20 April,2015 09:20 AM IST | | IANS
West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder says images of the late South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela as well as his dead grandfather flashed through his mind after scoring his maiden Test and first class century
Nelson Mandela and Jason Holder
St John's (Antigua): West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder says images of the late South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela as well as his dead grandfather flashed through his mind after scoring his maiden Test and first class century.
Nelson Mandela
Holder, playing in only his fourth Test, struck an unbeaten hundred on Friday to help the West Indies force a draw against England on the final day of the opening Test at the Vivian Richards Stadium on Saturday, reports CMC.
The 23-year-old Barbadian conceded that a Test century has been his long held dream. "There was a lot of emotions running through my mind. It was something I visualised for a long time. I thanked god for it. And I remember my grandfather who passed away a few years ago," said Holder.
Jason Holder
"A lot of things just ran through my mind. I am a big fan of Nelson Mandela and the celebration was a little tribute to him. I have a picture on my phone where he just has his hand up in a sign of peace." Holder, batting at No 8, anchored two key partnerships which frustrated the England attack.
He posted 105 for the seventh wicket with Captain Denesh Ramdin who hit 57, and then put on a further 56 with Kemar Roach in an unbroken eighth-wicket stand.
