![]() Hetmyer during the Cricket World Cup 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Shimron Odilon Hetmyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cumberland, Guyana | 26 December 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Test debut(cap 310) | 21 April 2017 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 27 November 2019 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 183) | 20 December 2017 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 6 November 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 69) | 1 January 2018 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 17 November 2024 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–present | Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Delhi Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Multan Sultans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-present | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025 | Khulna Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,27 March 2025 |
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] Hetmyer captained the Windies to win the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [2] [3] During 2018 the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Hetmyer as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket. [4] He was also the captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2022 season of the Caribbean Premier League. [5]
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] 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 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] In March 2019,he was named as one of eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament. [12] He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. [13] In the 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
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] He made his Test debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 21 April 2017. [21]
In December 2017,he was added to the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of their series against New Zealand. [22] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 20 December 2017. [23] He was also added to the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand. [24] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 1 January 2018. [25]
On 6 March 2018,in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier,he scored his first ODI century, [26] batting against the United Arab Emirates at the Old Hararians ground in Harare. [27] [28] The West Indies won the game by 60 runs and Hetmyer was named the man of the match. [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] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as one of the five exciting talents making their Cricket World Cup debut. [33] On 17 June 2019,in the match against 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]
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]