICC tournaments like T-20 WC, WC).

- Only BIG 3 fixtures generate enough money in ICC tourney, mainly India.
- Rest of the fixtures in the ICC Tourney are not profitable, barring few.
- IPL revenue only depends on the local market, which is already big.

As the market is fluctuating between $39k and $41500, there is fear among the users that it could fall low anytime. As a result the greed and fear index of the market is at the worse. This is also a key factor for the short term bearish move. Along with this price have fallen down to the 50 day moving average. This shows that the market will retest $37k and the low bottom seems like $35k for now.