'He's realistic': Will Pucovski's big call after latest concussion

Cricket Victoria (CV) has thrown its support behind Will Pucovski after the batter made it clear he intends to come back from the latest concussion scare to rock his career.

Pucovski was substituted out of Victoria's Sheffield Shield game on Saturday after a volleyball hit him on the head during the warm-up.

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It was the 11th concussion of the 24-year-old's frequently interrupted but hugely promising career.

In what was his first match back for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, Pucovski was seen with his hands on his knees after the third ball of the day and called to the team dugout for assistance.

The 24-year-old was then pictured leaving Adelaide Oval during the lunch break in devastating scenes left many fans worried about the batter's future in the sport.

However, Pucovski has put those fears to bed - for now at least - after telling CV that he is keen to return when given the 'all clear' from medical staff.

Pucovski is now resting at home in Melbourne and waiting on further medical advice, while prominent commentators have questioned his future in the game.

CV's general manager Shaun Graf says while the one-time Test opener is "realistic" about his concussion predicament, he's not ready to call time on his career yet.

"He's realistic, he understands that this is bad and if it keeps going it can't be good for his health long-term," Graf told SEN on Monday.

"He does understand that, but being a young lad he still wants to play.

"It is so frustrating for him because he knows where he could be if he was fit and be able to get through multiple games.

"He's realistic about it, but he's still very much in the corner that he wants to keep playing and we'll support that.

"However, if the medical advice is contrary to that, we need to have a very hard discussion."

Victoria coach Chris Rogers and CV boss Nick Cummins have both labelled calls for Pucovski to retire to protect his long-term health premature.

The latest "fairly innocuous" incident has created plenty of concern.

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"It was a ball that just scraped his face and he was OK, then he started to get a little bit of a headache," Graf said.

"He went back out and he fielded but he had to come straight back off, he felt nauseous and they're all the symptoms of a concussion.

"Very disappointing, disappointing for him but also disappointing for the team, it threw us into a bit of chaos for about half an hour."

Pucovski scored 54 in Victoria's first innings against South Australia, playing his first match since suffering a concussion during a training session in October.

"Prior to this, he (Pucovski) had discussions with the medical staff and they were starting to get worried, obviously so many concussions even though they are minor now," Graf said.

"We're talking with his management, he's got to talk to his manager, his dad, and work out where he wants to be and then have a chat with us.

"But from a sports point of view, obviously we're really worried."

with AAP

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