Surely, the IPL show cannot go on after Chris Lynn's jab revelation... it is absurd that fit, young cricketers protected by a bio-secure bubble are jumping the vaccine queue in Covid-ravaged India where thousands are dying due to lack of basic medicine

It was, even by the standards of this year's Indian Premier League, a jaw-dropping moment.

There on Tuesday was Aussie cricketer Chris Lynn, in the middle of a plea to his government to lay on a charter flight to get players out of the country at the end of this year's tournament, revealing, matter-of-factly: 'We get vaccinated this week.'

Excuse me? The fittest, most protected young men, currently playing cricket in a bio-secure environment are jumping the vaccine queue in a Covid-ravaged country where thousands are dying because of a shortage of medical resources, not least jabs?