Having gone down after his tenth concussion instance and forced break, Australia’s bright young batter Will Pucovski is all set to make his comeback to the field next month. The batter has confirmed that he is putting a timer on his return in January and is very “excited” for the same.
Pucovski’s has been an unfortunate career so far. Considered as the future of Australian batting, the right-hander has not been able to properly unleash his full potential because of multiple head blows and concussions.
In the latest such instance, Pucovski went down with concussion in late October while training ahead of the Ashes 2021-22 in Victoria. He was receiving throwdowns in the net but one of those balls ended up hitting his head.
The 23-year-old batter was subsequently forced out of Australia’s Test and ‘A’ squads in the build-up to the marquee home series versus England. His misfortune allowed Marcus Harris to make a comeback to the Test line-up and open the batting alongside David Warner at the Gabba.
"I'm back playing Premier Cricket in January – January 8 at Kingston Hawthorn is my first game back, so I'm counting down the days."
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 10, 2021
– Will Pucovski 🙌 pic.twitter.com/8IDiCgfrgp
But Pucovski has managed to overcome his latest concussion swiftly and is about to make a comeback to the field next month when he turns up Melbourne Cricket Club in a premier grade match from January 8 against Kingston Hawthorn.
“I’m counting down the days…I’m that excited for it,”
Pucovski was quoted as saying from Channel 7’s BBL broadcast on December 10 when Melbourne Stars took on the Sydney Thunder at MCG.
If things go according to the plan, Pucovski can hope to be reselected in Victoria’s Sheffield Shield side for the second half of the first-class season. Strong performances there could lead to his national comeback ahead of the historic visit to Pakistan, where Australia play three World Test Championship games in March-April.
Apart from the concussion issue, injuries have also not helped Pucovski’s ascent. The batter made a promising start to his Test career for Australia earlier this year, scoring 62 in Australia’s first-innings at the SCG against India. But a dislocated shoulder thereafter meant that he had to miss the following Test in Brisbane and go through an extended rehab.
