BBL 2021-22: Glenn Maxwell tests positive for COVID-19

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is the latest player to have tested positive for COVID-19. The development was confirmed by Melbourne Stars management. Maxwell underwent a rapid antigen test after his team’s loss against Melbourne Renegades and returned positive for the virus.

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Currently, the Stars skipper is under isolation and awaiting the result of the PCR test that he has undergone. Maxwell is the latest player from Stars to be infected with COVID-19. 12 players and eight support staff members have tested positive. The Stars are in total disarray and they had to field to have a depleted side for their last two games owing to the absence of a few first choice players.

The only positive news for Stars is that 10 players, including Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Marcus Stoinis will be done with their seven-day isolation period. They will be available for Stars' next fixture against Adelaide Strikers on Friday (January 7).

COVID-19 has against cast its spell around cricketing matches all over the world. The Stars were the latest to have suffered from the COVID-19 outbreak. Even by maintaining all safety norms and protocols, the players returned positive. Stars all-rounder Hilton Cartwright, who did not contact to the COVID-19 has admitted that it was an immense mental challenge.

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"I've never felt more vulnerable to a virus in my entire life and I never realised how much it was going to affect my mental state," Cartwright said, according to Cricket.com.au

"I've had form slumps, and this ranks right up there with how I actually feel about going about my business day-to-day.

"Myself and my wife have basically been locked up in our room, not sure if we're capable of catching the lift in case someone in there might have caught (COVID-19).

"Constantly, it's on your mind, and then you've got to walk out there and perform one of the biggest pressure stages in the world."