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.
Concussion is an increasing concern in all professional and elite sports where head impacts occur, particularly since research emerged suggesting that there may be long-term neurological and psychologica...