The West Indies limited-overs’ skipper Kieron Pollard picked youngster Shimron Hetmyer to take the West Indies cricket forward from a ‘generation point of view’. Pollard also said that he would love to see the left-hand batsman playing in all three formats.

“We love Hetty. He is a young, talented cricketer. He is a guy who we know, deep in our hearts, can take West Indies cricket forward from a generational point of view with his skill and what he can achieve on a cricket field,” Pollard told Line & Length TV Show on Sportsmax.

“He knows the truth and he knows what it is. We would love Hetty to be playing all three formats, but as the saying goes, ‘You can only take the horse to the water, but you can’t force him to drink.’ With that being said, I will leave it right there and for the individual to get things together,” he added.

West Indies announce a busy home season with visits from South Africa, Australia and Pakistan

Hetmyer who has a great record in ODI cricket as he has over 1400 runs in 42 matches at an amazing strike rate of 106.88 has also showed the world what he is capable of in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as his strike rate reads 150.21.

“He has a fantastic record in ODI cricket. We saw what he can do in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and it’s just for him to take what’s in front of him. The world is at his feet,” the right-hand batsman said.

West Indies cricket board, recently announced an action-packed home season with visits from South Africa, Australia and Pakistan with the home team led by Kieron Pollard will face all the visiting teams in 5 matches each.

(With India Today inputs)