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Jason Holder (left) celebrates with his West Indies teammates.
Jason Holder admitted it has been difficult to adapt to a new role in the West Indies Test side after the captaincy was handed to Kraigg Brathwaite.
Holder opted not to tour Bangladesh in January due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Brathwaite filling in as captain.
Brathwaite subsequently retained the leadership role for the home series against Sri Lanka in March, and the batsman will again be captain for South Africa s tour of the Caribbean.
It was a decision that came as a surprise to Holder – who had been captain since 2015 – though the 29-year-old is now hoping he can use the opportunity to focus more on his own game.
“It was kind of a shock” for Jason Holder to be relieved of the West Indies Test captaincy, and while he admits to finding it difficult to transition from being the leader to an ordinary member of the team, he wants to focus more on his game, and be a sounding board for youngsters looking for guidance.“Yeah, it’s been difficult. I probably may not show it, but it has been difficult,” Holder told ESPNcricinfo in an interview a couple of days away from the start of West Indies’ first Test against South Africa in St Lucia. “For the last five-six years, I’ve been captaining West Indies, whether that be Test-match cricket or one-day cricket. So now being relieved of both captaincies, it has been a strange transition for me personally.”
Was shocked during my removal from West Indies captaincy: Pacer Jason Holder
29-year-old Holder, who is among the game s leading allrounders with a Test batting average of 33.13 and a bowling return of 27.41, captained West Indies in 37 Tests since taking over in 2015.
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GOS ISLET (ST LUCIA): Jason Holder has revealed that he was in shock when he was relieved from the West Indies Test captaincy and said that he now wants to focus more on his game and be a sounding board for youngsters looking for guidance.
Holder, 29, who is among the game s leading allrounders with a Test batting average of 33.13 and a bowling return of 27.41, captained West Indies in 37 Tests since taking over in 2015 with 11 wins, five draws, and 21 defeats. After 47 Tests, Holder has 123 wickets and the No. 1 spot in the ICC rankings for Test allrounders.
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