IPL 2019 Auction: 3 teams who could buy Shimron Hetmyer

'Where talent meets opportunity' is the slogan of IPL and rightly so. Over the years, IPL has been a breeding ground for future stars of international cricket. Young and upcoming talents from all around the world come to India to be part of this annual extravaganza. An important reason for the huge participation of players, especially the young players, is the amount of exposure and recognition the players get by playing alongside the international stars.

One such young star who is all set to light up IPL this year is Shimron Hetmyer. Hetmyer first shot into prominence when he led the West Indies Under-19 to their maiden World title against a strong Indian team, which had current India players like Rishabh Pant, Khaleel Ahmed and Washington Sundar. He was fast-tracked into the West Indies senior team soon after that and even though Hetmyer has been a little inconsistent, he has shown glimpses of his talent. In the recent ODI series against India, he gave a testimony of his batting prowess by some strong performances.

IPL teams are always in search of such emerging talent and they will be eyeing Hetmyer this year.

Here are the 3 IPL teams who can bid for Shimron Hetmyer.

#3 Delhi Daredevils

Hetmyer can be an ideal replacement for Maxwell

Delhi Daredevils' poor run in the IPL continued with the team finishing last in the points table in IPL 2018. Even though Daredevils went in with a new look side last season, they failed to deliver. Expectedly, the team management has started to change things around for the next season. After getting back local boy Shikhar Dhawan in their side in the trade window, Daredevils released quite a few players from last season's squad which will allow them to pick new players at the auction.

However, they have released a lot of middle-order batsmen like Glenn Maxwell, Vijay Shankar, Gurkeerat Mann, and Abhishek Sharma and they will need to rope in someone like Hetmyer to support Iyer and Pant.

The West Indies youngster has the ability to change the match within a few overs and can be vital to Daredevils' chances next season.

#2 Mumbai Indians

MI needs reinforcements in the batting department

Mumbai Indians is one team that hasn't shied away from spending big bucks on players at the auction. The team is known to buy their preferred player at any cost at the auction. And looking at their last year's performance they will definitely need to spend big amount of money at the auction this time around.

After failing to reach the playoffs in IPL 2018, Mumbai Indians has released quite a few players for next season. One of the major reasons for their poor performance last season was their unstable middle-order. With Duminy already being released and Pollard's form being uncertain, Hetmyer can be handy for the franchise.

The Guyanese player has the ability to clear the fence at ease and on his day he can destroy any bowling attack in the world. If Mumbai Indians are successful in buying Hetmyer, he can form an explosive middle-order along with Rohit Sharma and the Pandya brothers.

#1 Royal Challengers Bangalore

Kohli and de Villiers are the only batsmen retained by RCB

It seems that Royal Challengers Bangalore has singled out their poor batting display as a reason for their dismal performance last season. The franchise has released all the batsmen except Virat Kohli and Ab de Villiers for IPL 2019, which leaves a lot of room for recruiting a number of new batsmen. RCB has traditionally been a side that has invested in players who follow a bold and aggressive approach in their game.

Hetmyer, in his short cricket career, has shown a lot of tenacity. He went on the likes of Chahal and Kuldeep, who have troubled some big names in international cricket, in the recently concluded ODI series. There's flair about Hetmyer's batting which might attract a team like RCB. RCB will also want someone who can take some burden off Kohli and de Villiers' shoulders. The 21-year-old can be a valuable addition to the RCB squad, and who knows, he might just change their fortunes in the IPL.