The West Indian cricketer Shimron Hetmyer has joined the IPL 2025 playing competition. His West Indies Under-19 squad achieved victory at the U19 World Cup. The following articles details the profile of this skilled Guyanese cricketer.
Profile
- Full Name: Shimron Hetmyer
- Birthplace: Cumberland, Guyana
- Role: Batsman
- Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
- Bowling Style: Top Order Batter
- Current Team: Rajasthan Royals
Personal Life of Shimron Hetmyer
The West Indian cricketer Shimron Hetmyer emerged from his place of birth Cumberland within Guyana. Gladstone Hetmyer, his father, works for Sugar Estates, and his mother is Ingrid Hetmyer. They reside in Cumberland, Guyana. Seon Hetmyer stands as the oldest among his siblings, who also include Shonette and Shonelle Hetmyer. Hetmyer is the last in line regarding family order.
Shimron Hetmyer introduced his club career during the 2016 and 2017 seasons of the Carribean Premier League, then joined IPL 2024 with Rajasthan Royals. The Guyana Amazon Warriors became his initial franchise then. The good performance at his franchise resulted in his selection for the national team.
IPL Career
Hetmyer entered his first Indian Premier League season by playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019. Hetmyer faced an unsuccessful season in RCB that led to his exclusion from the franchise during the initial season.
During the following year, he joined the Delhi Capital team where he maintained solid matches before the next seasons. The Rajasthan Royals purchased him at INR 5.5 crore in 2022. At present, the cricket player had secured his spot on the Rajasthan Royals roster for the IPL 2025 tournament.
International Career of Shimron Hetmyer
Hetmyer made his debut in the ODI format in December 2017 when his West Indies team clashed against the cricket squad of New Zealand at Wangare. During that time, he scored 29 runs from 42 balls in the game, however, New Zealand still ended up victorious in the match.
He became a staple scorer for his team West Indies and emerged as the fourth quickest West Indian to arrive at the 1000 ODI runs out of all his 29 innings. So far, he has scored 5 centuries and 4 half-centuries out of 40 innings which could be topped in the IPL 2025.
As for his Test format career, Hetmyer played to represent his team in a match against Pakistan in Kinston in April 2017. He is also a consistent scorer in this format of cricket and produced 5 half-centuries so far.
He debuted his T20I career in an international match against New Zealand in January 2018 at Mount Maunganui. However, the outcome of the match ended with no score as the West Indies side did not bat. As a result, the game was called off.
Playing Style
Shimron Hetmyer was widely known for his calm and collected demeanor and it is reflected in his batting and bowling. Heymyer’s batting is always noted and it is precise enough to keep him as a prolific batsman. One of the coolest things about Hetmyer is that he can switch from a defensive stance to aggressiveness when the situation needs it in the IPL 2025.
Hetmyer is being considered as a powerful batsman in both club and international cricket. Additionally, he has a consistent batting style in the cricket formats of Test, T20, and One Day Internationals.
Honors
- Berbice Chamber of Commerce “Sports Ambassador Award” (2011)
- International Cricket Council “Five Breakout Stars” (2018)
- Captain of the 2016 U19 World Cup Squad
- Youngest Player to Achieve a Century in the Caribbean Premier League
The professional cricketer Shimron Hetmyer played for West Indies for international team matches and represents Rajasthan Royals through his franchise. Hetmyer is predicted to produce exceptional batting achievements during IPL 2025. Get only the best odds in cricket today over at 12BET!