Hetmyer tweets for RCB after being bought in IPL 2019 auction

Dixit Bhargav | 19/12/2018
Hetmyer tweets for RCB

Hetmyer tweets for RCB: West Indian middle-order batsman came up with a video after being bought in IPL 2019 auction. 

West Indies middle-order batsman Shimron Hetmyer has expressed joy after being bought by IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 4.2 crore. In which will be his maiden season in the IPL (Indian Premier League), Hetmyer is expected to solve RCB’s middle-order woes in IPL 2019.

The 21-year old cricketer, a member of ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2016 winning team, possesses the ability of taking on the bowlers at will. His stellar performance in the ODI series against India earlier this year gave the impression of the calibre which he holds.

After being picked by the franchise, Hetmyer took to his Twitter account to thank the franchise for showing trust in him.

 

Read RCB’s reply on the same below:

 

Hetmyer then came up with a video, expressing his feelings to play in the Chinnaswamy Stadium next year.

 

Apart from Hetmyer, Bangalore also acquired the services of India all-rounder Gurkeerat Singh Mann for INR 50 lakh. Mann also took to his Twitter account to thank the franchise for bidding for him.

 

In which was a case of horses for courses, RCB wished back the Punjab all-rounder, addressing him as veere.

 

Read some of the other Twitter reactions on RCB buying Hetmyer below:

 

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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