Will Pucovski is yet to medically retire from concussion according to officials, but a decision to end his troubled career is expected before the start of the season.
Cricket officials say that Will Pucovski has not medically retired but after multiple concussions he is not expected to play this season.
After scans and an examination by a neurologist following his most recent blow, a joint panel of medical experts put together by Cricket Victoria and Cricket Australia convened to discuss Pucovski’s future given his long and worryingA similar panel met two years ago after Pucovski was ruled out of a match when struck by a volleyball. The panel questioned whether
Pucovski, an exciting young batsman who played his only Test in 2021 and has a first class average of 45, told the Victoria State Cricket podcast last summer that his“The concussions have masked the bigger issues, and that’s the mental health stuff,” Pucovski said. “The mental health has been a much bigger issue for me than even the concussions.
After the latest concussion former Cricket Australia doctor Peter Brukner questioned whether Pucovski may be headed towards medical retirement like Melbourne’s AFL star Angus Brayshaw.
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