Pucovski was struck by the brief ball from the second supply he confronted and instantly went down on his knees within the crease. The Cricket Australia physician and Victoria physio had been rapidly into the center however after a while to compose himself Pucovski was capable of stroll off the sector unaided for additional evaluation.

Pucovski has suffered a number of concussions all through his profession and final month returned from one other spell on the sidelines the place he made a century towards New South Wales on the SCG.

He has additionally had time away from the sport for his psychological well being and earlier this 12 months spoke about he has learnt that there’s a hyperlink between that and his concussions.

“The psychological well being has been a a lot larger situation for me than even the concussions,” he advised the Vic State Cricket podcast. “I do not concern for my long-term well being, it is extra the psychological well being facet that is been the harder half.”

“At some point I will be prepared to inform my complete story and it’ll in all probability make much more sense,” he added. “I’ve defined what I have been by means of to my interior circle of individuals and truly all of the responses I’ve received have been like ‘Jesus, I might by no means have guessed that in 1,000,000 years, that does not even make sense to me’.

“It hasn’t made sense to me for years, both, however I have been on this pathway to grasp all of it.”

Pucovski performed one Take a look at for Australia in early 2021, towards India on the SCG.

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