Twitter wants Shimron Heytmer to be axed after poor performance for RCB

Shimron Hetmyer was a key member of the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2019 after he wielded his magic at the top of the order. Thereafter, he came to India and played some jaw-dropping knocks, especially in the five-match ODI series. The left-hander is now expected to play a crucial role in the upcoming World Cup, starting May 30, in England and Wales.

In the meantime, he was also rewarded for his decent shows after he was picked by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to play in the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise, captained by Virat Kohli, shelled out a significant INR 4.20 crores for the swashbuckling batsman. However, the Guyana-born hasn’t been able to live up to the expectations.

A horrific run for Shimron Hetmyer

The 22-year-old has had a horrendous IPL thus far, having got out for single-digit scores in every other occasion. In four matches, Hetmyer has scored 15 runs at a forgettable average of 3.75. Every other team has been able to get the batter of the southpaw. He started his campaign after getting run out against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The campaign has just not gotten off for Shimron and he needs to get a substantial score under his belt in order to get his confidence back. After being sent in to bat in the middle order against CSK and the Mumbai Indians (MI), he was sent to open the batting against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Nevertheless, that move misfired as he fell prey to Mohammad Nabi.

He was back to the middle-order in the game against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur and he couldn’t deliver yet again. After losing four matches on the trot, RCB would lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. After the poor performances, quite expectantly, Twitter wants Hetmyer to be axed.

Here is how Twitter reacted

Please drop out hetmyer

— Raviteja Mali (@mali_raviteja) April 3, 2019

@imVkohli give the chance henry klassen in stead of hetmyer.. Please sir i m big fan of you.. Coulter nile is also awesome.

— Bhasker Kumar (@Bhas1112) April 3, 2019

@RCBTweets dear kohli, im completely disappointed with the teams performance. If you want to win upcoming matches please do the following

1. Find out an alternate for hetmyer
2. Include atleast one overseas seemer
3.Find out good opening partner for parthiv

— Kiran Kumar M (@mkk1975) April 3, 2019

Please drop shimron hetmyer, he has to carefully watch few matches sitting on the bench without any pressure on him..
It's #ipl boss…
And no room for errors being on our (RCB) side …

— Prateek Nagaraj (@prateek_nag7) April 3, 2019

I suggest to remove hetmyer and replace klaseen for better opening and to get good runs in powerplay @imVkohli @RCBTweets #PlayBold Win Or Loss Die For RrrrrreeeeeCcccceeeBbbbbeeee♥️💕🚩🚩

— Chandan Gowda (@chandanDacchu07) April 3, 2019

Shimron Hetmyer!! pic.twitter.com/u7WhBq0Y1J

— CricShots (@cric_shots) April 3, 2019

Hetmyer to RCB fans pic.twitter.com/P6Ou79d6fm

— Ganesh Naik (@GaneshN14367631) April 3, 2019

Shimron Hetmyer a Big Flop? #shimronhetmyer #rohitsharma #hetmyer #abdevilliers #cricketaustralia #chrisgayle #viratlovers #viratkholi #wiveng #indiancricketteam #englandcricket #joeroot #josbuttler #joerootfanclub #joerootmyoxygenn #likes #jaspritbumrah #jonnybairstow #markwood pic.twitter.com/EJ9DTIxwIy

— SportsChunks (@sportschunks) April 3, 2019

Lot of team combination needs to be done ! @imVkohli @ABdeVilliers17 @RCBTweets Please bring in Coulter Nile in place of Hetmyer & Dubey back !!!!

— Mark Wagh (@mark_wagh) April 3, 2019

Drop shimron hetmyer take Rassie van der Dussen

— Mahesh M Nayak (@ImMaheshaM) April 3, 2019

Remove hetmyer and give chance for young hitters #PLAYBOLD

— P.V.J.Srikanth Reddy (@PSrikan81741983) April 3, 2019

Sir Shimron Hetmyer Failed In All The 4 Matches They Could Have Gone For Nathan Coulternile Or Southee Who Could Be A Bowling Option As Well As Good Finishers

— Fantastic Sam's Official (@FantasticSam3) April 3, 2019

Dear @RCBTweets please use @TimSouthee_NZ in next match that he might be the best partner for @yuzi_chahal … Please replace #Hetmyer with southee

— Akbar Pasha (@imakbarpasha) April 3, 2019

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