Shimron Odilon Hetmyer (born December 26, 1996 in Guyana) is a cricketer from Guyana who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He was part of the West Indies squad for the 2014 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2015, he was named captain of the West Indies squad for the 2016 U19 World Cricket Championship. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Hetmyer one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket in 2018.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in 2016 for the Guyana Amazon Warriors and was carried over for the 2017 edition. In August 2018, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in the CPL when he made 100 runs for the Guyana Amazon Warriors against the Jamaica Tallawahs. In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a Red Ball contract for the 2018/19 season.

In December 2018 he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the Indian Premier League 2019. In March 2019, he was named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as one of eight players to be seen ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament. He was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction. It was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the 2020 IPL auction ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.

International career

He represented the West Indies at the U19 level and led the team to victory at the 2016 U19 World Cricket Championship in Bangladesh over India in the final. He contributed to the team in the competition for two 50s.

In April 2017 he was called up to the West Indies Test Squad for their series against Pakistan. On April 21, 2017, he made his test debut for the West Indies against Pakistan. In December 2017, he was inducted into the West Indies One Day International (ODI) squad ahead of their streak against New Zealand.

On December 20, 2017, he made his ODI debut for the West Indies against New Zealand. He was also inducted into the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against New Zealand. He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on January 1, 2018.

In April 2019, he was named to the West Indies squad for the 2019 World Cricket Championship. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named him one of the five exciting talents making their cricket World Cup debut. On June 17, 2019, in the game against Bangladesh, Hetmyer scored his 1,000. Run in ODIs.

In September 2021, Hetmyer was named to the West Indies squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.