Jason Holder is a Barbadian all-round cricketer and former captain of the West Indies team. He bowls right-arm medium fast and can also bat well in all formats of cricket. In 2019, he reached the top spot in ICC Test all-rounder rankings because of his strong bowling and useful batting runs. That same year, he also won the West Indies Test Player of the Year award.
Holder made history as the first West Indian male player to take a hat-trick in T20 international cricket. He is also among the few players to score more than 2000 runs and take over 100 wickets in ODI cricket. In Test cricket, he joined the elite all-rounders by scoring over 2500 runs and taking more than 150 wickets. He won the 2016 T20 World Cup with the West Indies squad.
Jason Holder Records and Achievement
Jason Holder became West Indies ODI captain in 2014 at the young age of 23 and later also led the Test team. He made a strong impact early in his career by taking 12 wickets in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup, where he was West Indies’ leading bowler. He played his first Test in 2014 against New Zealand, where he also scored 52 runs batting at number 7.
He scored his first Test century against England in 2015, playing a long match-saving innings. One of his greatest performances came in 2017 when he scored a career-best 202 against England, helping West Indies win a big Test match. He also reached the No. 1 spot in ICC all-rounder rankings during his peak.
Holder played in the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups as captain and won the 2016 T20 World Cup with the squad. He also won the 2014 and 2019 Caribbean Premier League titles with Barbados Tridents and received the 2021 ICC Spirit of Cricket Award.
Jason Holder Career Stats
In Tests, Jason Holder has played 69 matches and scored 3073 runs. He has 3 centuries and 14 fifties. He has taken 162 wickets, and his best bowling is 6 for 42. He has 4 four-wicket hauls, 8 five-wicket hauls, and 1 ten-wicket match haul.
In ODIs, he has played 138 matches and scored 2237 runs. He has 12 fifties but no centuries. He has taken 159 wickets, and his best bowling is 5 for 27. He has 5 four-wicket hauls and 2 five-wicket hauls.
In T20Is, he has played 94 matches and scored 802 runs. He has taken 106 wickets, and his best T20I bowling is 5 for 27. He has 5 four-wicket hauls and 1 five-wicket haul.
| Bowling | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Wkts | BBI | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 69 | 162 | 6/42 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| ODIs | 138 | 159 | 5/27 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 94 | 106 | 5/27 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Batting | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Runs | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Tests | 69 | 3073 | 3 | 14 | 359 | 55 |
| ODIs | 138 | 2237 | 0 | 12 | 160 | 69 |
| T20Is | 94 | 802 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 53 |
Jason Holder’s Personal Life
Jason Holder was born on November 5, 1991, in Bridgetown, Barbados. His parents separated when he was young, but both stayed involved in raising him. His mother, Denise, taught him manners and discipline from an early age and encouraged him to stay respectful and focused.
He is very tall, about 6 feet 7 inches, which helped him in sports. He could have chosen other sports, like basketball, because his elder brother, Andre, was good at it and even got a scholarship to play in the United States. But Holder chose cricket after his father, Ronald, enrolled him in cricket training programs when he was about eight years old.
Holder led the team during the COVID-19 pandemic tour of England in 2020, which helped restart international cricket during lockdown times. He also supported the Black Lives Matter movement and took part in symbolic gestures like wearing BLM logos and taking a knee during matches to show solidarity against racism.
Jason Holder Contract
Jason Holder was bought by the Gujarat Titans for ₹7 crore in the IPL 2026 auction. The team wanted a strong pace all-rounder who can contribute with both bat and ball under pressure.
In the IPL, Holder has played 43 matches and taken 53 wickets with an economy rate of 8.81. With the bat, he has scored 259 runs at a strike rate of 122.74. He has played for multiple IPL teams, gaining experience on different types of pitches.
FAQs
Q. When did Jason Holder become West Indies ODI captain?
A. Jason Holder became ODI captain in 2014 at the age of 23.
Q. Which major tournament did Jason Holder win with the West Indies?
A. Jason Holder was part of the West Indies team that won the 2016 T20 World Cup.
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