DUBAI – West Indies captain Jason Holder has been suspended for the thirdand final Test against England due to his team’s slow over-rate duringtheir victory in Antigua last week, the ICC announced on Monday.
Cricket’s governing body banned Holder, despite the hosts playing fourseamers and the regular fall of wickets as England were bowled out for 187and 132.
The ICC said in a statement that the Windies were two overs short of theirtarget for the match.
Holder was previously found guilty of a slow over-rate during his team’sthird Test defeat by Sri Lanka last June.
“(Match referee) Jeff Crowe… imposed the suspension on Holder after theWindies were ruled to be two overs short of their target after timeallowances were taken into consideration,” the ICC said.
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The 27-year-old all-rounder, who has taken seven wickets and scored 229runs in the series so far, was also fined 40 percent of his match fee,while all the other Windies players were fined 20 percent each.
The Windies, who also thrashed England by 381 runs in the first Test, havesparked hopes of an upturn in form with their excellent performancesagainst a side ranked five places higher than them at third in the Testrankings.
The final Test in St Lucia starts on Saturday, with the Caribbean sidelooking for a famous series whitewash. – APP/AFP
