ECB's decision to abandon the tour came just three days after New Zealand had pulled out of a tour of Pakistan at the last minute, due to security concerns.
The 67-year-old has served for Sky Sports for over twenty years as a commentator broadcaster.
Holding hit out at the change in rules by the International Cricket Council (ICC) that restricts bowling bouncers and favours batsmen.
Holding, who is a passionate advocate for equality in cricket and the wider community, feels the gesture is akin to saying "all lives matter" rather than supporting BLM movement.
It is impossible to completely wipe off racism from the world, feels fast bowling great Michael Holding.
Holding said he was "thrilled" by the opportunity to join the MCC Foundation.
The 25-year-old England pacer says Holding is not aware of how serious England players are about Black Lives Matter movement.
Michael Holding has lashed out at England and Australia for not taking the knee in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign during their ongoing limited-overs series.
Holding highlighted that Dhoni had nearly 5000 runs in Test cricket despite being a wicketkeeper.
The 25-year-old had earlier admitted that he was subjected to racist abuse on social media for breaking the bio-bubble protocol after the series opener.
Holding slammed poor umpiring and the use of technology as part of the Decision Review System (DRS) after Windies lost three quick wickets in the fourth innings
Jofra Archer was dropped from the second Test against West Indies after he drove to his home in Brighton.
Citing the example of Nelson Mandela, Holding ripped into Archer, stating sacrifices should be made for the larger good.
With the rain delaying the start of play on Wednesday, Holder's powerful address on racism went viral on social media and moved the entire cricketing fraternity.
On the second day of the ongoing first Test between England and the West Indies, Holding said he was thinking about his parents when he became emotional on TV.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain paid tribute to Michael Holding on his powerful message against racism ahead of the first Test between England and West Indies.
Holding also explained the reason behind the Black Lives Matter movement, saying that the movement is all about equality and not about putting 'Black people above white people'.
As many as 10 out of the 29 England-bound Pakistan cricketers have tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus
Michael Holding believes it might be challenging for the likes of Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers to hit their natural shots against the likes of Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar.
Holding, who took 249 wickets in 60 Tests for West Indies between 1975 and 1987, said individual sports need not worry about racism.
Top News
Latest News
