West Indies’ restricted Test calendar limits milestone probabilities, says Holder

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has raised concern a couple of restricted Test schedule affecting gamers’ probabilities of reaching milestones.

Holder, who has 60 caps for the West Indies within the longest format, insisted that solely “big three” international locations like England, Australia and India have a busy schedule.

“The way world cricket is going now, apart from the big three, every team is barely playing any Test cricket,” Holder mentioned on Wednesday.

“We average six to eight test matches over the last three years. This year we’ve got six, next year around six. You have to be in the 11 for every single game to get anywhere close to 100 Tests,” he mentioned, referring to the beginning line-up.

Holder highlighted the case of West Indies’ Test captain and opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who has performed 83 instances since his Test debut in May 2011, whereas England’s Joe Root has 129 caps since his Test debut in December 2012.

“It just shows you the amount of cricket England plays in comparison to us,” Holder mentioned. “It’s beyond our control. We’ve just got to deal with what’s in front of us and try to make the most of it.”

South Africa quick bowler Anrich Nortje, who has 18 Test caps, mentioned gamers attempt to benefit from the restricted alternatives they get.

“I probably will never get to 50 Tests. That will take me another seven years. Some countries in the next few months they play 20 games. It’s hard,” Nortje mentioned.

“You can’t compare what the greats have done in the past, they played a lot of Test cricket. That’s the main format. We play four games, eight games or 10 games over two years.”