No holding back

Edición de la obra No holding back

"One of the fastest bowlers the world has seen ... Michael Holding went by the haunting nickname 'Whispering Death', claiming 249 Test wickets. It was a moniker earned because he advanced on the bowling crease with stealth-like malevolence. Now, as a commentator and administrator, Holding has delivered his views on cricket in the same manner that he played the game ... charts his effortless transition from one of the great players to one of the great pundits ... does not shirk the big issues ... tackles why West Indies have slipped following their halcyon days, openly assesses Brian Lara, and laments the hypocrisy over the state of the game in the region. The controversy surrounding the Allen Stanford $20m spectacle, the ICC's handling of the abandoned England v Pakistan match, player power, illegal bowling actions and the threat of Twenty20 to the Test game are all subjects which Holding tackles with knowledge and class"--From publisher's description.