Will Pucovski retires from professional cricket due to concussion

Former Australia Test opener Will Pucovski has retired from all levels of cricket with immediate effect due to concussionPucovski has been forced to retire from professional cricket following a recommendation from a panel of experts The batter faced a series of incidents where he was hit on the head causing him concussions during his careerThe latest episode of concussion happened in March 2024 Pucovski was forced to retire hurt when a delivery hit him on the helmet during a Sheffield Shield match It sidelined him for the remainder of the Australian summer and led him to withdraw his contract with Leicestershire for the English summer of 2024 ICC reportsThe 27yearold exclusively revealed the news on SENs Whateley on Tuesday morningI wish I was coming in under better circumstances Irsquom not going to be playing cricket again Its been a really difficult year to put it as simply as possible The simple message is I wont be playing at any level again Pucovski said on SEN WhateleyAfter that century in Sydney in my second last game I thought from a personal point of view things were starting to click for me I put a mountain of effort into getting things right off the field to be good on the field he addedLast year a medical panel recommended the 27yearold to retireHe featured 36 times at the First Class level scoring seven tons and nine fifties across a promising stint for his state including a top score of 255 not out against South Australia in 2020In his sole Test appearance against India at Sydney in the 202021 season he made 62 and 10Pucovski said he will remain in cricket as the head coach of Premier Cricket side Melbourne the same club where he made his First XI debut as a teenager in the 201415 summerIts definitely something that Im really passionate about Im going to be coaching the MCC Melbourne Cricket Club next year which is really exciting Its always felt like a second home to me and Ive always felt the love and support from the MCC while playing at higher levels or playing for themIve been around there since I was 11 or 12 with their junior academy and all the way through Coaching is always something that Ive always wanted to scratch that itch with Im really excited to give that a go and see where it takes me Pucovski saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params