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Australian cricketer Lynn requests charter flight home from virus-hit India

Australian cricketer Chris Lynn requested a charter flight home from the Indian Premier League

SYDNEY – Batsman Chris Lynn has requested a charter flight home for Australian players after the Indian Premier League, News Corp reported on Tuesday, as a surge in Covid cases prompted Canberra to suspend passenger flights from India.

India has been ravaged by a record-breaking wave of Covid infections in recent weeks, with an exponential growth in cases and deaths overwhelming hospitals.

Three Australian cricketers have already left the IPL, the world’s richest Twenty20 tournament, which is taking place in biosecure conditions behind closed doors in six cities until the end of May.

Lynn said he asked Cricket Australia for a charter flight when the governing body contacted players about their health and travel…

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