‘WHISPERING DEATH’ WAS THE ULTIMATE ALL-ROUNDER

Garfield Robinson looks at the career of Michael Holding who has retired from commentating

Afriend and fellow cricket devotee told me a few years ago that if he found himself with an opinion on the game that ran counter to that of commentator and former fast bowler, Michael Holding, he’d change his opinion. I didn’t feel I could go that far, but I understood the respect for the man and the faith my friend placed in his knowledge and views on cricket.The Jamaican grew from being an elite player to one of cricket’s most highly regarded pundits. One observer once...

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