KOLKATA, India (CMC):
Following a nervous few days, Shimron Hetmyer has joined his West Indies teammates in Kolkata hours ahead of their opening ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match against Scotland.
The powerful left-hander had been stranded in South Africa at the conclusion of the Windies’ three-match T20I series late last month because of visa issues.
It resulted in him missing the team’s lone warm-up match against Afghanistan on Wednesday, which they lost by 23 runs, as well as the official photoshoot.
However, Hetmyer, who comes into the tournament in blazing form, was posted on Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Instagram page on Friday, sporting the team’s new-look kit for the tournament.
In the recently concluded series against South Africa, Hetmyer was the standout performer, amassing a series-leading 171 runs.
His knock included a top score of 75, blasted at a breathtaking strike rate of 178.
When the incident was initially reported, CWI issued a brief statement, assuring that “the matter will be dealt with soon”.
