Tough transitioning back as a player: Holder

West Indies Test captain Jason Holder confessed that his transition from ODI captain to "just a player" has not been smooth.

Holder was replaced by Kieron Pollard as the white-ball captain last September, and he admitted adjusting to the new demands was tricky.

"To be quite honest, it has been tough transitioning back just as a player," he told the Cricket Collective podcast. "In hindsight, it has been tough trying to understand how to get back in as just a player."

Holder admitted that he has not been a consistent performer over the past year. He took eight wickets in eight innings in the 2019 World Cup. But since then has picked up just seven wickets in 10 ODI innings.

"Performances obviously haven't been there as I would've probably liked, but I'm not too disheartened," he said. "I don't get too worried because I know my ability. I know what I can produce. I just know that an innings is around the corner, a bowling effort is around the corner."

The 28-year-old said that playing a lot had taken a toll on him and a break from leadership would allow him to recharge his batteries.

"I felt I needed the break after the India series [in December] particularly, just to refresh," he said. "I had played every single series in the entire year [in 2019], I played county cricket as well, and my batteries needed a little bit of a recharge.