VICTORIAN batsman Will Pucovski, considered the next rising superstar of Australian cricket, is on an indefinite break from the sport to deal with a mental health issue.

The 20-year-old Pucovski scored a stunning innings of 243 against Western Australian last week to announce himself as the next big thing in Australian cricket.

That dig led to many savvy pundits to mark him down as almost being ready to force his way into the misfiring top order of the Australian Test team as soon as this summer.

Will Pucovski suffered severe lethargy after his mammoth innings at the WACA. Source: AAP

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On Friday afternoon, Cricket Victoria released a statement confirming that Pucovski will “take an indefinite break from competition” as he is “currently receiving treatment for a mental health-related illness.”

Cricket Victoria’s Doctor Trefor James said: “Will’s health remains our highest priority and Cricket Victoria’s medical staff will continue to provide support to Will during this time.”

CV General Manager Shaun Graf said Pucovski will receive all the backing he requires.

“Will is a terrific young player and we need to do what’s best for him at this time,” he said. “We’ll continue to work with our medical staff to determine the best training and preparation plan to support Will at this time.”

Will Pucovski of Victoria is congratulated by 12th man Fawad Ahmed. Source: Getty Images

Pucovski was withdrawn from Victoria’s Sheffield Shield clash with NSW this week after suffering severe lethargy following his marathon innings in Perth.

He batted for more than a day at the WACA and faced 313 balls as he became the youngest player since Ricky Ponting to score a Shield double-century.

It was his second triple-figure score in just seven Shield innings, after he pounded 188 against Queensland last summer

“He just doesn’t feel well and hasn’t recovered from the knock in WA as we would have liked,” Cricket Victoria general manager Shaun Graf told the Herald Sun on Wednesday.

“The opinion of our medical staff was it’s better he doesn’t play, given what has gone on in the past with him. We want to make sure we don’t burn him out.

“He’s never shown any issues like this in the past, but he just feels really tired, we will continue to do more tests and see what we can find and hope he feels better.”