{"id":5351,"date":"2023-02-01T11:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T11:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/tom-curran-surrey-and-england-all-rounder-takes-break-from-red-ball-cricket\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T11:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T11:31:40","slug":"tom-curran-surrey-and-england-all-rounder-takes-break-from-red-ball-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/tom-curran-surrey-and-england-all-rounder-takes-break-from-red-ball-cricket\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Curran: Surrey and England all-rounder takes break from red-ball cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Tom Curran has scored 5,709 runs and taken 195 wickets in County Championship matches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Surrey and England all-rounder Tom Curran is to take a break from red-ball cricket to “prioritise his physical and mental health”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old, who has played two Tests for England, will concentrate on his limited-overs commitments, having suffered a number of injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Curran is currently playing for Desert Vipers in the International League T20.<\/span><\/p>\n

He has also played for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred and has won 58 One-Day and Twenty20 caps for England.<\/span><\/p>\n

His last County Championship appearance was against Lancashire in September 2022 and earlier in the season, he scored his <\/span>maiden first-class century off only 85 balls against Northamptonshire.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

He 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

“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,” Curran, the brother of all-rounder Sam, <\/span>told the Surrey website.<\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“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.<\/span><\/p>\n

“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. <\/span><\/p>\n

“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.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Curran, who will shortly join Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League, has also played in the Indian Premier League and Australia’s Big Bash. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Obviously when you lose a player of Tom’s quality from your County Championship squad it is a blow, but I have spoken to him at length about his decision and understand why he has made it,” Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart said. <\/span><\/p>\n

“He has suffered with injuries in recent years and if this can help strengthen his body and keep him on a cricket field more regularly over the coming years, I fully support the decision.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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