IPL 2022 Auction – Romario Shepherd IPL Dreams: Before Sunday, hardly anyone knew Romario Shepherd’s name in India. But after his fireworks on Sunday night against England in ongoing T20 Series, he has created little BUZZ among the IPL franchises. Shepherd hit 44 not out from 28 balls from No. 7 to take West Indies within one run of England’s total and is now hoping to land a IPL Contract at the auctions: Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
Speaking in a press conference, Shepherd says the dream to land a IPL Contract is now close to reality.
“It’s a great platform for any youngster. Many people dream to go to the IPL and I’m no different. It’s something that I’ve dreamed about for a very long time. My name was in the draft for the last three years so this year I’m definitely looking forward to it,” he said.
“Eventually, if an IPL contract comes, that would be great for me. I’m not saying that I don’t think about it, I do think about it”
IPL 2022 Auction: West Indies cricket’s ‘NEW-SENSATION’, Romario Shepherd dreaming about IPL contract, will he have takers?
Romario Shepherd IPL Dreams: The 27 year old West Indies all-rounder was part of 3 IPL drafts in past but never has been picked up. Shepherd has now once again entered February’s auction with an Rs. 75 lakh base price & is hopeful this time on back of Sunday’s show.
It’s something that I’ve dreamed about for a very long time. My name was in the for the last three years, so this year, I’m looking forward to it.”
Romario Shepherd Show on Sunday – WI ENG T20 Series: Shepherd hit 44 not out from 28 balls from No. 7 to take West Indies within one run of England’s total. He added 72 off 29 in an unbroken ninth-wicket stand with Akeal Hosein and almost delivered the impossible. Thirty of his runs came in sixes & some of them were really MONSTROUS & should attract the IPL Teams.
- Shepherd has so far played 11 T20 Internationals with 100 runs and eight wickets to his name.
- He is from Guyana and is a fast bowling all-rounder and a right-handed batsman
IPL 2022 Auction: Moeen Ali ‘SUPER-IMPRESSED’ with Romario Shepherd, will he recommend his name to CSK?
WI ENG T20 Series – Moeen Ali SUPER IMPRESSED: Reacting to the contest’s unexpected ending, England’s player-of-the-match Moeen Ali admitted that the power in West Indies’ batting line-up was “very scary” & Shepherd was ‘SUPER-Impressive’
“I am super-impressed with West Indies lower order, especially Romario Shepherd. The way he batted was amazing”
Shepherd also believes that teams will be frightened to see West Indies batting depth.
“It must be frightening for other teams to know that our No. 10 batsman can do that,” Shepherd said. “For us, it’s a very big confidence booster for us to know that we bat this deep. We showed how well we can bat and we can get ourselves out of a situation from nowhere.
“We just need to focus a little more on the powerplay and the middle phase, because the back end will take care of itself. We have a lot of power at the back end. We have to continue to work and hopefully we can pull off something special and win this series. This can impress the IPL bosses”
It’s clear though the focus for Shepherd & the other West Indies stars is ongoing series against England, the eye is on the forthcoming IPL 2022 Auctions.
The IPL player auction is scheduled to take place on February 12 and 13.
Shepherd and other West Indies players will have another opportunity to enhance their reputation when the West Indies and England square off in the third of five T20 internationals in Barbados on Wednesday.
