Romario Shepherd

Some Lesser Known Facts About Romario Shepherd

• His mother named Romario after Brazilian footballer Romário.

• Romario got his first mobile phone at the age of 15 from his elder brother.

• Romario scored 129 runs in the first match he played for his school team. Later, he joined the local cricket club Tucber Park Club.

• Romario considers Dwayne Bravo as his cricketing inspiration.

  

• Romario made his List A debut for Guyana in January 2016 against the Leeward Islands in the 2015–16 Regional Super50 competition.

• Romario likes travelling and exploring different places around the world.

• In his debut List A match, Romario took 3 wickets for 37 runs in 10 overs and was named man of the match.

• On 10 March 2017, Romario made his first-class debut in the 2016–17 Regional Four-Day Competition for Guyana.

• Romario’s T20 debut came on 5 September 2018 in the Caribbean Premier League tournament for Guyana Amazon Warriors.

• Before getting married in 2022, Romario and his wife dated each other for 9 years.

  

• Romario was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 50 lakh in the IPL auction 2022.

• On 23 January 2022, Romario along with Akeal Hosein created the record for second highest partnership for ninth wicket in T20 international cricket. They built a partnership of 72 runs against England at Bridgetown.

  

• Romario was traded to Mumbai Indians from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) during the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) trading window for the TATA IPL 2024.

• Romario had made the record of scoring most runs in one over in IPL 2024. He scored 32 runs in an over against Anrich Nortje against Delhi Capitals which includes four sixes and two fours. It was the sixth most expensive over in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).