Former West Indies captain and one of the team’s most successful leaders Sir Vivian Richards has thrown his support behind current skipper Jason Holder as the 24 year old’s leadership capabilities comes under.
The regional squad has surrendered their three Test Series to Australia down under after losing the first two matches.
According to Sir Viv, however, once given the support, Holder’s captaincy can be a successful one.
“We would have had the same demoralising factor in 1975/76 but we left with the understanding that we have a mission to fulfill. We’d learnt well, we found out on that particular tour exactly what it’s like to be competitive and if you are strong in mind enough and with the talent you bring and the hard work that goes with the whole process, you can have success,†he said.
“It’s all about how the guys apparently appreciate one another is going to be of enormous help and the support that this young captain gets as well because at times, it looked to me in this particular series that he lacked that at various points.â€
West Indies loss the first Test by an innings and 212 runs in Hobart before losing the second by 177 runs in Melbourne.
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According to Sir Viv, it’s not been all doom and gloom for the regional side against the highly competitive Australians.
