Shai Diego Hope (born 10 November 1993) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the West Indies cricket team. He currently captains the West Indies in One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) formats. Hope is widely regarded as one of the leading ODI batsmen in contemporary international cricket.
| Full name | Shai Diego Hope |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1993 |
| Place of birth | Barbados |
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman |
| National side | West Indies |
| Captaincy | West Indies ODI and T20I captain |
Hope hails from Barbados and represents the West Indies cricket team across formats. As a wicketkeeper-batsman, he combines top-order batting responsibilities with duties behind the stumps.
In June 2018, at the annual Cricket West Indies (CWI) Awards, Hope was named the Men's Cricketer of the Year, the Test Cricketer of the Year and the ODI Cricketer of the Year. The following year, in 2019, he was named the CWI ODI Player of the Year.
Hope has been named in the ICC ODI Team of the Year on two occasions, for the years 2020 and 2022.
Hope is the current captain of the West Indies in both the ODI and T20I formats.
Hope holds the distinction of being the first cricketer in history to score centuries against all Full Member nations in international cricket, a record that highlights both the consistency and breadth of his batting across opponents.
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