England and Surrey all-rounder Tom Curran has decided to retire from Redball duties in order to focus on a career with limited surplus. Curran, 27, intends to retire from the Redball format No, actually there is “unfinished business” with the county and the test team.
Injury-prone Curran missed a good portion of the last domestic season. He is currently playing for ILT20 and will be going to the Pakistan Super League next. He will also continue to represent Sully in T20 Blast and Oval Invincibles in The Hundred. “The last few years have not been easy for me. I had plenty of time and it was not an easy decision,” Curran said. “There are some decisions in life that I’m not 100% sure of, but this is definitely one of them. increase.
“I’m not completely ruling out playing Redball cricket again in the future and I feel there is still work to be done in this format for both Surrey and England. But until I felt 100% committed and trusted my body to perform day in and day out for Surrey in the County Championship, I focused all my time and this year on the Vitality Blast campaign. I think it’s the right thing to do to get stuck.
“I know this isn’t ideal news for everyone and fans of Sally, but I just wanted to thank Alec Stewart from the bottom of my heart for his support and understanding of my decision.” has given me everything, it’s my home, I love it so much and I hope others see and understand my decision as he did. “I look forward to returning to the Kia Oval for a vitality blast in the summer.”
Surrey Cricket his director Alex Stewart said:
“Losing a player of Tom’s quality from a County Championship roster is clearly a blow, but I spoke with him at length about his decision and understand why he was able to do so. .
“He has struggled with injuries over the last few years and I fully support the decision if it strengthens his body and allows him to stay on the cricket ground more regularly for the next few years. We look forward to seeing him again for the T20 season in May.”