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Michael Holding to Retire AGAIN after 2021
By CricShotsStaff - Apr 10, 2020 12:03 pm
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Former West Indies legendary cricketer-turned-commentator Michael Holding, comments that he might retire from commentating beyond 2021. Micheal Holding who is 66, feels age is catching up with him. The former fast bowler started cricket commentary in 1991 in the home country.

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Micheal Holding

Holding has been a constant for the Sky Sports broadcasting team over the last 21 years. He feels that that age is catching up with him and he is not young anymore to continue doing the job.

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“I am not too sure how much further than 2020 I will be going with commentary. I cannot see myself going much further down the road at my age. I am 66 years old now, I am not 36, 46 or 56,” the West Indies pacer said.

Micheal Holding believes he might extend his stint behind the mike for an additional year if cricket activities don’t resume this year due to the outbreak of Corona Virus across the globe.

“I told (Sky) that I could not commit to more than a year at a time. If this year gets totally destroyed, I might have to think about 2021 because I can’t just walk away from Sky, a company that has done so much good for me,” Holding said.

Holding who has been working at Sky for the last 21 years, said he is hopeful for West Indies cricket after players like Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, and Shai Hope emerged on the scene.

“Another thing that I am happy with is that youngsters are now looking forward to representing the Windies again, and everybody is now making themselves available again, which is important. I see light at the end of the tunnel because I see talent. Once there is talent, there has to be light at the end of the tunnel. he said.

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The fast bowler signed off with, “Those three guys are three of the most talented I have seen in the last three to four years. When I look at cricketers, I look at who can make other teams around the world, and those three guys can make most other teams.”