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Clive Lloyd lauds Jason Holder following latter’s appointment as Test skipper

Clive Lloyd said Jason Holder commands respect in the dressing room.

Clive Lloyd was himself an astute captain in his playing days for West Indies © Getty Images
Clive Lloyd was himself an astute captain in his playing days for West Indies © Getty Images

The West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd who was primarily responsible for the move to make Jason Holder captain in Test cricket has heaped the 23-year old with a lot of praise. Holder has been made captain ahead of West Indies’ tour of Sri Lanka to take place later in 2015. According to Lloyd, the time was ripe to shift captaincy reigns from the hands of Denesh Ramdin to Holder, who is already One-Day International (ODI) captain. Lloyd feels Holder commands a lot of respect in the dressing room, despite his young age and is the right man to lead West Indies into a new era of glory. ALSO READ: Jason Holder replaces Denesh Ramdin as Test skipper ahead of Sri Lanka tour

“We expect to get new thinking and new dynamism from him. Jason commands respect. He is a fine young man, very intelligent and he seems to get the best from the players because he is a straightforward guy. I think the players will warm to him. He has a young bunch of players and we feel he can guide them in the manner that is required for internationals,” Lloyd to windiescricket.com. ALSO READ: Darren Bravo not happy with West Indies training camp facilities prior to Sri Lanka tour

While Holder will lead West Indies in Tests and ODIs, Lloyd is averse to giving Holder the responsibility in the shortest format as well. “We do not want to any captain to lead in all three formats just now,” said Lloyd. “It would be quite burdensome on anyone. We think we can have a separate Twenty20 captain.” ALSO READ: Denesh Ramdin cautions West Indies ahead of the tour of Sri Lanka

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