Holder admits struggle after being removed as Windies ODI skipper
West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder says he has found transitioning back as a player in the ODI side tough after being removed as captain in the format for Kieron Pollard. Holder is still the skipper in Tests, however, poor performances since the 2019 World Cup have forced the West Indies board to hand the ODI captaincy to Pollard. Here's more.
'It has been tough transitioning back just as a player'
Holder revealed it has been tough transitioning back just as a player. "To be quite honest, it has been tough transitioning back just as a player," Holder told the Cricket Collective podcast on TalkSPORT last week. "In hindsight, it has been tough trying to understand how to get back in as just a player," he added.
Holder has failed to perform well since CWC 19
Since the 2019 World Cup, Holder has picked up just seven wickets in ten innings at an average of 69.85 and a strike rate of 75.4. Meanwhile, when Pollard was handed the captaincy role, Holder claimed just six wickets in eight ODIs at 66.16 with a strike rate of 75. Overall, Holder has 136 wickets from 111 innings at an average of 36.38.
I don't beat myself up, says Holder
Holder said he isn't too disheartened. "Performances obviously haven't been there as I would've probably liked, but I'm not too disheartened," Holder said. "I don't beat myself up. I don't get too worried because I know my ability. I know what I can produce. I just know that an innings is around the corner, a bowling effort is around the corner," he added.
'I felt I needed the break after the India series'
Holder feels fatigue may have played a part. "I felt I needed the break after the India series [in December] particularly, just to refresh," Holder said. "I had played every single series in the entire year, I played County cricket as well, and my batteries needed a little bit of a recharge." Holder will be focusing on getting his performances sorted.
I know the performances will come: Holder
"I've done a lot of thinking, I've done a few technical sessions trying to work through a few things that I wanted to correct. I'm in really good spirits. I know the performances will come and I'm just being as patient as I possibly can."
