IPL 2022 Auction: Romario Shepherd earns a bumper contract
West Indian cricketer Romario Shepherd was involved in an intense bidding war in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auction on Sunday. Shepherd was chased by a host of teams before Sunrisers Hyderabad bagged him for a figure of Rs. 7.75 crore. Rajasthan Royals entered the fray late on and pushed SRH further. Here are the details.
A look at Shepherd's international stats
Shepherd made his international debut in an ODI against Afghanistan in November 2019. He burst on to the shortest format in the T20I series against Ireland over a year later. In a career spanning over two years, Shepherd has represented West Indies in 24 white-ball games. He has taken 20 wickets and scored 197 runs. Shepherd has a strike rate of 160.27 in T20Is.
Romario Shepherd sold to SRH
Shepherd has a strike rate of 161.53 in T20 cricket
Shepherd has played a total of 44 T20 matches as of now. The medium-pacer has scalped 53 wickets at an incredible average of 21.18. The tally includes the best match haul of 4/13. With the bat, Shepherd has scored 315 runs at a staggering strike rate of 161.53. He also has a half-century to his name in the format.
Second-highest wicket-taker of CPL 2021
Shepherd represents Guyana Amazon Warriors in West Indies' premier T20 league, the Caribbean Premier League. He was the second-highest wicket-taker in the 2021 edition, having scalped 18 wickets from nine matches at an average of 14.11. He also scored 109 runs at a strike rate of 165.15. Shepherd also featured in the 2021 CPL Team of the Tournament.
