FORMER West Indies Test captain Jason Holder is adamant that for the promising pacer Jayden Seales to reach his potential, Cricket West Indies (CWI) will have to manage the young lad properly going forward. The 19-year-old, who had played just one first-class match prior to his Test debut against South Africa in St Lucia, bowled with great pace and consistency and took 3-75. “The most impressive thing about his debut is the sustenance of his consistency, he was there nagging and asking tons of questions with his consistency for a 19-year-old and I think the sky is the limit for him if he can stay fit,” the former skipper stated at yesterday’s virtual media briefing.
Holder added, “I just hope we manage him. We got to understand that this is his second first-class game and the body will take a bit of time to adjust to the workload. We got to be very careful not to bowl him to the ground.
“Sometimes we get excited with a young prospect such as Jayden and we throw him into all three formats. I would personally like to see a gradual build-up into the three formats if that is the direction CWI wants to go.”

Holder, fielding in second-slip, completed the dismissal of Keegan Petersen to give Seales his first Test scalp.
The former skipper exuded immense emotions after taking the catch and said he was overjoyed for the lad from Trinidad and Tobago.
“I am excited for Jayden. It was special to see not only the way he bowled but the way the team rallied around him. I was commenting on his first Test wicket and everyone was saying how they really enjoyed how we got around him. I honestly felt I was taking my first Test wicket when Jayden got Petersen, but it is a pleasing note for me.”
Seales, a former West Indies Under-19 pacer, played at the 2020 Youth World Cup in South Africa and excited many with his pace and aggression.
He later impressed at the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which earned him a spot on the tour to New Zealand.
Seales took 3-43 and 1-23 in the recent ‘Best v Best’ match which led to his Test selection.