<p>Rajasthan Royals' West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer has taken a break from the Indian Premier League to head back home for the birth of his first child, the franchise said.</p>.<p>"Shimron Hetmyer has travelled back to Guyana early morning today for the imminent birth of his first child," Royals said on Sunday.</p>.<p>"We are helping him in every way we can, and our best wishes are with him and his wife Nirvani."</p>.<p>Hetmyer, in a video message, said, "Babies are born only once and this will be my first."</p>.<p>Hetmyer, who was brought by Royals for Rs 8.5 crore in the February auction, has stood out in the team both for his performance and a pink-coloured mohawk hairstyle.</p>.<p>The left-hand batter has scored vital runs for the Royals in the middle-order and played a key part with his unbeaten 16-ball 31 in the team's previous win against Punjab Kings on Saturday.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old, who has played 16 Tests and 89 white-ball matches for West Indies, will return after the birth.</p>.<p>Inaugural IPL champions Royals, led by wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, are third in the table and in with a strong chance to make the play-offs.</p>.<p>The popular T20 tournament is moving towards the business end with play-offs starting on May 24 and the final on May 29 at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.</p>
<p>Rajasthan Royals' West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer has taken a break from the Indian Premier League to head back home for the birth of his first child, the franchise said.</p>.<p>"Shimron Hetmyer has travelled back to Guyana early morning today for the imminent birth of his first child," Royals said on Sunday.</p>.<p>"We are helping him in every way we can, and our best wishes are with him and his wife Nirvani."</p>.<p>Hetmyer, in a video message, said, "Babies are born only once and this will be my first."</p>.<p>Hetmyer, who was brought by Royals for Rs 8.5 crore in the February auction, has stood out in the team both for his performance and a pink-coloured mohawk hairstyle.</p>.<p>The left-hand batter has scored vital runs for the Royals in the middle-order and played a key part with his unbeaten 16-ball 31 in the team's previous win against Punjab Kings on Saturday.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old, who has played 16 Tests and 89 white-ball matches for West Indies, will return after the birth.</p>.<p>Inaugural IPL champions Royals, led by wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, are third in the table and in with a strong chance to make the play-offs.</p>.<p>The popular T20 tournament is moving towards the business end with play-offs starting on May 24 and the final on May 29 at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.</p>