Published: Jul 12, 2016, 12:41 AM (IST)
Edited: Jul 12, 2016, 12:41 AM (IST)
West Indies’ pacer, Jerome Taylor, has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The announcement came as soon as the West Indies squad was announced for the first Test against India. Taylor will not be available for the upcoming Tests against India, following his formal notification to retire from that format of the game. The 32-year old has however indicated his availability for the shorter formats. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have selected a 12-man squad for the first Test against India and will be led by Jason Holder. A lot of surprises have been made to their Test squad as big names like Dinesh Ramdin and Taylor missed the cut to feature in the series. Read: Zaheer Khan likely to be appointed India’s bowling coach
According to windiescricket.com, Taylor played 46 Tests for the West Indies and took 130 wickets. His best bowling figures are 6 for 47 against Australia at Sabina Park in 2015. The other three were against India, Pakistan and England. He has had four five-test wicket hauls in his 13-year test career. His top score was 106, batting at number 8 against New Zealand in 2008. He debuted versus Sri Lanka in 2003 and played his last international series in the longer formats for his national side against Australia in January 2016. Read – Ishant: Conditions in WI will be challenging
Taylor had an outstanding record against India and he was lethal in conditions favouring swing and pace. The home team is scheduled to play the series opener against India, led by Virat Kohli, from July 21 at Antigua. West Indies have been in terrific form in the shortest format but have to seriously pull up their socks in the longer format of the game and this series will be a vital step in trying to make inroads to their Test records.
