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Michael Holding

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'Fast bowlers are not thinking for themselves'

'Fast bowlers are not thinking for themselves'

They are fed with plenty of information, say Michael Holding and Wasim Akram, but very few understand their own bowling

06-Jan-2015•Interview by Sidharth Monga
The best commentator on TV

The best commentator on TV

Cricket brings the drama through its narrators' soothing tones, trenchant observations, eloquence and opinions. Our panelists pick their favourite voices

01-Nov-2014
The age of player power

The age of player power

Players, emboldened by free agency, agents and endorsements, are now asserting their rights as never before - and management doesn't like it

29-Oct-2014•Rob Steen
'When I became an umpire, I didn't realise how complicated this game was'

'When I became an umpire, I didn't realise how complicated this game was'

Peter Willey talks about suiting up against '80s West Indies, why it's great to umpire in England, and talking to the press from his bath

22-Oct-2014•Interview by Scott Oliver
Which is the finest bowling pair?

Which is the finest bowling pair?

New-ball partners, spin twins, pace-spin combos, duos drawn from quartets: doesn't matter, give us the finest pair of bowlers ever, we said to our panel, and they did just that

03-Aug-2014
Holding in talks with Baroda for bowling role

Holding in talks with Baroda for bowling role

Michael Holding, the former West Indies fast bowler, has said that he is in talks with Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) for the role of bowling consultant

08-Jun-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi
Johnson the avenging angel

Johnson the avenging angel

Michael Holding believes Mitchell Johnson's reign of pace bowling terror is providing an overdue reckoning for batsmen grown impure of technique and slow of reaction by years of bullying bowlers of nothing like the same speed

16-Feb-2014•Daniel Brettig
Close, Chappell and acts of courage

Close, Chappell and acts of courage

Some small deeds in the game's vast history endure, when others that dwarf them by numbers fade from view

11-Dec-2013•Jon Hotten
The sickening thrill of the late collapse

The sickening thrill of the late collapse

Remembering two electric periods of play when Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding ripped India to shreds

25-Apr-2013•Samir Chopra
Holding slams WICB for treatment of seniors

Holding slams WICB for treatment of seniors

Michael Holding has slammed the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its treatment of senior players, including Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Jerome Taylor

24-May-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff
Australia had to change - Holding

Australia had to change - Holding

Michael Holding, the former West Indies fast bowler, has said that the changes Australia has made in the wake of the sweeping Argus review were necessary

23-Aug-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Holding not a fan of ball-tracking technology

Holding not a fan of ball-tracking technology

Former West Indies fast bowler and noted commentator Michael Holding has backed the use of technology in umpiring decisions, though he believes ball-tracking should be done away with since it is inaccurate

06-Jul-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff
Too fast on the past

Too fast on the past

The story of Michael Holding's life as a West Indian quick and a TV commentator is related with typical honesty and vibrancy, but it could have been explored in greater detail

11-Jul-2010•David Tossell
Can't buy me sense

Can't buy me sense

While Twenty20 riches can buy diamond earrings, gold chains, designer watches and lifelong financial security for West Indies' players, they can't guarantee basic cricketing sense

07-Mar-2010•Tony Cozier
Lay off the legends

Lay off the legends

Lloyd and Holding are entitled to criticise the West Indies players - they've been in those shoes

30-Jul-2009•Rudi Webster
WIPA hits back at Lloyd and Holding

WIPA hits back at Lloyd and Holding

The West Indies Players' Association has strongly defended itself against criticism from former cricketers Clive Lloyd and Michael Holding

28-Jul-2009•Cricinfo staff
Lloyd and Holding slam WICB, WIPA

Lloyd and Holding slam WICB, WIPA

Clive Lloyd and Michael Holding have blamed the WICB and WIPA for dragging West Indian cricket into a corner

23-Jul-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi
Short stuff may not work this time - Holding

Short stuff may not work this time - Holding

The former fast bowler believes it would be difficult for the hosts to deploy the short-pitched strategy against India

24-Jun-2009•Sriram Veera
'The pain was incredible'

'The pain was incredible'

A look back to an England-West Indies classic from 33 years ago

07-May-2009•Bob Woolmer
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