He also scored a 26-ball 42 in their last match against New Zealand in the quarter final. In the match against South Africa, Holder conceded 104 runs, which is second worst set of bowling figures in World Cups. In the tournament, Holder scored two consecutive fifties, both in losing causes, against South Africa and then India. He led his team to quarter finals of the 2015 World Cup where they lost to New Zealand. He became the second youngest test captain of all time for the West Indies and 15th youngest of all time for any Test Nation. On 4 September 2015 he was named as the captain of the Test side for the tour to Sri Lanka. At 23 years, 72 days, he became the youngest ever West Indian captain. He was made the captain of the national team in ODI format by the West Indies Cricket Board selectors, after they sacked previous captain Dwayne Bravo. However, West Indies lost the match by 53 runs.

Holder also scored 90 runs in the match, including his maiden Test fifty. In the second innings, Holder took his maiden Test wicket by dismissing Ross Taylor for 16 runs. He did not take any wickets in the first innings, but bowled economically with four maidens. He made his Test debut on 26 June 2014 against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut against New Zealand in January 2014, returning figures of 2–34 in 3 overs.Īfter good performances in ODIs, Holder was selected for the Test squad in June 2014. Holder delivered a strong all-round performance in the third ODI of the same series, when he, along with Kemar Roach, helped his team to a tie, scoring 19 not out off 9 deliveries. His first notable performance in the ODI format was in the first match against Pakistan in July 2013 where he picked up 4 for 13, although the performance was overshadowed by a seven wicket haul by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi, as West Indies were bowled out for 98. Holder made his ODI debut on 1 February 2013 against Australia. In the 2022 IPL Auction, Holder was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants for ₹8.75 crores. In July 2020, he was named in the Barbados Royals formerly known as Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. The 29-year-old was relieved of his white-ball captaincy in 2019 and this year, Kraigg Brathwaite replaced him as the Test captain. Northamptonshire County Cricket Club signed Holder for the 2019 County Season. In 2020, he joined Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2020 as a replacement for injured Mitchell Marsh. Holder scored 22 runs at 5.50 and took 2 wickets at 51.50 in all those four matches he played. In 2016 year auction, Kolkata Knight Riders bought him. He was also given a batting promotion by the Sunrisers Hyderabad, who sent him to bat ahead of all-rounders Karn Sharma and Parvez Rasool. A couple of days after making his international debut in 2013, Holder was signed up by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL auction, at his base price of $20,000.

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