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NEW DELHI: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has pushed back against growing speculation over Rohit Sharma’s ODI future, insisting that the former India captain is continuing to perform at a high level and questioning why his place in the side is being debated.Speaking after a high-level Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) review meeting in Mumbai on Thursday, Saikia offered a firm defence of the 39-year-old, whose future has again become a major talking point with the 2027 ODI World Cup approaching.“He is playing superbly in all the matches. So, what more do you want? In the last match,…

Bitcoin price analysis notes that BTC surged to $81,330 on August 28 after holding above the prior $64,402 level. In a September 2 analysis, FX Empire’s Dr. Arnout Ter Schure characterized the subsequent pullback as corrective rather than the start of a trend reversal, which traders will be hoping proves right if a move toward $90,000 is to happen. The analysis identifies $72,994 as a key Bitcoin support level for its bullish Elliott Wave case. A sustained break below that level, FX Empire said, would weaken the fifth-wave setup and raise the risk that the rally from the August low…

Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister highlights renewed weakness in the Japanese Yen as USD/JPY repeatedly breaks above 160 despite record FX interventions. He argues that expectations for Bank of Japan rate hikes, rather than intervention, now drive the currency, with recent hawkish comments boosting speculation. Pfister warns that failure to deliver a hike at the upcoming BoJ meeting could see the Yen weaken again.Yen recovery hinges on BoJ action”Following the last Fed meeting (and shortly before the BoJ meeting), coordinated fx market interventions have once again reached a new record level. But they have merely delayed the upward trend in USD-JPY. In…

Many an inter­net cinephile has won­dered aloud if the Cri­te­ri­on Clos­et is a real place, or just a set thrown togeth­er to make videos when famous direc­tors like Christo­pher Nolan, Fran­cis Ford Cop­po­la, or Jim Jar­musch drop by. It turns out indeed to exist, not only at Cri­te­ri­on’s offices in New York, but also else­where. The Cri­te­ri­on Mobile Clos­et, for exam­ple, has tak­en the label’s home-video library on the road since 2024, the 40th anniver­sary of the com­pa­ny’s foun­da­tion. If it comes to your town, queue up in as time­ly a fash­ion as pos­si­ble, and you may get the chance…

If you’ve been waiting to buy Boston and Arizona Birkenstocks on sale, now’s your time. Birkenstock has deals on its bestselling shoes ahead of Labor Day. Iconic Boston and Arizona styles and colors are available for just $100 right now. Plus, we found a treasure trove of even more Birkenstock styles under $80, including the Florida Birko-Flor and Catalina Luxe Buckle. Yes, Birkenstocks are famously comfortable. But they’re also an easy way to make your fall outfits feel effortlessly cool. Pair the clogs with straight-leg or baggy jeans, a cozy sweater and your favorite jacket for an easy autumnal outfit.…

The opening scene of Lili Horvát’s My Notes on Mars evokes that of Sandra Wollner’s The Trouble of Being Born: the contrast of a grey, granite pool against the bright green of surrounding nature, the water whooshing in the same lulling frequency as the wind. Both openings also instantly ingrain a slithering irksomeness to the film that will follow, the two characters on screen – a husband and wife in Horvát’s film, a father and daughter in Wollner’s – prancing around one another in constructed familiarity stilted by a sense of unease. This carefully built sense of dread permeates the remainder of Horvát’s English-language debut, which stars Mackenzie Davis…

The United States has crossed a fiscal milestone that would have seemed unimaginable to earlier generations: $40 trillion in gross federal debt. One response is to look backward. In a recent guest essay in The New York Times, Paul Vigna invoked the Sumerian term amargi (also rendered amagi) and the associated practice of rulers canceling private debts. He urged America to consider the same remedy for its modern debt. Amagi, however, is not a settled one-word synonym for “debt cancellation.” Its literal translation is “return to the mother.” It has been described as one of the earliest written expressions of…

Some stuff I am reading today morning: RBI pulls in $136B (RBI) System Liquidity surges to 7.7 Lakh Cr (FE) How Govt calculated GDP numbers (HT) JCR upgrades India’s sovereign rating (MC) Persistent Systems to raise $450M (NDTV) GRT buys TBZ (Dhruva) Price of money is going up globally (CNN) Stock Story: United Drilling Tools (Intelsense) Ukraine war is escalating (The Market) China risk to Data Centers (IEEE) Discover more from Alpha Ideas Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Former India captain MS Dhoni and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant were recently spotted partying together, with the video going viral across social media platforms. The get-together between the two Indian stars gained attention after Dhoni made a comment about taking a break to smoke hookah. India enjoyed a successful tour of Sri Lanka, with the visitors winning the two-match Test series 1-0. Pant featured in both matches despite managing a minor injury niggle. Meanwhile, Dhoni remained away from competitive cricket after missing the entire IPL 2026 season due to a persistent muscle injury. Hookah Pee Ke Aa Raha Hoon – MS…

Holders Bayern Munich got their DFB Pokal run off to a winning start with Harry Kane on target in a 4-1 win against second tier Osnabruck. Kane, who scored a hat-trick when Bayern won the cup final against Stuttgart in May, drew them level with his first goal of the season after Robin Meisner had given the hosts a shock lead. Tom Bischof put Bayern ahead before the break and Michael Olise grabbed a third in the second half before Kane struck a late penalty. Jamal Musiala was not included in Bayern’s squad as the Germany star remained absent since…