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

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er who plays as a top order batsman for the West Indies cricket team. Hetmyer captained the Windies to win the

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. During 2018 the

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(ICC) named Hetmyer as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket. He was also the captain of the

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in the 2022 season of the

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Domestic and T20 franchise career

He made his

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(T20) debut in the

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(CPL) for the

, 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

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for the

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. 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

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, 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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. Shimron Hetmyer made his BPL debut for

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in the

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on 2 February 2025

International career

He represented the West Indies at Under-19 level, captaining the team to prevail in the

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, by defeating India in the tournament's final. Hetmyer scored two half centuries for the Windies during the World Cup. 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

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, 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

, 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. In May 2024, he was named in the West Indies squad for the

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tournament.

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.

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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 Bengaluru cricketers Guyanese expatriate cricketers in India Guyanese expatriate cricketers West Indies under-19 cricketers Cricketers at the 2019 Cricket World Cup Delhi Capitals cricketers Wicket-keepers Rajasthan Royals cricketers London Spirit cricketers