Maxwell suffered the injury while fielding during the third T20I against Pakistan in Hobart on Monday. He was seen clutching his hamstring and limping during Australia's third T20 International against Pakistan at Bellerive Oval on Monday.
The injury also hampers Maxwell's bid to make a Test comeback before Australia's two-match series in Sri Lanka in February 2025. He last played Test cricket in 2017. Furthermore, he will now likely miss the Sheffield Shield matches, which he had planned to use to prepare for the BBL season.
Cricket Victoria confirmed the news to Australian newswire, News.com.au on Wednesday that the injury will keep the 36-year-old out of action for at least four weeks, a crucial period ahead of the BBL and upcoming international fixtures.
The Big Bash League season will begin on December 15, with Melbourne Stars facing off against Perth Scorchers. Maxwell is struggling against time to be fit for the first match of the tournament. The batting all-rounder was also planning the Prime Minister's XI squad against India in Canberra in less than 10 days.
Maxwell had expressed optimism about his return to Test form earlier this year. “They are quite open to making outside-the-box selections for players who perform well in those conditions,” he said in August. “You have to have a really solid game plan against spin and a really good idea of how to deal with them in those conditions,” he had said.
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