{"id":446182,"date":"2025-04-08T02:12:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T02:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=446182"},"modified":"2025-04-08T05:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T05:13:29","slug":"really-difficult-pucovski-confirms-end-of-cricket-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=446182","title":{"rendered":"'Really difficult': Pucovski confirms end of cricket career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victorian<\/a> and Australian cricket<\/a> prodigy Will Pucovski<\/a> has confirmed that his cricket career is over following repeat concussions.<\/p>\n

Speaking on \ufeffSEN's Whateley<\/em> on Tuesday morning, Pucovsi officially announced his retirement from the game.<\/p>\n

"I'm not going to be playing cricket again," he said.<\/p>\n

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\"Will<\/p>\n

"It's been a really difficult year to put it as simply as possible. The simple message is, I won't be playing at any level again."<\/p>\n

Nine's Tom Morris reported last August that Pucovski was medically retired several months ago<\/a>, although Cricket Victoria denied it at that time.<\/p>\n

Pucovski has a history of concussions, with several knocks to the head forcing long stints on the sideline. He has not played since he suffered another blow from a Riley Meredith bouncer while representing Victoria in March last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old conceded that the disappointment of giving away his career had been hard to deal with.<\/p>\n

"I'd need a few hours, I think, to take you through the whole journey," he said.<\/p>\n

"It had always been my dream to play for Australia, I found myself in that position in 2021.<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/p>\n

"My ambition didn't stop there. I wanted to be that guy who was a leader of the batting unit. I wanted to play 100 Tests.<\/p>\n

"There's been an illustrious group of one-Test players. Unfortunately, that's where my journey ends."<\/p>\n

\ufeffOnce touted as the future of Australian batting, Pucovski played one Test for Australia in 2021.<\/p>\n

He made his debut against India, making scores of 62 and 10.<\/p>\n

In his 36 first-class matches, Pucovski made 2350 runs at an average of 45.19, with seven centuries.<\/p>\n

Pucovski has been open about his mental health struggles and his "horrendous" battle with concussion but shed light on the extent of his ongoing concussion-related symptoms.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

"It's complicated. There're the mental health symptoms, which is one part of it. Then there's the fatigue, which is quite bad. I get regular headaches," he said.<\/p>\n

"I really struggle with things on my left side. If I have things happening in my left I feel sick and dizzy. I struggle with motion sickness.<\/p>\n

"At 27, I have so much ahead of me, and I have so many things I want to achieve in my life. I wanted to play another 15 years and that gets taken away, which is bad enough.<\/p>\n

"At least I know I won't get hit in the head again, but when the symptoms are ongoing, it's frightening.<\/p>\n

"I know what I was like before these concussions and I know what I am now. My family and friends have noticed a difference in me and that's scary for me and for them."<\/p>\n

Pucovski will move into coaching with the Melbourne Cricket Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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