Jason Holder (L), Ben StokesInternational cricket is set to resume after 117-days of coronavirus interruption with an England vs West Indies Test series starting Wednesday (July 8). The resumption of cricket will also see the battle between top two all-rounders (Jason Holder and Ben Stokes) in Tests.
Holder and Stokes will be leading Windies and England cricket team in the first Test of the three-match series.
Stokes would become England’s 81st captain now as regular skipper Joe Root will be attending the birth of his second child, and as a result missing the first Test at Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
ALSO READ: Eng vs WI 1st Test: Check match timings, playing 11, live streaming detailsJason Holder
Holder is only the second West Indies player after Sir Garry Sobers to hold the number one ranking among Test all-rounders and he has a career-best 473 points going into the first Test. The 28-year-old from Barbados has been at the top since January 2019.
Holder has played some magnificent knocks and the most recent one was an unbeaten 202 in Bridgetown Test, when England toured Caribbean Islands in 2019. Holder is also Windies' leading bowler as he is at the third spot in the bowling rankings with fast bowlers Kemar Roach (11th) and Shannon Gabriel (19th) others in the top 20.
Jason Holder captaincy record
Holder has led West Indies cricket team in 32 Test matches since 2015. West Indies has won 10 and lost 17 matches while five matches have ended in a draw under his captaincy.
Win/Loss: 0.58
Win percentage: 31.25
Loss percentage: 53.12
Jason Holder Test career
Holder has accumulated 1892 runs in 40 matches at an average of 32.72, including three centuries and 8 fifties. His highest individual score is 202 not out.
In the bowling department, he took 106 wickets at an average of 26.37 with 6 for 59 his best bowling figure in an innings.
Jason Holder cricket career
Batting
.
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
Tests
40
69
11
1898
202*
32.72
3178
59.72
3
8
ODIs
115
92
19
1821
99*
24.94
1931
94.3
0
9
T20Is
17
11
2
111
26*
12.33
84
132.14
0
0
First-class
71
111
11
2613
202*
26.13
-
-
3
10
List A
167
133
26
2711
99*
25.33
-
-
0
14
T20s
106
76
18
757
54
13.05
600
126.16
0
1
Bowling
.
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
Tests
40
69
6541
2796
106
6-59
11/103
26.37
2.56
61.7
ODIs
115
111
5347
4948
136
5-27
5-27
36.38
5.55
39.3
T20Is
17
17
373
524
13
2-23
2-23
40.3
8.42
28.6
First-class
71
123
10394
4576
186
6-59
11-103
24.6
2.64
55.8
List A
167
159
7521
6532
218
5-27
5-27
29.96
5.21
34.5
T20s
106
105
2151
2785
81
4-27
4-27
34.38
7.76
26.5
Source: Espncricinfo website
Ben Stokes
The charismatic Stokes has been regarded as one of the best all-rounder in modern cricket as he played some nerve wrenching innings. The one-man show during the Headingley Test against Australia during the Ashes 2019 series has been Stokes' one of the best innings so far.
Watch Ben Stokes innings hereStokes’ Test rankings:
The Englishman has 407 points and as a result, he is at the second position in the ICC rankings for the longest format of the game. Stokes would be looking to work his way up in the points aggregate during the series and emulate compatriot Andrew Flintoff, the last England player at the top of the Test all-rounders' list, in May 2006. Tenth-ranked Stokes is England's leading batsman in the absence of Root, while their next highest-ranked batsman is Rory Burns in the 33rd position.
Stokes Test career
In 63 Tests, he has scored 4056 runs at an average of 36.56, including nine tons and 21 half centuries. His highest individual score Test cricket is 258.
In bowling department, he has scalped 147 wickets at an average of 32.68 with six for 22 his best bowling figures in an inning.
Ben Stokes cricket career