Australia opener Will Pucovski, who played just one Test in four years of his international career, has announced retirement from the sport due to concussion, a medical condition that he has suffered from multiple times during his short-lived career, halting his progress time and again. Pucovski announced that his cricketing career has ended eight years after it began in 2017, which was a ‘humongous disappointment to deal with. ‘ Pucovski, just 27, played one Test in 2021 against India in Sydney and had been touted as a long-term mainstay at the top of the order in the Test team, having shown great promise in first-class cricket for Victoria since he was a teenager. Pucovski hadn’t played for the past year after suffering a massive concussion following a hit by pacer Riley Meredith in a Sheffield Shield match. “I wish I was coming in maybe under better circumstances. I’m not going to be playing cricket again. It’s been a really difficult year to put it as simply as possible,” Pucovski said while speaking on SEN Radio. “I won’t be playing cricket at any level again.” ? Will Pucovski’s retirement announcement with @GerardWhateley. ?@WhateleySEN | #Cricket pic.twitter.com/8KCt41puqX — SEN 1116 (@1116sen) April 8, 2025 “I’d need a few hours, I think, to take you through the whole journey…but the simple message is I won’t be playing cricket at any level again,” Pucovski said. The Aussie opener’s transition into coaching has been confirmed, with Victorian Premier team Melbourne announcing him as their head coach, while he has already taken on a commentary role with Channel Seven. Pucovski will be seen as one of the greatest misses in Aussie cricket after scoring 62 on debut against India at the SCG four years back. Pucovski finished his first-class career with 2350 runs from 36 games, with his Sheffield Shield average at a stunning 51.4. Pucovski’s last big knock came in February 2024, when he scored 131 against a New South Wales attack featuring Test spinner Nathan Lyon, Jackson Bird and Chris Tremain. Pucovski was part of Victoria’s Sheffield Shield-winning team in 2019 and together with Marcus Harris, he holds the record for the highest stand for any wicket in the tournament’s history, with 486 vs South Australia in October 2020.