BBL 2021-22: Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell tests COVID-19 positive
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Glenn Maxwell was on Wednesday (January 5) morning confirmed to have returned a positive rapid antigen test following the Melbourne derby against the Renegades on Monday (January 3) and is now awaiting the results of a PCR test.
Melbourne Stars’ campaign in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2021-22 went from bad to worse as their skipper Glenn Maxwell has now tested positive for COVID-19. Maxwell has become the 13th player from the Melbourne Stars to test positive.
Maxwell was on Wednesday (January 5) morning confirmed to have returned a positive rapid antigen test following the Melbourne derby against the Renegades on Monday (January 3) and is now awaiting the results of a PCR test.
The Stars’ COVID-19 outbreak forced them to turn to club cricketers and overlooked state-contracted players to field a team for games against Perth Scorchers (on Sunday) and the Renegades on consecutive days.