West Indies captain Jason Holder has had a wonderful time with both the ball and the bat over the last few years. He was the no.1 Test all-rounder, only to be dethroned by Ben Stokes in the second Test of the ongoing three-match series against England.
However, in the third Test of the series, Jason Holder put himself in the elusive company of all-rounders when he trapped Dom Sibley in front of the stumps. This was his 100th Test wicket as Windies captain, which put him in an elusive club of all-rounders.
With this wicket, he became only the second captain to take 100 wickets and make 1,000 runs in both ODIs and Tests. The only other captain to achieve this feat is Pakistan’s Imran Khan.
In the ODI format, Imran Khan has 3,247 runs and 131 wickets as Pakistan captain, Jason Holder, on the contrary, has smashed 1,662 runs and scalped 101 wickets while leading the Windies.
Meanwhile, he also joined the elite company of Sir Garry Sobers, Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, and Daniel Vettori to have completed all-rounder's double in the 5-day format.
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Legend Sir Garry Sobers scored 3,528 runs and took 117 wickets as captain, while India's Kapil Dev had 1,364 runs and 111 wickets as the skipper in the longest format. Imran Khan (2,408 and 187 wickets) Daniel Vettori (1,917 runs and 116 wickets) have all achieved the feat before Jason Holder, who has 1,620 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket now.
28-year-old Holder has played fewer matches than these legends and has the potential of bettering his numbers.
