West Indies, the only team to win the T20 World Cup twice, was eliminated in the qualifying stage of the current edition in Australia on Friday. The West Indies were humiliated by Ireland in the tournament’s biggest upset to date.
The Caribbean team was eliminated from the World Cup after key players such as Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Shimron Hetmyer were omitted.
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Age, Family
Born to Ingrid Hetmeyer and Gladston Hetmeyer on December 26, 1996, Shimron Odilon Hetmyer is a Guyanese cricketer who currently plays for the West Indies. Hetmyer is 26 years old
He has two sisters, Shonelle and Shonette, as well as an older brother, Seon Hetmyer. Shimron is the youngest of four siblings. He is married to Nirvani Uramao, the two dated for a long time and got engaged in 2018.
Career
He was a member of the West Indies squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014. He was named captain of the West Indies squad for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in December 2015. Hetmyer was named one of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) five breakout stars in men’s cricket in 2018.
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He played for the West Indies at the Under-19 level, captaining them to victory over India in the championship match of the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. He gave the team two 50s during the competition.
When he scored 100 runs for the Guyana Amazon Warriors against the Jamaica Tallawahs in August 2018, he set a new record for the CPL’s youngest batsman to make a century.
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He received a red-ball contract with Cricket West Indies in October 2018 for the 2018–19 season.
Prior to the 2019 Indian Premier League event, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him one of the eight players to watch in March 2019. Hetmyer was purchased by the Rajasthan Royals during the IPL Auction for 2022.
Net worth
Hetmyer’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 million, according to several unconfirmed reports (i.e. approximately INR 7.45 crore).
His compensation package includes the salary he receives from Cricket West Indies for his international appearances. Furthermore, the champion cricketer is a regular fixture in franchise-based T20 leagues such as the Indian Premier League and the Caribbean Premier League, where he earns a sizable salary.
The batter debuted for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the highly anticipated IPL season of 2019. The left-hander was bought by the Delhi Capitals for INR 7.75 crore at the ensuing IPL auction. Before the IPL 2021 auction earlier this year, the franchise decided to keep him on. Shimron Hetmyer will earn INR 7.75 crore in the IPL 2021, placing him as the second-highest earning for the DC squad. For 8.5 crores, Rajasthan Royals paid for him.
