The boss of Cricket Victoria has revealed the worrying circumstances around Will Pucovski‘s latest concussion.
Pucovski was subbed out of Victoria’s Sheffield Shield game against South Australia yesterday after an incident during warm-up before the day’s play.
This was to be his comeback match following a lengthy lay-off to recover from a concussion suffered early in the summer season.
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It’s believed Pucovski has suffered 11 concussions already in his career. He is still only 24 years old.
When the news broke on Saturday, it was widely assumed Pucovski was hit on the helmet while in the nets prior to play.
But CV boss Nick Cummins tweeted that the concussion was actually the result of the young batter being hit with a soccer ball while playing a light warm-up drill with teammates.
https://twitter.com/CricketVicCEO/status/1492449308620189696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
If true, it is potentially more worrying than if he had been hit with a cricket ball, given how prone Pucovski must now be to suffering concussion.
Yesterday’s incident prompted senior cricket journalist Peter Lalor to pen a column suggesting Pucovski must retire from professional cricket in order to safeguard his future health.
It’s not the first time that suggestion has been made. Pucovski is considered Australia’s best up and coming batter, but has only played one Test match to date as a result of repeated concussions.
Victoria coach Chris Rogers didn’t want to discuss the future of his young star.
“It’s far too early to be speculating on that (retirement),” Rogers said after yesterday’s incident.
“I’m not a doctor, I’m not a specialist in this area so clearly he needs to talk to a few people and from there we’ll assess what needs to happen.
“He’s not at all unaware of the situation and the noise that surrounds these concussions.
“He’s pretty aware of how this was going to play out, from that point of view he was pretty devastated and knows he’ll have to face some tough questions over the next period.
“But as a team, we’re going to support him with everything he chooses to do.
“It’s a really delicate situation with his history and everything he’s gone through.
“From here, it’s going to be a really important period for Will.”