Don't Miss

ENG

Cricket
Football
NDTV Podcast
Formula 1
Tennis
Golf
Badminton
- Kabaddi
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Chess
- Swimming
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Table tennis
- Othersports
- NFL
- NBA
- NHL
- US Streamers
- MMA
- WWE

Dark / Light mode

Oct 9,2026 03:57 AM IST

James Taylor Could Have Been 'Fantastic' For England Cricket: Nasser Hussain

facebook

twitter

Settings

Change Font Size

A A
Change Language

हिंदी | Hindi
Focus on Story

Select Language

Languages
हिंदी | Hindi

Dark / Light mode

Featured Links
Featured Sports
- Cricket
- Football
- Formula 1
- Tennis
- Hockey
- Golf
- Badminton
More Sports
- Kabaddi
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Chess
- Swimming
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Table tennis
- Othersports
More from NDTV
- NDTV
- Business
- Hindi
- Movies
- Cricket
- Health
- Food
- Tech
- Auto
- Apps
- Trains

Cricket

Scores
Series
- All Series
- India vs West Indies 2026
- New Zealand vs India, 2026/27
- India vs Sri Lanka 2026/27
- WPL 2027
- ICC Cricket World Cup 2027
Fixtures
Results
News
Photos
Videos
Features
Teams
More
- Players
- Venues
- ICC Rankings
- Test Championship

arrow-down reddit snapchat twitter facebook comments email printer search bell top-nav reddit-fill snapchat-fill twitter-fill facebook-fill share whatsapp-fill bookmark arrow-rgt arrow-next arrow-up refresh close link cog star book zap cricket football tennis formula-1 badminton hockey golf boxing ndtv-n check left-arrow right-arrow

Live Cricket Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

India Matches

IPL 2026

Football Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

ISL

EPL

All Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

India Matches

EPL

2nd T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Ranchi, Oct 9, 2026

notify

notify

India

West Indies

Fri, Oct 9, 2026 - 7:00 PM IST
3rd T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Indore, Oct 11, 2026

notify

notify

India

West Indies

Sun, Oct 11, 2026 - 7:00 PM IST
4th T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Hyderabad, Oct 14, 2026

notify

notify

India

West Indies

Wed, Oct 14, 2026 - 7:00 PM IST
1st T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Lucknow, Oct 6, 2026

India

172/2 (14.4)

West Indies

171 (19.1)

India beat West Indies by 8 wickets
3rd ODI, West Indies in India, 3 ODI Series, 2026 at New Chandigarh, Oct 3, 2026

India

351/7 (50.0)

West Indies

352/5 (48.2)

West Indies beat India by 5 wickets
Final, Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2026 at Nisshin, Oct 3, 2026

Pakistan

192/6 (20.0)

India

211/6 (20.0)

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs

Sports Home Cricket News James Taylor Could Have Been Fantastic For England Cricket Nasser Hussain

Story ProgressBack to home

James Taylor Could Have Been 'Fantastic' For England Cricket: Nasser Hussain

James Taylor worked hard to come back into the England cricket team and was turning out to be a fine cricketer, according to former captain Nasser Hussain

Written by Agence-France Presse
Updated: April 13, 2016 12:18 pm IST

Read Time: 3 min

England cricketer James Taylor has 20 first class centuries to his name.© AFP

Highlights

James Taylor retired at 26 due to a serious heart condition.
Taylor played seven Tests, 27 ODIs from 2011 to 2015.
Taylor's highest ODI score is 101

London:

Former captain Nasser Hussain said James Taylor was on the brink of becoming a "fantastic England player" after the Nottinghamshire batsman was forced into retirement on Tuesday because of a heart condition. (James Taylor's Innings For England Cut Short By Heart Problems)

The Midlands county announced on its website on Tuesday that "specialist scans revealed yesterday (Monday) that the 26-year-old has the very serious heart condition, ARVC (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Arrhythmia)."

Taylor, whose condition requires surgery, told his Twitter followers: "Safe to say this has been the toughest week of my life! My world is upside down. But I'm here to stay and I'm battling on! #lifestooshort."

The 26-year-old won his seventh cap in England's most recent Test against South Africa at Centurion three months ago and appeared to be on the verge of cementing a place in the side after three years out of the team.

"He's a top guy, who works so hard," said former England skipper Hussain. "He could have become a fantastic England player of the future.

"What's so sad about it is that he was coming to exactly where he's worked for.

"He's worked so hard to get back into the side, almost having to prove people wrong ... and now he's done it, he's been hit by the hardest of blows, and his dream of playing for England, playing cricket, has come to an abrupt end.

"The one thing he's always loved doing has been taken away from him."

Meanwhile current England all-rounder Chris Jordan told Sky Sports News: "When I woke up to that news this morning, I was a little bit lost for words.

"But I think that, in times like these, it's more important to think about him as a person ... around the dressing-room, he was a real livewire and a real good guy to have around.

"I really do wish him all the best."

Taylor's diagnosis is similar to that of former Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba, whose career was cut short after he collapsed on the pitch in 2012.

Muamba tweeted his own message of support to Taylor, saying: "@jamestaylor having life is a great option. Retirement is inevitable, but for some of us it's just earlier than expected. Enjoy life."

Taylor replied: "Look forward to hopefully meeting you one day mate! #inspiration."

ARVC is an inherited condition caused by a change or mutation in one or more genes that stops the right side of the heart pumping blood properly.

The condition can deteriorate over time and it may lead to sudden death.

Dr Steven Cox, chief executive of the Cardiac Risk in the Young charity, said: "Many sports now recommend routine testing for their elite athletes as some of the conditions that can cause young sudden cardiac death, including ARVC, can be 'acquired' or exacerbated by ongoing training and pressure exerted on the heart."