Former England star reacts to speculation of retirement for mental health
The former star wicket-keeper batter of the England Cricket Team, Sarah Taylor, has reacted to the speculation of retirement for the mental health during an exclusive interview which went viral.
The former Englandwicket-keeper batter, Sarah Taylor, has reacted to the speculation of retirement due to mental health. Her career spanned over 13 years, where she smashed 4056 runs in 119 innings of the Women’s ODIs at an average of 38.26 and a strike rate of seven centuries and 20 half-centuries at the best score of 147.
In the shortest format, Sarah Taylor clubbed 2177 runs in 87 innings at an average of 29.02 and a strike rate of 110.67, scoring 16 half-centuries at the best score of 77. She expressed her decision to retire from the game after playing her last game in 2019.
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“I was made aware that I wasn't going to get offered a contract again. And because I was in the place I was in mentally then, I didn't want to have that meeting. So I just said, 'I hang up my boots then.' I didn't want to face that meeting, so I didn't go to Lord's that day. I didn't go to the ECB. I didn't do anything. I just said, 'I'm retired.' That's why I stopped playing for England.” Taylor expressed in an interview on Cricbuzz.
Sarah Taylor compares her wicket-keeping with MS Dhoni
Sarah recorded the most stumpings (51) in women’s one-day internationals and has grabbed the third most catches (85) in her career in one-day competitions. She compared her wicket-keeping with MS Dhoni in terms of the glove work.
“I actually look back on my career now and realize how amazing it was when we won so many things. We had an era of English cricket that was so good, and our XI just picked itself. But also, I learnt so much from the times when it was so hard, and we were struggling to find a win. That journey was probably what I was most proud of.” Taylor addressed.
“I probably molded myself a little bit on Dhoni towards the end of my career in terms of the speed from my gather to the stumps. A lot of stumpings now are a foot just raising slightly, and that’s it. That’s the difference sometimes, and the taking of the ball back is going out of the game because the time is not there.” The 36-year-old noted.
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