Rajasthan Royals didn’t have a terrific season this 12 months inside the Indian Premier League (IPL). They accomplished in ninth place with solely 4 wins from 14 matches and misplaced 10 of them. The Royals’ option to retain positive players backfired on them as they endured a forgettable IPL 2025.

New Delhi:

Rajasthan Royals endured a difficult season inside the Indian Premier League (IPL) this 12 months. Ahead of the mega public sale, they launched a couple of of their prime players like Jos Buttler, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Trent Boult, amongst others, nonetheless their substitute players couldn’t reap comparable rewards. Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, and Sandeep Sharma have been their retentions ahead of IPL 2025. While most of their retained players fared decently, Hetmyer was a very powerful disappointment for the Royals this season.

He was retained for Rs 11 crore by the franchise, and his place was that of a finisher. Unfortunately, the Caribbean cricketer did not keep as a lot as expectations and put up a below-par current all by way of the season. Shimron Hetmyer ended up mustering solely 239 runs in 13 innings at a median of 21.72 and a strike payment of 145.73. While a median inside the 20s for a finisher is anticipated, the strike payment of decrease than 150 is unacceptable for him.

Moreover, Hetmyer found himself in the midst of numerous chases when he could’ve taken the crew over the street. The Royals botched up spherical 2-3 chases from comfortable positions when Hetmyer was inside the heart as a result of the left-hander each purchased out or couldn’t score runs at an anticipated tempo.

Overall, his every run worth the Royals a whopping Rs 4.6 lakh as per his wage. Also, Hetmyer earned Rs 78.6 lakh for every match from the Royals in IPL 2025. However, the southpaw couldn’t carried out in line with his massive wage.

It stays to be seen now if the Royals will retain Hetmyer after such a poor current or present him with one different chance to redeem himself in IPL 2026.

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