Hard-hitting West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer is trying ahead to choose the brains of Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara to get higher not solely within the shortest format of the sport but in addition enhance his red-ball cricket.
The 25-year-old left-handed batter was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 8.5 crore throughout the IPL mega public sale after not being retained by Delhi Capitals.
“It’s very thrilling to play underneath somebody like Kumar Sangakkara. A legend of the sport, I’ve heard some superb issues about him and may’t wait to get his brains on sure points of my recreation, that may assist turn out to be higher not simply within the white-ball format but in addition within the longer model of the sport with the crimson ball,” Hetmyer said in a release issued by the franchise.
The Guyanese batter had an impact in a finishing role for his previous franchise and he hoped to replicate the same for the Royals in the upcoming edition of the IPL.
“I’m really excited to get going for the Royals. I’ve heard some really nice things about the franchise from my good friend Evin Lewis, and I can’t wait to get going and just enjoy myself as part of the squad,” the West Indian southpaw stated.
Hetmyer, nevertheless, performed down the worth tag, saying it is crucial he performs any function that involves him.
“There’s no strain of the worth tag on me, it’s a problem to assist the Royals after I’m on the market. The price ticket does not likely matter to me, it’s the runs I rating that assist contribute to the group’s trigger that matter,” he said.
“I’m ready for any role the team needs me to perform. It’s imperative to do well as a player in the squad. And at my end, as I’ve always believed, is to just give myself that chance to be out there and the performance will come, no matter what the situation of the game is.”
Playing for his third franchise within the event, Hetmyer was candid in speaking about his IPL journey to this point.
“My first season within the IPL at RCB was a difficult one, for a younger participant, and being the one West Indian within the squad was a tricky one to begin off in franchise cricket,” said the West Indian.
“IPL, in general, has been a wonderful learning experience that has taught me to look at myself and my game differently and has enabled me to learn and develop the right processes.”
The 2016 U-19 World Cup-winning captain additionally shared his preliminary experiences within the IPL.
“I believe it was 2018, I had an opportunity to go to a camp with the Royals in Mumbai and that was considered one of my first interactions with an IPL group. It felt like an excellent environment again then, met some actually considerate cricketing folks and was once more glad to see a few of them nonetheless with the squad this season as effectively,” he stated.
“It was fantastic being around an IPL set-up such as the Royals, and how they would approach and work towards things. I felt it was an insightful experience and something that I’ve carried with myself ever since.”
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