Australian captain Tim Paine predicts who will win World Test Championship "comfortably"; Read here
Sydney: Australian Test team Captain Tim Paine on Monday predicted who will win the World Test Championship (WTC) Finals that will be played between India and New Zealand at the Lords Cricket Ground in England.
In a video posted on Cricket Australia’s official Twitter handle, Paine is seen speaking about what the recently concluded England vs New Zealand Test series mean for his team ahead of the Ashes.
Paine said he has been keeping an eye on England’s form ahead of the Ashes summers. He added that the England did not field their best XI for the matches against New Zealand in the absence of players like Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer and that he is expecting them to get better when these players come back into the squad.
When asked who he thinks will win the WTC final that will be played between June 18-22 between India and New Zealand, Paine said India will win the championship “pretty comfortably” if it plays anywhere near their best.
Tim Paine has been keeping an eye on England's form ahead of the #Ashes summer - and the Aussie Test skipper also shares his prediction for the #WTC21 Final... pic.twitter.com/zGO3hZbYxv
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) June 14, 2021
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Etihad Airways resumes operations with eight passenger flights from Abu Dhabi; two bound for India
Abu Dhabi: Days after air operations were disrupted due to airspace closure, Etihad Airways reportedly resumed limited operations on Monday, with eight passenger flights taking off from Abu Dhabi International Airport at 2:00 pm (GMT 11:00), according to global flight tracking service Flightradar24.
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Flight tracking data showed that a total of eight passenger services departed from Abu Dhabi after 2:00 pm local time. Of these, one flight was bound for Delhi and another for Mumbai. The remaining flights were reported to have resumed operations to their respective destinations.
Air traffic in the region had been disrupted following rising tensions in the Middle East after a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.
8 passenger flights have been able to take off from Abu Dhabi since 14:00 local time. pic.twitter.com/4eYs3ReJaJ
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 2, 2026
