Shai Hope

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shai Hope

• Does Shai Hope smoke: Not Known

• Does Shai Hope drink alcohol: Yes

  

• Shai belongs to a sports-loving family; as his father was a club cricketer, while his mother used to play netball and cricket.

  

• At the age of 17, he earned a life-changing opportunity when a scouting of St. Bede’s School of Sussex, rewarded him a 2-year scholarship programme to mould his cricketing skills.

  

• When he joined the Bede’s 1st XI cricket team, he was straightaway given the captaincy of the team by his team coach, Alan Wells.

• His maiden ODI ton came in 2016; just in his second match, which was against Zimbabwe. Windies was chasing 257 where he scored 102. The match, however, resulted in a tie. He was awarded Man of the Match for his performance.

• The Leeds Test against England in 2017 made him a star overnight after he made 147 runs in the first innings, and an unbeaten 118 in the second innings to earn West Indies a historic win by 5 wickets.

• His first name is pronounced “Shey” or “Shaye” and not “Shy.”

• Veteran West Indian cricket writer and commentator Tony Cozier has described him as “A stylish number 3 batsman.”

• Shai Hope was picked by Delhi Capitals in the 2024 IPL auction for the base price of Rs. 75 lakh; the auction was held at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.