Australia’s batsman Will Pukowski took a surprising decision and retired at the age of 26. He suffered head injuries several times while batting in his international and domestic cricket career. Due to which he had to retire at a young age. On the other hand, West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel also said goodbye to international cricket. He played 86 matches for West Indies in all three formats. India’s Barinder Sran also retired on Thursday. Retired after the advice of medical experts
Australia’s young batsman announced his retirement after the advice of medical experts. Pukowski was considered to be Australia’s future in international cricket, he also played Tests against India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. After David Warner’s retirement, he could have got a place in the team, but both have now retired. Played only one Test
Pukowski played the only Test for Australia against India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney ground. India won this series 2-1 in 2020-21, while the Sydney Test was a draw. Pukowski scored 72 runs in the match. In that match too, he was hit by a ball on the head. Came into the discussion due to the ball hitting the head
After getting injured against India, Pukowski also got injured several times in domestic cricket. Most of the times he was hit by the ball on the head while batting. Due to which he started being discussed due to concussion. Even in the unofficial Test against India-A, he had to be substituted due to concussion. Pukowski played 36 first class matches
Pukowski could play only one Test for Australia. But in domestic cricket for Victoria, he played 36 first class matches and 14 List-A matches. In these, he scored 8 centuries and 11 fifties. He played his last first class match in March this year, while he played his last List-A match in 2022. 36-year-old Gabriel also retires
On Thursday, 3 players took international retirement, Australia’s Will Pukowski, India’s Barinder Sran and West Indies’ Shannon Gabriel. 36-year-old Gabriel posted on Instagram and wrote, For the last 12 years I have dedicated myself to playing international cricket for the West Indies. Cricket has given me a lot of happiness, but as the saying goes, every good thing must come to an end. I thank God. Made his debut at Lord’s
Shannon Gabriel made his debut in 2012 at Lord’s Stadium in London. Since then he has been a part of the West Indies Test team for a long time. He took 166 wickets in 59 Tests. Gabriel also took 33 wickets in 25 ODIs and 3 wickets in 2 T20s for the West Indies.
