
Shai Hope is a Barbadian cricketer, who is an international player for the West Indies Cricket team and is also said to be the occasionally Vice-captain of the team. He played for domestic teams like Barbados, Barbados Tridents, and Guyana Amazon Warriors. And the player made his debut for the West Indies in the month of May 2015.
On making a double century against the Windwards Islands at the Kensington Oval during the “Regional Four Day Competition”, Hope was called into the team of West Indies. However, in the year 2018 he achieved the title “Men’s Cricketer of the Year”, “Test Cricketer of the Year”, and the “ODI Cricketer of the Year” at the annual Cricket West Indies’ Awards. So on , he was named as the “ODI Player of the Year”, in 2019. Perhaps, Hope is also widely known as one of the best ODI batsmen in the contemporary world.
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Shai Hope made his Test debut as a 21-year-old, he played just 14 first-class matches at the time. But few in the Caribbean doubted his talent as a batsman. Clive Lloyd gave him his West Indies cap, and coach Stuart Law insisted that he only needed one innings to start. The world eventually got to know why the boy from Barbados was rated so highly when he became the first player, in 534 first-class matches, to score a hundred in each innings at Headingley.
Biography of Shai Hope
- Real Name: Shai Diego Hope
- Other/Nickname: Shai Hope
- Profession: Barbadian cricketer
- Favourite shot: Cover Drive shot
- Batting: Right-handed
- Bowling: Left-arm medium
- Other Hobbies: Playing Football and Basketball, Travelling.
Physical Features of Shai Hope
- Height: 1.75 m (5ft 9 in)
- Weight: 70 kilograms (approx)
- Body Measurements (approx): Chest- 40 inches, Waist- 32 inches, Biceps- 14 inches
- Eye Colour: Dark Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
Personal Life of Shai Hope
- Date of Birth: November 10, 1993
- Age: 28 years (as in 2021)
- Nationality: Barbadian
- Birthplace: Saint Michael, Barbados
- Hometown: Saint Michael, Barbados
- School: Bede’s Senior School
- College: Queens College
- Coach/Mentor: Alan Wells, Barry Forde, Graeme West
Shai Hope’s Debut:
- ODI- 16 November 2016 against Sri Lanka at Harare
- Test- 1 May, 2015 against England at Bridgetown
- T20- 29 December 2017 against New Zealand at Nelson
Shai Hope’s Achievements:
- Hope has managed to register two centuries in Test matches and 13 in One Day Internationals. And, his highest Test score of 147 came against England in August 2017. Moreover, his highest ODI score of 170 came against Ireland in May 2019.
- During the 2017 tournament of the “Regional Super50”, he won the ‘Man of the Match’ title at the time of semi-finals and the finals.
- Hope, along with his fellow Barbadian teammate, Kraigg Brathwaite managed to put an excellent partnership score of 246 runs against England at the 2nd test match, held on August 25, 2017.
- Further,Shai Hope and John Campbell managed to break the record for the highest opening partnership in the history of the ODIs. As per records, the duo shared a 365-run opening stand from 284 balls.
- In the month of June 2018, he managed to achieve, “Men’s Cricketer of the Year”, “Test Cricketer of the Year,” and the “ODI Cricketer of the Year”, during the Cricket West Indies Awards.
- Later in 2019, he was presented with the “ODI Player of the Year” award.
- Moreover, he was selected to play at the “Bangladesh Premier League” (2019-20) for the Rangpur Rangers in the month of November, 2019.
Family Details of Shai Hope
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Parents Names: Father- Ian Hope, Mother: Quinta Hope
- Siblings: Brother- Kyle Hope
- Religion: Christian
Lesser-Known Facts about Shai Hope:
- Shai Hope is said to have inherited his passion for cricket from his parents, as both were involved in sports. His father was a club cricketer, and his mother used to play cricket and netball.
- In order to keep themselves fit and active, he along with his brother used to go play any kind of sport after their school hours.
- His elder brother, Kyle Hope as well used to play cricket in a professional manner. According to reports, Kyle has played for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago in West Indian domestic cricket.
- He received training from the former captain of Sussex, Alan Wells at Bede’s Senior School.
- Shai is said to garner attention, after registering his double century for Barbados against Windward Isles, which was also his only double-hundred of the tournament at the 2014–15 “Regional Four Day Competition ”.
- He has been a part of Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League since 2015.
- Moreover, he has been described as “A stylish number 3 batsman” by Tony Cozier, who is a veteran West Indian cricket writer and commentator.
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