[4] Holder is the first West Indian male cricketer to take a hat-trick in a T20I,[5] and the fifth, to achieve both 2000 runs and 100 wickets in one day internationals.

[6][7] He is also the second West Indian, after Sir Garfield Sobers, to attain both 2500 runs and 150 wickets in test match cricket.

A couple of days after making his international debut in 2013, Holder was signed up by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL auction, at his base price of $20,000.

Holder delivered a strong all-round performance in the third ODI of the same series, when he, along with Kemar Roach, helped his team to a tie, scoring 19 not out off 9 deliveries.

In the match against South Africa, Holder conceded 104 runs, which is second worst set of bowling figures in World Cups.

At first under his captaincy, the Caribbean side regularly lacked experienced players such as Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels.

[30] On 15 March 2018, Holder became the fastest player for the West Indies, in terms of matches, to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODIs (74).

He struck a 295-run partnership with Shane Dowrich for the eight wicket helping his team secure a lead of 627 runs over England.

[38] He occupied the top spot in the all-rounders rankings announced following the match, the first West Indies player since Garfield Sobers in 1974.

[43] On 1 July 2019, in the match against Sri Lanka, Holder became the first captain of the West Indies to take 100 wickets in ODIs.

[45] In June 2020, Holder was named as the captain of the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.

[47] On 21 March 2021, Holder claimed 5 for 27 against Sri Lanka upon the opening day of the first test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

[4] He later scored 52, on 24 July 2021, to help the Windies win the second ODI of a three match series against Australia held at the Kensington Oval, Barbados.

[54][55] In September 2021, Holder was named as one of four reserve players in the West Indies cricket squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

[59] On 6 February 2022 Holder notched 57 in the first game of a three match ODI series against India held at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.

[62] Holder is a fan of Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur[63] and in February 2022 became the brand ambassador for BookBarbados.com.