Aussie batting prodigy locks in comeback match

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Will Pucovski.

Will Pucovski volition instrumentality to top-flight cricket adjacent week, having been named successful Victoria's 2nd XI to instrumentality connected Tasmania successful Hobart.

The 25-year-old enjoyed a stunning commencement to the 2022-2023 play with a treble period successful a 2nd XI match, earlier scoring 64 a week aboriginal successful the Sheffield Shield season-opener.

A abbreviated clip later, Pucovski announced an indefinite interruption from cricket, citing intelligence health.

The one-Test rookie has been playing premier people cricket successful Melbourne for the past month.

David Hussey, Cricket Victoria's caput of antheral cricket, said it was large to spot Pucovski back.

"We're pleased to spot Will's advancement and his tendency to instrumentality to 2nd XI cricket," helium said.

"From the outset we haven't acceptable definitive timelines connected his return, but having played for Melbourne and the enactment he's done disconnected the tract implicit the past fewer months, helium feels acceptable for this and we privation him each the best."

Pucovski played 1 Test for Australia successful January 2021, and has antecedently taken sabbaticals for intelligence wellness reasons.

He has besides repeatedly been sidelined owed to concussions.

The 2nd XI lucifer volition get underway astatine the picturesque Lindisfarne Oval successful Hobart connected Monday.

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