Mumbai, April 9 -- Will Pucovski, the holder of Australia Test cap 460, retired from all forms of cricket on Tuesday aged 27, after a long-term battle with concussions caused by hits on the helmet by the ball.
The right-handed top order batter last played for Victoria in a Sheffield Shield match in March last year when he took a blow to the helmet from Tasmania pacer Riley Meredith. It was the 13th known concussion hit he took through his sporting career, starting from one he suffered while playing Australian-rules football as a teenager.
"I wanted to be that guy that was a leader of the batting unit. I wanted to play 100 Tests. Unfortunately, one Test is where it ends," he told Australia's SEN news on Tuesday. Pucovski spoke about strugg...