Delhi Capitals star Shimron Hetmyer set to have difficult 2021 financially; here is why

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was postponed indefinitely by IPL GC and BCCI on Tuesday after players and staff members of different teams started testing positive for Covid-19 inside bio-bubble environment. Before suspension of league, Delhi Capitals were at top of IPL 2021 points table. Shimron Hetmyer played a prominent role in success of Delhi Capitals in 2021 season.

Shimron Hetmyer IPL 2021 performance

However, star player of Delhi Capitals might have to face a challenging financial year after IPL suspension. Fans saw some match-winning numbers from Shimron Hetmyer IPL 2021 season where left-handed batsmen scored 84 runs in 6 matches. Before suspension of IPL 2021, Hetmyer h a phenomenal average of 84 with a strike rate of 204.87. Despite this performance, Hetmyer won’t receive his complete IPL salary yet.

After IPL suspension, IPL players will be facing a delay in ir salary for months till IPL gets concluded in a later period. According to terms of IPL contract, players get ir salaries in three equal instalments. first instalment was paid at beginning of league but remaining two instalments will be on hold till conclusion of league, probably in month of September or at end of year.

Shimron Hetmyer IPL salary

Shimron Hetmyer IPL salary for 2021 was fixed at INR 7.75 crores when he was retained by Delhi Capitals, but he will receive only 33% of this salary till IPL 2021 is concluded. Moreover, Hetmyer has also failed to secure a contract with Cricket West Indies for 2021-2022 season. Even after having prominent numbers, he failed to secure a contract due to fitness issues.

Shimron Hetmyer net worth

According to various unconfirmed reports, Shimron Hetmyer net worth is estimated to be around USD 1 million (approx. INR 7.34 crores). He me his IPL debut with Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019 for a price of INR 4.2 crores. His total IPL salary stands at INR 19.7 crores. Hetmyer played for Guyana Amazon Warriors in 2020 season of Caribbean Premier League. For his tenure with Amazon Warriors, Hetmyer earned around USD 63,000 (approx. INR 47 lakh).

Disclaimer: above Shimron Hetmyer net worth information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does not guarantee a 100% accuracy of above-mentioned figures.

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