Explosive former Australian T20
batsman Luke Pomersbach
announced his retirement from professional cricket on Thursday to deal with
depression.
Pomersbach only played one T20 for Australia in 2007
but his hard-hitting exploits earned him contracts with the Kings XI Punjab and
Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
He has most recently been playing for the Queensland
Bulls and Brisbane Heat. "We appreciate the difficulties and challenges
that Luke faces with his illness," said Queensland Cricket chief Geoff
Cockerill.
"The most important thing is that Luke
continues to receive the necessary treatment and has the best possible support
available to him. "To this end, Queensland Cricket has put into place a
number of measures to assist Luke to fund the additional medical and other
expenses associated with his ongoing treatment and recovery."
Pomersbach, 29, had a history of off-field
misdemeanours. He said he appreciated the support he had been given by
Queensland Cricket and his teammates over the years.
"Especially over the past couple of months
leading up to this difficult decision to leave professional cricket so that I
can put all my efforts into getting better and making a full recovery," he
said.
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