Akeal Jerome Hosein is a Trinidadian cricketer who was born on April 25, 1993. He has represented the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in addition to playing for Trinidad and Tobago in West Indian domestic cricket. Hosein was born in Trinidad and Tobago. Hosein, who was born in Port of Spain, was a member of the West Indies under-19 international team that competed in the Under-19 World Cup in Australia in 2012.
His debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the first-class competition took place during the Regional Four Day Competition in 2012–2013 when he played against Jamaica. During the following season, Hosein was named the man of the match in two consecutive matches. He took six wickets and thirty-three runs against the Windward Islands, and then he scored his first first-class century against the Leewards, reaching 102 runs without being out.
After that, he signed a contract with the Barbados Tridents to play in the Caribbean Premier League in 2014. Since then, he has taken part in the team’s participation in the Champions League Twenty20 in 2014 and the Caribbean Premier League events in 2015. The announcement of his inclusion in Trinidad and Tobago’s roster for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 event came in November of 2019. The Trinbago Knight Riders announced in July 2020 that he will be a member of their team for the Caribbean Premier League in 2020.
Sunrisers Hyderabad purchased him on December 23, 2022, for the Indian Premier League 2023. They let him go in November of 2023 after he had only played with them for one season. The Quetta Gladiators, who were competing in the ninth season of the Pakistan Super League, signed Hosein in 2023 to play for them. By dismissing Aamer Jamal, Mehran Mumtaz, and Luke Wood in three successive deliveries, Hosein became just the sixth bowler in the Pakistan Super League to achieve a hat-trick. This accomplishment occurred on March 8, 2024, during a match against Peshawar Zalmi.
Akeal Hosein Biography
| Name | Akeal Hosein |
| Full Name | Akeal Jerome Hosein |
| Date of Birth | April 25, 1993 |
| Place of Birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father’s Name | NA |
| Mother’s Name | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Ariel Williams |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| ODI Debut | 20 January 2021 vs. Bangladesh |
| Test Debut | NA |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
The West Indies selected Hosein to be a member of their One Day International (ODI) squad for the series that they were going to play against Bangladesh in December 2020. Against Bangladesh on January 20, 2021, he made his first appearance for the West Indies in a One-Day International. During February in the year 2021, he was considered for inclusion in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad of the West Indies for their series against Sri Lanka. Throughout the 2020–21 season, the Cricket West Indies awarded Akeal a white-ball central contract in May 2021.
Additionally, he was one of the ten players who were awarded a white-ball central contract for the upcoming 2020–21 season. His inclusion in the Twenty20 International (T20I) squad of the West Indies for their series against South Africa took place in June of 2021. It was on July 3, 2021, that he played his first Twenty20 International for the West Indies against South Africa. His inclusion in the West Indies team to compete in the last two Twenty20 Internationals against Australia took place in July of 2021.
As part of the West Indies’ roster for the 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, Hosein was selected as one of four reserve players according to the announcement made in September of 2021. Hosein was added to the West Indies’ roster for the 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in October 2021. He was selected to replace Fabian Allen, who was rendered unable to participate due to an ankle injury. At a Qualifier 1 match for the Abu Dhabi T10 2023 tournament, which took place on Friday, December 8, the renowned Caribbean batsman Akeal Hosein scored a remarkable hat-trick.
The New York Strikers were able to defeat Samp Army and earn a spot in the tournament’s championship match for the second year in a row because of Akeal’s performance, which included taking five wickets for six runs. The left-arm spinner, who is 30 years old and plays for Kieron Pollard’s team, has been in phenomenal form recently and delivered his greatest performance in the Qualifier. Faf du Plessis, Dewald Brevis, Ibrahim Zadran, Andries Gous, and Najibullah Zadran were among the top-five order hitters for Samp Army that he dismissed completely.
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During the first of the innings, Hosein bowled out Gous, Zadran, and Brevis, therefore achieving a remarkable hat-trick. He concluded his period with five for six figures, which contributed to the New York Strikers’ victory in the first Qualifier, which they won by a score of 41 runs with relative ease. Before that, the Afghanistans’ hitter Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 56 runs off of 28 balls, which contributed to the Strikers’ total of 121 runs, which they scored while batting first against the Army, which was headed by Faf du Plessis.
In addition to bringing his total number of wickets for the season to 11, this was the first time he has taken five wickets in this season. Throughout the Abu Dhabi T10 league, Akeal has constantly delivered amazing spells, and he now holds the record for the best economy rate, which is 5.18, in seven innings. After making just one appearance in the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad recently informed him that they would be releasing him from their roster.
SRH decided to release both of its international spinners, Adil Rashid and Akeal Hosein, and they also decided to transfer Mayank Dagar to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024 player auction, the franchise managed by Aiden Markram has acquired Shahbaz Ahmed from the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and has Washington Sundar and Mayank Markande in their spin tank.
