While he’s only scored a solitary fifty against India of the three he’s scored overall, Hetmyer will ideally see this series as a great opportunity to hit back form and with it, seal his spot for the fast approaching T20 World Cup.
Moreover, he has a great opportunity to make heads turn. The West Indies need him to do so; he needs their platform to set the record straight once and for all regarding his form and fitness, importantly.
There’s an added reason to this as well. Evin Lewis isn’t there. Effectively speaking, Russell isn’t going to return anytime soon unless the Windies board takes a sudden radical call about the musical Jamaican. But then who does the team replace and get back the KKR star?

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Carlos Brathwaite is, unfortunately or fortunately, a thing of the past. Roston Chase, CPL hero last season but an utter failure in the previous T20 World Cup, isn’t in the T20I fold anymore. That’s, at least, for now.
What better opportunity does Hetmyer- passionate, restless, a bit too chubby according to his critics- have to prove them wrong?
But maybe, he’d want to take the wiser road of proving no one else but himself that he’s still the same lad who fired sixes at pomp and still does. And doesn’t only do that, but makes the vital thoughtful runs when needed by his West Indies.