Jason Holder Says Tests Key To Excel In White Ball Cricket

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West Indies cricketer Jason Holder, who continues to top the ICC Test all-rounders rankings, said on Wednesday that a good foundation in white-ball cricket is possible only if players give due importance to Test cricket.

"My Test cricket has gone really, really well…One-day cricket, I really enjoy that, and in T20, I'm truly now getting back into it. It can be hard going from limited-overs into Test cricket. If you start with Test cricket that helps you to get in-tuned and phase into the white-ball formats," he said.

As the latest ICC Test, all-rounders rankings were announce on Wednesday, and Holder continued to top the charts, the 29-year-old said that his passion to be involved with anything on the cricket field made him an all-rounder.

"I felt at a young age I wanted to give myself every opportunity to be successful. I wanted to be involved in everything on the field whether it was batting, bowling, keeping wicket, everything; keep myself active and involved in the game," said Holder.

His finest hour was the superb double-century against England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, in 2019 that gave the hosts a 1-0 lead in the Wisden Trophy Test series.

However, a few days Holder could not save the West Indies from an innings and 63-run defeat in the opening Test against South Africa, despite a four-wicket haul in the first innings.