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Hail SHEMRON HETMYER !


Hetmyer and midwicket sixes are something that simultameously comes in mind when either of the two gets a mention.

Century in first ODI 2019 India.
          West Indies won the first Odi- 2019- against India owing to a surreal innings from Shemron Hetmyer-139 runs- who played uncharacteristically a long innings that is hardly associated with him or any Caribbean batsman except Hope. Hetmyer came at one down with west Indies needing a record chase to win in Chennai. He batted with arrogance and domination. The left hander hit seven sixes with most of them on leg side, he hit Jadeja with utter disdain and authority , one of his sixes went on the roof which is rear on highly bulid Indian grounds.  
          Hetmyer's innings was not only remarkable for its fluidness and  staunch hitting, its reccurence on Indian soil is the most noteworthy element. This was his second century on indian soil in his last six odi's.  Before this , he had hit 106 runs in the first odi in 2018. 
           Major highlight points of his innings were his assault against Jadeja and his treatment of Shami. Like his last series in India and recent T20s Hetmyer had no respect for the left hander , every time he came on to deliver Hetmyer looked toward midwicket stand and at the end satiated his imaginations and desire by sending the ball onto the roof. Shami was introduced to hold back the runs flow and also to look for a wicket but all he could do was to forget both his goals, he was hit for an oblivious six over square leg by Hetymer, the sight was heartbreaking for Indians and ecstasy for Windies.West Indies won the game due to his brilliantly crafted innings, an innings that is up on the list with Pietersen's 185 at Mumbai in test and Maxwell's ton in T20i -best inngings in India across the three format in last decade. 
            After Chanderpaul and Sarwan's exite from international cricket West Indies has found some strongly bulit characters of middle order batsmanship in shape of Hetmyer and Poran. Both are strong, sound and above all sensible. They have the capacity to take games away in blinking of eyes, all they need is a bit of patience -I will talk about the status of Poran and Hetmyer as good capable batsmen soon. 

What does Hetmyer need to shine more brightly for longer time?
                 If only Hetmyer starts aknowledging and respecting the price of his own wicket there is no force in the current cricketing mind that can put him in hot waters. His ablity to take controle is turning out to be his Himartia, he knows himself but ignores the bowlers and situations . He must bring in  balance between the orientation of his being and the spheres of the oppositions. It can be all him in the ground if he belives that its not only him that is in the ground, there are 11 others on the field too who are ready to strangle him if he put his foot wrong.


Shah Faisal
Shenshenta@gmail.com
            

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