Tom Curran Break: Surrey and England all-rounder Tom Curran has decided to take a break from the red-ball format to “prioritise his physical and mental health”. The right-arm seamer has played two Test matches for his country and is now looking to concentrate on his limited-overs commitments, having suffered a number of injuries. At present, Curran is playing for Desert Vipers in the International League T20. Follow Cricket LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
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Tom Curran Break: England allrounder Tom Curran takes break from red-ball cricket, says ‘last couple of years have not been easy’, Check Out
Tom Curran has signalled his intention to take an indefinite break from red ball cricket in order to prioritise his physical and mental health.
Curran, 27, will streamline his schedule as he attempts to keep his body strong for the rigours of white ball cricket.
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“The last couple of years have not been easy for me. I have had a lot of time and this isn’t a decision that I’ve taken lightly. Some choices in life I don’t think you will ever be 100% sure and this is definitely one of those. But where I find myself at this exact moment, I feel like it is the right decision for my body and for my mental health, ” Curran, told the Surrey website.
“I’m definitely not ruling out playing red-ball cricket again in the future, and I feel like I have unfinished business in this format for both Surrey and England. But until I can feel 100% committed and confident in my body to be performing day in and day out for Surrey in the County Championship, I feel that putting all my time and focus into on our Vitality Blast campaign this year is the right thing to do,” he added.
Tom Curran Break: England allrounder Tom Curran takes break from red-ball cricket, says ‘last couple of years have not been easy’, Check Out
Apart from representing England in longest format of the game, Curran has also played 28 One-Day and 30 T20I games for the Three Lions. Speaking about his domestic outings, Curran’s last County Championship appearance was against Lancashire in September 2022 and earlier in the season, he scored his maiden first-class century off only 85 balls against Northamptonshire.
The 27-year-old has not played a Test since January 2018 when he scored 39 and 23 not out – as well as taking one wicket – as Australia beat England by an innings and 123 runs in Sydney. The English all-rounder will be next seen during the Pakistan Super League slated to start soon.
