Jason Holder plans to return to red-ball cricket soon.

This year, I declined to accept the central contract. I gave the T20 World Cup top priority, so I gave careful thought to why I declined the central contract," Holder stated.

Jason Holder, a talented all-rounder for the West Indies, is keen to return to the longest format. Holder, who isn’t on a central contract right now and is playing for a franchise in cricket, was not present for the just finished series between Australia and the West Indies, in which the Windies upset Australia in the second Test at Gabba.

Regarding the same, Holder came forth to say that he wanted to focus on T20 cricket, therefore he took the very conscious decision not to sign the central contract.

Holder, who is now playing for Khulna Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League, stated that he wanted to play as many Twenty20 matches as possible ahead to the prestigious competition and prioritize the forthcoming T20 World Cup.

This year, I declined to accept the central contract. I gave careful thought to my decision to forego the central contract, choosing instead to focus on the T20 World Cup as my best opportunity to make the squad. I consciously chose to do this. It didn’t work out, even though I really wanted to sign the central contract. Holder was cited by Cricbuzz as stating, “After not signing the contract, my decision was to capitalize on the first window this year and try to play as much T20 cricket leading up to the T20 World Cup.”

I was ecstatic to see the Test series: Jason Holder

The 32-year-old also expressed his disappointment at missing the Australia Test series and his particular interest in the series since he was curious to watch how the younger players performed against one of the top teams in the world of cricket.

“When I was at ILT20, I watched a lot of the Test series. I felt incredibly proud. I was really interested in watching that series (against Australia) to see how the younger men would fare. Not really perform, merely survive in the surroundings. I never go into a cricket match expecting anything. My primary purpose in watching is to learn. I was ecstatic to see the Test series,” Holder remarked.

“I felt let down by my absence. Being apart from the boys made me feel horrible. It was fantastic, in my opinion, because I now miss it much more. It motivates me even more to return to the field,” he continued.