Australian cricketers Will Pucovski and Nic Maddinson are all set to return to cricket soon as they have been included by Victoria for their game against New South Wales in Sheffield Shield. Both the players, along with all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, had decided to take a break from the cricket due to their mental health issues. A continuous mental health issue forced Will Pucovski to withdraw from the Australian team just before the Brisbane Test against Pakistan, where he was expected to make his Test debut.

Nic Maddinson, on the other hand, started his domestic season with flying colours with a double-hundred (224) against South Australia before leaving from the ‘A’ team that played Pakistan in Perth. However, he recently did make a comeback in a Victoria Premier Cricket match for St. Kilda. On the other hand, this news made Australia’s limited-overs captain Aaron Finch happy and he stressed that mental well-being is important for everyone.

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“I think everyone’s learning about (mental health) and it’s a case-by-case scenario,” Finch said in Melbourne today (November 27).

“It’s not a hamstring injury that you can treat the same way for everyone. It’s a really valuable lesson – the timings of things change case by case. It’s a chance to make sure everyone is treated in the right way in their best interests and they get the best help,” he added.

“We are looking forward to having Nic and Will back playing for Victoria after receiving clearance from our medical staff,” said Shaun Graf, Cricket Victoria General Manager of Cricket. “We’ll continue to support all our players through their return to play,” he concluded.