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Holder Rules Himself Out Of Future Windies Captaincy

After spending five years as captain of the West Indies test team, Jason Holder says he would not consider the position for the remainder of his playing career. The 30-year-old who was relieved from the post at the start of 2021, says he has changed his mentality having returned to the team as a regular playing member. Holder added that […]

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Windies Turn The Corner?

The West Indies put on a commanding display of batting and bowling performance to belt their way to a 17-run victory over England in the final T20I that sealed a 3-2 series win. Jason Holder created pandemonium in the cricket Mecca at the Kensington Oval in Barbados with a sensational grab of four wickets in four balls, thus becoming only […]

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Holder Says Gayle Deserves A Big Send-Off

Jason Omar Holder, former captain of the West Indies cricket team, is ‘big’ on his teammate, Christopher ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle. Speaking to news9live.com, Holder lauded Gayle’s contribution to West Indies cricket and is prepared to travel to Jamaica to see the ‘big man’ last hooray. The Windies allrounder said that missing that game is not an option even if he […]

Windies captain Jason Holder sporting the new training kit from Castore during training
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Windies Gets Slick New Outfit

The proverbial saying ‘You are what you eat’ is the notion that to be fit and healthy you need to eat good food. Now, this leads one to wonder, do you perform based on how you dress? Well, team West Indies will dress to impress in their striking new training and playing kits this summer as they take on England […]

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Ambrose — Holder Is Still The Right Man For The Job

Sir Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose, the 55-year-old former Windies bowler, has argued that Jason Holder is still the right man to lead the Windies cricket team. While speaking in a radio broadcast, Ambrose lamented the fact that there are not many players who could readily replace Holder as the captain. “When you look at the resources, it is a very […]

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Will It Be ‘Ba Ba Boom’ Time Again In Windies Cricket?

With Jason Holder At The Helm Everybody get ready It’s time to rocksteady It’s ba ba boom, yes it is Don’t lose the beat, now Just dip your head, now It’s festival fire, listen here — The Jamaicans Festival is celebrated in Jamaica every year in August since the country gained its Independence in 1962. It has become a long-held […]

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Call For Miller To Be Made Windies Captain

The recent shellacking of Windies by New Zealand in the three-match Test and ODI series has stirred further call for Jason Holder to be either sacked or asked to step down from the leadership of the Windies team. The fact of the matter is the Windies team has not performed well under Holder’s leadership, albeit, the same could be said […]

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Gabriel And Holder Climb ICC Rankings

West Indies fast bowlers Shannon Gabriel and Jason Holder have attained career-best rankings following the West Indies 106 run win over Pakistan in the 2nd test which ended on Thursday at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Gabriel’s nine-wicket match haul, which included a crucial 5-11 that helped dismiss Pakistan for only 81 in their second innings, enabled him to move […]

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Jason Holder Aims To Move Up Windies Batting Order

West Indies captain and all-rounder Jason Holder said images of the late South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, as well as his dead grandfather, flashed through his mind after he scored his maiden Test and first-class century against England in 2015. Since then, Holder has shown time and again that he is no slouch with the bat in hand. Today, […]