Michael Holding

He also advocates making pace-friendly pitches in the Caribbean to encourage quicks

Ever wonder which are the top bowling performances in conditions that were the most difficult for bowlers?

Michael Holding believes Hardik Pandya is not effective as a batsman and lacks control and consistency with the ball

And which players have scored most runs and taken most wickets in the history of the Champions Trophy?

One of West Indies' all-time great fast bowlers remembers the ground in his boyhood and Test cricket days

Also: who missed the largest number of Tests over the course of a career?

Forty years later we can understand that famous English summer in a more nuanced way

Michael Holding pays tribute to Tony Cozier, who was covering cricket when Holding began playing for West Indies, and then helped the fast bowler start his commentary career

Thirty years ago England were battered, bruised, broken and blackwashed in the Caribbean

Forty years ago Clive Lloyd and Co arrived in England ready to forge reputations. They left having established legends

At The Oval in 1976, the bowler was Holding, the batsmen were history

The top 10 Test performances from the last 50 years include scarcely believable turnarounds, a dustbin aid, and big whiskers

Looking back at West Indies' first series win down under

Michael Holding has described Brian Close, who died on Sunday, as one of the "toughest people in the game"

Four fast bowlers, one spinner; two deadly yorkers, a bullet, an arm ball, and magic from Waz

Michael Holding on his regrets over West Indies' behaviour in New Zealand in 1980, why Mohammad Amir deserves a second chance, and how crazy workloads are killing cricket

Many people can recall outstanding deliveries, such as Shane Warne's'ball of the century' to Mike Gatting at Old Trafford in 1993

Deceptive, languid, animalistic, terrifying and revealing: five favourite bowling actions

A look at the development of the great West Indian fast bowler Michael Holding