West Indies hard-hitting batsman Shimron Hetmyer was not thought-about within the limited-overs squad for the upcoming residence sequence towards Sri Lanka after not passing a health check. Sri Lanka will tour the West Indies that consists of three ODIs, three T20Is, and two Checks, getting underway from the 4th of March. Reportedly, Shimron Hetmyer has failed the health check for the second time in a 12 months. Earlier in 2020 when West Indies toured Sri Lanka for enjoying white-ball cricket, Hetmyer and Lewis each failed health checks, resulting in their exclusion.
Shimron Hetmyer has been in a red-hot type of late, scoring an impressive hundred within the Regional Super50 competitors for Guyana Jaguars a number of days again. The 24-year previous is the third-highest run-getter within the event behind Jason Mohammed and Jonathan Carter. Hetmyer has accrued 280 runs in six matches at 56 whereas retaining a strike price of 130.23.
As per Cricket West Indies laws, their cricketers should cross the yoyo check to be obtainable for choice. Nevertheless, the board does enable some exemption to sure gamers who don’t make the grade. However, an method has created an argument up to now and it’s the second event that Shimron Hetmyer has didn’t make the squad as a consequence of failing health necessities.
Shimron Hetmyer not the one absentee from the West Indies’ squad:
Alongside Shimron Hetmyer, the likes of Oshane Thomas, Andre Russell, Sheldon Cottrell, and Roston Chase are additionally absent from the squad – being the first-choice cricketers within the shortest format. However, veterans in Chris Gayle and Fidel Edwards have earned remembers to the West Indies’ squad as they construct in direction of defending their World T20 crown later this 12 months in India.
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