West Indian cricketer
Shimron Odilon Hetmyer (born 26 December 1996) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays as a top order batsman for the West Indies cricket team .[ 1] 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup .[ 2] [ 3] International Cricket Council (ICC) named Hetmyer as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket.[ 4] Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2022 season of the Caribbean Premier League .[ 5]
Domestic and T20 franchise career
He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut in the 2016 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for the Guyana Amazon Warriors , and was retained for the 2017 edition .[ 6] Jamaica Tallawahs .[ 7]
In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a red-ball contract for the 2018–19 season.[ 8] [ 9]
In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League .[ 10] [ 11] International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament.[ 12] 2020 IPL auction .[ 13] 2020 IPL auction , he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League .[ 14]
In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League .[ 15] [ 16]
In May 2021, in the mini-player replacement draft for the remainder of the postponed 2021 Pakistan Super League , Hetmyer was signed by the Multan Sultans as a replacement for Mahmudullah .[ 17]
In the 2022 IPL Auction , Hetmyer was bought by the Rajasthan Royals .[ 18]
Shimron Hetmyer made his BPL debut for Khulna Tigers in the 2025 Bangladesh Premier League on 2 February 2025
International career
He represented the West Indies at Under-19 level, captaining the team to prevail in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh , by defeating India in the tournament's final. Hetmyer scored two half centuries for the Windies during the World Cup.[ 19] [ 2] [ 3]
In April 2017, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for their series against Pakistan .[ 20] [ 21]
In December 2017, he was added to the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of their series against New Zealand .[ 22] [ 23] Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand.[ 24] [ 25]
On 6 March 2018, in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier , he scored his first ODI century,[ 26] United Arab Emirates at the Old Hararians ground in Harare .[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
In February 2019, Hetmyer scored the fastest century by a West Indies batsman against England in an ODI match, doing so from 82 balls.[ 30]
In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup .[ 31] [ 32] International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut.[ 33] Bangladesh , Hetmyer scored his 1,000th run in ODIs.[ 34]
In September 2021, Hetmyer was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup .[ 35]
Hetmyer was dropped from the West Indies' squad for the tour of Australia and the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup after missing his "rescheduled" flight to Australia.[ 36]
In May 2024, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[ 37]
Personal life
On 8 May 2022, he announced the birth of his first child with wife Nirvani, his son was born while Hetmyer was playing in the IPL.[ 38] [ 39]
References
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