Legendary West Indies bowler-turned-eminent commentator Michael Holding has decided to bring the curtains down on an illustrious career behind the microphone at the end of this season.
Holding has been part of the Sky Sports commentary team for over two decades now, a role he has fulfilled with at least as much distinction as his playing career. The right-hand fast bowler, who was nicknamed ‘whispering death’, had played 60 Tests and 102 ODIs for West Indies from 1975 to 1987.
He was part of the famous pace bowling quartet along with Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, and Malcolm Marshall, which terrorized the batsmen all over the world in the 1970s-80s.
I only commentate on cricket, T20 is not even cricket- Michael Holding on commentating in IPL
After retiring from the game in 1987, Holding began his stint behind the mic in 1988 in the Caribbean and the 66-year-old never backed down from voicing his opinion about cricket and things related to the game.
He is known for his disdain for T20 cricket and especially T20 leagues like the Indian Premier League (IPL).
However, last year, Holding touched hearts after delivering a powerful heartfelt and personal piece to Sky's cameras about prevalent racism in the world in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. His piece on racism earned him two awards as well.
As Holding calls time on an illustrious career in commentary, many from the cricket fraternity lauded him for his work with the mic and praised the former West Indies cricketer on Twitter, paying rich tributes to him.
Here are the tweets:
