Michael Holding says he 'wouldn’t be worried' to bowl to batsmen like Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers

There are few batsmen whom bowlers don't enjoy bowing to. Be it India's Rohit Sharma or South Africa's AB de Villiers, these batsmen are sure to endure some damage once they get stuck on the field.

While talking about facing these batsmen former West Indies bowling legend Michael Holding believes that he would not be worried about them.

In an interview on Youtube channel Sportscreen, Holding was questioned on how would he bowl to such modern-day batsmen who shuffle across the crease, pull it 360 degrees. 

In reply, Holding said that he would like the batsmen to attempt such shots against bowlers who bowl with the pace he used to bowl at.

“I think batsmen play their shots depending upon the pace of the bowlers. Those players and the shots that you are talking about I would like to see them play those shots against someone with real pace,” Holding said. 

“Dale Steyn for instance or a Brett Lee or a Shoaib Akhtar. If they can play shots like that against that pace I’ll start to worry about what I am going to do. With the kind of pace I used to bowl, I wouldn’t be worried about those shots being played,” he added.

The West Indies legend further stated that he doesn’t think that the batsmen will be scared of his pace. However, he added that they would certainly need to be more careful when attempting such shots. 

“Don’t think those guys will be scared, but they would be really careful about the shots that they attempt because you cannot make mistakes with that pace,” the cricketer-turned-commentator added.