Question: Name the England cricketer who has recently announced his retirement due to a serious heart condition?
(a) Ben Stokes
(b) Joe Root
(c) James Taylor
(d) Eoin Morgan
Ans (c)
Related facts:
- On 12 April 2016 James Taylor, the England middle-order batsman, has been forced into retirement at the age of 26 with a serious heart condition, it was announced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
- Taylor scored 312 runs in 7 test matches played for England at an average of 26 with his highest score of 76 runs.
- Taylor scored 887 runs in 27 international one-day matches at an average of 42.23 with his highest score of 101 runs.
- He scoerd 1972 runs in 91 Twenty20 matches at an average of 34.59 with his highest score of 62 runs not out.
- He captained the England team in May 2015 in a match against Ireland.
Reference:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/297635.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/997033.html
http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/news/94692/james-taylor-forced-to-retire-with-heart-condition
http://khabar.ndtv.com/news/cricket/englands-james-taylor-quits-international-cricket-due-to-serious-heart-condition-1394692