Why is he missing so many series as he is not in the upcoming Bangladeshi series. Will he go the way of Pooran?

West Indies star batter Shimron Hetmyer has set himself three big goals for the first three months of 2026: win the DP World ILT20 in the United Arab Emirates with his new franchise, the Desert Vipers, earn a spot in the West Indies squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, and then win that tournament too.

And for the left-handed powerhouse, who has already won the UAE tournament in its first year with the Gulf Giants, a repeat of that success, this time with the Vipers, could be the key to having the chance to fulfil his international wishes.

“I have always been someone that actually wanted to play for the West Indies from when I was growing up,” said Hetmyer, who was part of the Guyana Amazon Warriors side that finished as runners-up in the latest edition of the Caribbean Premier League.

“So, I am going to try to use the (DP World) ILT20 to get into my best form leading up to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and then just see as much as possible how best I could help the West Indies to get the trophy, once I finish picking up this trophy (for the DP World ILT20).”

Ambitious Hetmyer eyes trophies for Desert Vipers and West Indies - Desert Vipers

@voiceofreason

1. Sammy isn’t the great leader of men we all assume he is.
2. He might be injured as he hasn’t turned up to the bs NLC T20 Tournament.
3. Who cares I’m a huge fan of Hettie but he always flatters to deceive when he plays for WI anyways not to mention he gets blamed no matter what happens, case in point this post lol

@WIfan26

1. Sammy isn’t the great leader of men we all assume he is.
2. He might be injured as he hasn’t turned up to the bs NLC T20 Tournament.

How do you marry these two?