Following Shimron Hetmyer’s exclusion from the West Indies One-Day side for the upcoming Sri Lanka series, veteran cricket commentator, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira says that the batsman must return to the West Indies championships and dominate.
“He must show his hunger to get back to the top by dominating the Regional four-day tournament,” Perreira stated.
Rovman Powell and Darren Bravo were both recalled to the West Indies side after outstanding performances in the Regional Super50 while it is reported that Hetmyer and Evin Lewis were dropped because they failed to meet the new fitness requirements of Cricket West Indies.
“Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer missed out due to the fact that they came up short in the fitness test…They will be missed. Lewis was the team’s best batsman in the recent Colonial Medical Insurance ODI Series against Ireland where he batted with great composure and proved the bedrock for the team’s series win. Hetmyer appeared to be getting his act together and was an integral part of the team’s batting group,” Chairman of Selectors, Roger Harper stated of Hetmyer’s omission.
Perreira suggested that hetmyer play for Guyana in the upcoming Regional matches.
“Guyana Jaguars must pick him and give him the chance to express himself,” said Perreira suggesting that Hetmyer’s confidence will come back and to dominate he must be fit.
Perreira, a stalwart of nearly six decades and 150 test-match commentary, added that the 23-year-old must look at the positive of situation if he is to get back into maroon colours.
Hetmyer, who was recently auctioned in the Indian Premier League to Delhi Daredevils for US$1.1 Million, averages 36.66 with five hundreds and four fifties in 45 One Day Internationals.
The Guyana Cricket Board has not yet named the five-time defending champions, Jaguars’ side for their upcoming fourth round home match against Jamaica Scorpions in the West Indies Championships which leaves room open for the Young Warriors Cricket Club left-hander.
Since Jaguars’ dominating run began in the 2014-2015 season, Hetmyer has played just 16 matches and scored 881 runs.
