Shimron Hetmyer Out of T20 World Cup 2022 After He 'Missed' Flight But Fans Took Off With Memes

West Indies cricketer Shimron Hetmyer, a dangerous customer with the bat, will pose no threat to the opponents in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup after he missed his “rescheduled” flight to Australia ahead of the marquee tournament. Hetmyer was scheduled to travel on October 1 but, upon his request to the Cricket West Indies (CWI), the southpaw’s travelling dates were changed. He missed the second flight as well. Hetmyer cited “personal reasons” for missing both the flights and that has, unfortunately, cost him a spot in the World Cup. Cricket West Indies (CWI) has now named Shamarh Brooks as Hetmyer’s replacement. Upon reading the news, cricket fans were understandably disappointed. However, a section of social media poked fun at the West Indian cricketer for missing out on the global tournament. Others imagined Hetmyer desperately hopping on the third plane to reach the venue to secure a spot in the team. Shimron Hetmyer on to the next flight pic.twitter.com/LfSKa4l9Mp — mon (@4sacinom) October 4, 2022 Shimron Hetmyer to the flight going for the world cup : pic.twitter.com/BOeUOlv0EZ — UmderTamker (@jhampakjhum) October 4, 2022 So wait, Hetmyer asked Cricket West Indies to re-book his flight to Australia from Saturday to today, which they did Then today he told them he couldn't make it to the airport For a WORLD CUP pic.twitter.com/p59UevIgzn — Caribbean Cricket Podcast (@CaribCricket) October 3, 2022 Hetmyer was sent back from the airport because of his haircut — Prithvi (@Puneite_) October 3, 2022 Hetmyer after missing the flight pic.twitter.com/dOuWSo9htp — Anshuuu (@anshuuu22) October 4, 2022 The West Indies board when they buy Hetmyer a third ticket to Australia https://t.co/YlYglszRXp — frank_morrish (@frank_morrish) October 3, 2022 Only legend who could've delayed the flight for Hetmyer https://t.co/kQGc0Jac7O pic.twitter.com/lQt5wEB8AK — J 🇮🇳 (@jaynildave) October 4, 2022 Shimron Hetmyer to West Indies cricket board pic.twitter.com/bhFeyzF0Ex — Vishal Deshmukh (@kaafiAverage) October 4, 2022 “The decision by the CWI selection panel was made as Shimron Hetmyer missed his re-scheduled flight to Australia, which had been changed from Saturday 1 October at his request, due to family reasons,” CWI said in a media release. Also Read: Shimron Hetmyer Dropped from T20 World Cup 2022 Squad After He Misses ‘Rescheduled’ Flight; West Indies Name Replacement “With flight availability a real challenge, a seat was found for him to leave Guyana today, Monday 3 October, meaning he would unfortunately miss the 1st T20 International (T20I) against Australia on Wednesday 5 October at the Metricon Stadium. This morning, Mr Hetmyer, informed the Director of Cricket that he would not be able to get to the airport in time for his flight this afternoon to New York.” Read all the Latest Buzz News and Breaking News here

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