Had I known the difficulties of captaincy, I would not have become captain at a young age: Jason Holder!

Former West Indies captain Jason Holder has said that captaincy is a difficult experience. Had he been aware of this, he would not have accepted the captaincy of West Indies at a very young age.

Jason Holder, who was made West Indies captain at the age of 23, said on Geostar, “When I took over the captaincy, I didn’t know that I would have to do so much off the field. When I accepted it, I looked at it more from the perspective of on-field performance and managing players during the game, but at that time it was difficult to take over the captaincy and deal with all the things off the field, including selection and all these different things.”

“However, I don’t think I would have been the person I am today had I not gone through that experience. I don’t have any regrets in life, but if I had known then what I know now, I probably wouldn’t have done it at that time. Now understanding what captaincy entails and what it means to lead a country, I probably wouldn’t have done it so early in my career,” he said.

Recalling the 2016 World Cup campaign, Holder said, “That 2016 campaign was difficult, especially at the beginning. When we came, we had issues with clothes and contracts. There were doubts going into the World Cup, but gradually, we sorted things out and came together. That became our driving force. We wanted to prove that we were better and that we deserved to be treated better.”

Holder said that when I started my international career, my only desire was to leave the team in a better position.

“Honestly and sadly, it probably didn’t work out that way. The difficulties we faced when I first came to West Indies cricket are still there, but that was really my driving force to stay in the dressing room, change the culture and help take West Indies cricket in a direction that can only make us better and take us to a better place,” he said.

2012 and 2016 World Cup winners West Indies are doing well in the T20 World Cup 2026. West Indies are on top of their group after winning their two group matches.