IPL 2022: Shimron Hetmyer excited to begin RR journey – West Indian batter Shimron Hetmyer who was snapped up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 8.50 crore during Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auctions has shared a special message to the franchise and fans. Follow IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
The RR Twitter page uploaded a 20 seconds video of the southpaw, wherein he can be seen telling the management about his excitement to join the RR family for the upcoming season of the 15th edition of the IPL.
IPL 2022: Shimron Hetmyer shares a special message to the Rajasthan Royals family and fans – Watch Video
Our Het-man has a message for you. 💗#RoyalsFamily | @SHetmyer pic.twitter.com/3R2vPhyQj1
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) February 21, 2022
IPL 2022: Shimron Hetmyer shares a special message to the Rajasthan Royals family and fans – Watch Video
Shimron Hetmyer was one of the most sought-after players during the IPL mega auctions. After an intense bidding war, RR finally got hold of the hard-hitting batter. Over the past two years, the RR franchise has struggled to finish the matches successfully. They wanted a proper finish who could go bang from the ball one.
Hetmyer’s terrific numbers for Delhi Capitals and a strike rate of above 180 proved to be decisive in RR going after him in the auctions.
IPL 2022: Shimron Hetmyer shares a special message to the Rajasthan Royals family and fans – Watch Video
IPL 2022: Shimron Hetmyer’s numbers in IPL
- Scored 242 runs for Capitals in 2021 edition of IPL
- 168.05 best strike rate for Capitals batters
- 168.05 strike rate best among batters from overs 16 to 20
- Remained unbeaten 6 times in the 14 innings that he batted
- Played 31 matches and has scored 517 runs at a strike rate of 151.16
- RR will be the third franchise Hetmyer will play after turning out for RCB and DC
RAJASTHAN ROYALS: Players Bought By RR: (24 Overall – 8 Overseas) 89.05 Crore Spent / 0.95 Cr remaining
RR Complete Squad Sanju Samson 14 Cr Jos Butler 10 Cr Yashasvi Jaiswal 4 Cr Navdeep Saini – 2.6 Cr Obed McCoy – 75 L Kuldeep Sen – 20 L Karun Nair – 1.4 Cr Dhruv Jurel – 20 L Tejas Baroka – 20 L Kuldip Yadav – 20 L Shubham Garhwal – 20 L James Neesham – 1.5 Cr Nathan Coulter-Nile – 2 Cr Rassie Van Der Dussen – 1 Cr Daryl Mitchell – 75 L Anunay Singh – 20 L Ravichandran Ashwin – 5 Cr Trent Boult – 8 Cr Shimron Hetmyer – 8.5 Cr Devdutt Padikkal – 7.75 Cr Prasidh Krishna – 10 Cr Yuzvendra Chahal – 6.5 Cr Riyan Parag – 3.8 Cr KC Cariappa – 30 L
IPL 2022: Shimron Hetmyer shares a special message to the Rajasthan Royals family and fans – Watch Video
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