Shimron Odilon Hetmyer (born 26 December 1996) is a Guyanese

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er who plays for the

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. He was part of the West Indies' squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2015 he was named as the captain of the West Indies squad for the

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. The

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(ICC) named Hetmyer as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket in 2018.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

He made his

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(T20) debut in the 2016 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for the

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, and was retained for the 2017 edition. In August 2018, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in the CPL, when he made 100 runs for Guyana Amazon Warriors against the

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. In October 2018,

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(CWI) awarded him a red-ball contract for the 2018–19 season. In December 2018, he was bought by the

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in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the

(ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament. He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the

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ahead of the

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. In July 2020, he was named in the

squad for the

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. In May 2021, in the mini-player replacement draft for the remainder of the postponed 2021 Pakistan Super League, Hetmyer was signed by the

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as a replacement for

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. In the 2022 IPL Auction, Hetmyer was bought by the

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International career

He represented the West Indies at Under-19 level, captaining the team to victory in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh over India in the final. He contributed two 50s to the team in the competition. In April 2017, he was named in the West Indies

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squad for their series against Pakistan. He made his Test debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 21 April 2017. In December 2017, he was added to the West Indies'

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(ODI) squad ahead of their series against New Zealand. He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 20 December 2017. He was also added to the West Indies'

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(T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 1 January 2018. On 6 March 2018, in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, he scored his first ODI century, batting against the

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at the

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ground in

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. The West Indies won the game by 60 runs and Hetmyer was named the man of the match. In February 2019, Hetmyer scored the fastest century by a West Indies batsman against England in an ODI match, doing so from 82 balls. In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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. The

(ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut. On 17 June 2019, in the match against

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, Hetmyer scored his 1,000th run in ODIs. In September 2021, Hetmyer was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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. Hetmyer was dropped from the West Indies' squad for the tour of Australia and the

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after missing his "rescheduled" flight to Australia.

Personal life

On 8 May 2022, it was announced that his first child would be born.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hetmyer, Shimron 1996 births Living people West Indies Test cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers Guyanese cricketers People from East Berbice-Corentyne Guyana Amazon Warriors cricketers Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers West Indies under-19 cricketers Cricketers at the 2019 Cricket World Cup Delhi Capitals cricketers Wicket-keepers Rajasthan Royals cricketers