A irritating damage whereas wicketkeeping on the finish of a UK membership stint is threatening to delay Will Pucovski’s return to the Sheffield Shield, however Victoria stays “hopeful” he can play the opening sport.
The prodigious batting expertise has not performed a first-class match since October final 12 months however is within the body to return towards Western Australia on October 4 after a break from the sport for private causes.
Pucovski suffered a damaged thumb in direction of the tip of his season with Surrey League membership Weybridge when he tried to take a sharply rising ball behind the stumps, in accordance with a match report on the league web site.
The Sheffield Shield opener on the WACA had been slated as his return date for a prolonged interval after he performed within the state second XI competitors in March and returned to Melbourne CC in time to win the Victorian Premier Cricket flag.
A Cricket Victoria spokesman stated Pucovski was “tracking well” forward of a possible return subsequent week however added he is perhaps held again till the second spherical conflict with Queensland in Mackay from October 14 to 17.
The right-hander scored a formidable 62 on his Test debut towards India in January 2021 however now sits down the pecking order for openers behind Matt Renshaw, Cameron Bancroft and Victorian teammate Marcus Harris.
If he returns to the highest of the order with Harris, a powerful first half of the season might put him within the body to switch retiring opener David Warner, who says he’ll name it quits after the New Year’s Test on the SCG.
Will Sutherland will captain Victoria within the Sheffield Shield this season after he led a surprising revival of the younger facet’s earlier marketing campaign to march right into a closing towards WA.
Peter Handscomb, who Sutherland crammed in for whereas Handscomb toured India with the Test facet, will proceed to guide Victoria in one-dayers.
Handscomb steered the Vics by way of a troublesome run chase towards Tasmania to safe a three-wicket win of their opening Marsh Cup sport on the Junction Oval, scoring 51 off 42 balls as they chased down 224.
Originally revealed as Vics ‘hopeful’ Will Pucovski can begin Sheffield Shield season
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
