u/Leadercell01

I think now all the traditionally strong teams of test cricket are quite weak.

India isn't very good at the moment i think, they have some new players coming into the team and some positions are not settled yet. For example, in number 3 there are players are being debuted but then getting replaced because they are not performing well.

Similarly Australia batting is also not that good, after the retirement of Warner and Khawaja they didn't find any good openers yet.

New Zealand is not like the 2019-21 new Zealand when they won the wtc. Also, Kane Williamson retired recently.

England's bazzball era ended and now we don't know what will happen to them. Stokes retired.

Sri lanka team was very good in tests but after the retirement of Mathews and Karunaratne their batting has become kinda weak.

Pakistan team is really bad at the moment. At present, I think South Africa team is quite strong. But other teams aren't very good. Is this our golden chance to make it to the final?

I know our team isn't very good either and this is probably just a wet dream, but still 😭

In football, English, Spanish, German, French and Italian leagues are considered the best leagues in the world. Every football player dreams of playing in these leagues. However, teams like Brazil and Argentina can still beat England, France, Spain etc although most of the players of the Brazil and Argentina squad play in the european leagues. If Brazil beats England, it won't be considered an upset. Even African teams can also beat or at least draw with european teams. For example, in this world cup, Ghana drew against England and many Ghana players play in the english premier league.

Now, in Basketball, NBA is considered the best league by a mile. Everyone dreams of playing in the NBA. Basketball is popular in China, Greece, Turkey, Serbia, Lithuania etc. But in international competitions, if US send their full strength team, they will be considered clear favourite against other nations. If US full strength team is beaten by Serbia, Lithuania, Greece etc it will be considered an upset. Why is the US so dominating in basketball compared to europe in football? And is this changing?

I received my admission letter for the winter semester 25/26 using which I want to get enrolled in the 26/27 semester. Hence, I started applying for dorms. Some dorms require a "study confirmation letter" to apply (it's mandatory). As I have not enrolled yet, I do not have anything other than my admission letter, so I upload that.

Then some accommodation providers (specifically OEAD Housing, Viennabase and Wihast) told me that they need "an actual letter from the university". When I asked them what is the issue with this document, they said it's a document for the winter semester 25/26. When I showed them the sentence where it says it's also valid for 2 following semesters, they still said, " sorry we need an actual letter". Did any of you face this issue? What should I do?

I am from Bangladesh and we know from our grandmothers that they wouldn't wear blouses in the villages when they were young. Was this the norm everywhere in South Asia or only in Bengal? Was the decline of this practice mainly influenced by Victorian-era ideas of modesty introduced during British rule, or were similar changes already occurring under earlier Muslim-ruled states in South Asia?

If yes then when? And was it because they forgot history or was it intentional?

I read that Atisa (an important figure in Mahayana Buddhism) was born in Bikrampur(current day Munshiganj, Bangladesh) and he preached Mahayana Buddhism there. We can also find ruins of Buddhist temples in Munshiganj. I also read that many Pala rulers (who were mahayana buddhists) had Bikrampur as their capital. Then how did Mahayana Buddhism completely disappear from Bengal?

I have heard that the Romans traded extensively with India. Did Roman merchants, officials, or scholars know which Indian kings they were trading with and what territories those rulers controlled? More generally, how much did people in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire know about the different regions and kingdoms of India? Did they distinguish between different Indian states, or did they view India as a single distant land? Also, I think I read that they knew that India is next to Persia, but did they know where does India end in the east?