West Indies pacer, Jerome Taylor has announce his retirement from Test cricket, WICB said in a statement.
The 32-year old pacer finished his 13 years long Test career with 130 wickets in 46 games. However, he will continue to play One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 (T20) cricket.
Taylor had played his last Test in Sydney at the start of the year and was left out of the squad to play India after giving “formal notification” of his decision to retire, the board said in a release.
Rapid and with a natural outswinger, Taylor made his international debut as an 18-year-old against Sri Lanka in 2003, having impressed in domestic cricket for Jamaica. Injuries prevented him reaching his full potential, however, and he spent almost five years out of the Test side between 2009 and 2014.
His finest hour came on his home ground, when he took 5 for 11 to help dismiss England for 51 on the way to an innings victory in 2009. His best innings figures – 6 for 47 against Australia in 2015 – and match haul – 9 for 95 against India in 2006 – also came at at Sabina Park.
He was dangerous enough as a batsman to thrash a hundred from No. 10 against New Zealand in 2008.
