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\nPace great Michael Holding believes West Indies will particularly miss batsmen Darren Bravo and Shimron Hetmyer on their tour of England after they, along with all-rounder Keemo Paul, opted out of the series because of COVID-19 fears.
\nThe three-test series is scheduled to be played in July behind closed doors at \u2018bio-secure\u2019 venues of Ageas Bowl and Old Trafford, subject to British government approval.
\n\u201cI think it\u2019s unfortunate as far as West Indies cricket is concerned,\u201d Holding said on his YouTube channel.
\n\u201cI\u2019m not going to tell anyone that they should be going to England because COVID-19 is around, someone may get sick or even worse,\u201d he said. \u201cBut at the same time I think it\u2019s unfortunate for the West Indies team because these guys have quite a bit of talent, and they\u2019ll be missed.\u201d
\nWest Indies dropped Bravo for the one-off test against Afghanistan in November and Holding reckoned the England tour was a missed opportunity for the top-order batsman trying to revive his stop-start career.
\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry that Bravo in particular isn\u2019t going because Bravo, I think, needs to resuscitate his career,\u201d the 66-year-old Jamaican said.
\n\u201cI think the more cricket he can play now, especially for West Indies, the better chance he has of getting back on track and showing everyone the great player that he could be.\u201d
\nFearless middle order batsman Hetmyer could have also benefited from the England tour, Holding said.
\n\u201cHetmyer, again, I think he\u2019s a very, very talented player.\u201d
\n\u201cAgain, I\u2019m sorry that he\u2019s not going so that he can get more opportunity to express himself. But I ain\u2019t blaming them for not going.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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