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Up to 30 Aussies facing frantic border dash as IPL crisis sparks awkward cricket debate – Fox Sports
Up to 30 Australian players, coaches and commentators face a frantic dash home from the IPL as COVID wreaks havoc across India.
The cricket-mad nation is currently in turmoil, registering more than 340,000 new COVID infections in the last 24 hours alone, and 320,000 on average over the last seven days.
The country of 1.3bn people has recorded a total of 16.96m infections and nearly 200,000 coronavirus deaths and is approaching 3,000 deaths a day.
It has prompted calls for Australia to block flights from India, a move that could be sanctioned when the national cabinet meets on Tuesday.
It could leave Australian stars just…
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