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HEADLINE: Skipper Holder focussed on Test legacy

 
CaribbeanCricket.com 2020-04-16 06:03:00 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Test captain Jason Holder says he hopes to leave a legacy of being one of the greats in the longest format, but is cognizant of the need to sustain very high standards if he is to achieve that goal.

Already, the 28-year-old has become one of the contemporary faces of the Test format, and is currently the number one all-rounder in the International Cricket Council rankings.

And though pointing out he enjoyed all three formats, Holder said he placed considerable emphasis on Test cricket which remained the measure of all cricketers.

“Test cricket is the ultimate game for me,” Holder told TalkSport’s Cricket Collective.

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dayne 2020-04-16 13:48:55 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Very ambitious by Holder, however Test cricket is the format least played in these modern times, so it will be difficult to accumulate big numbers to match the great players of the past.

 
Gun_Play 2020-04-16 13:57:37 

In reply to dayne

Some of the young players in the WI team have already played over 50 test.

The series are shorter, in terms of matches and length of each series, but technically more test matches are played
now.