Akeal Hosein Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Akeal Jerome Hosein
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 20 January 2021 vs Bangladesh at Mirpur Test- Yet to make T20- On 03 July 2021 vs South Africa at St George's
Jersey Number	#7 (West Indies)
Domestic/State Team	First-Class • Trinidad and Tobago IPL • Sunrisers Hyderabad Others • Barbados Tridents (now Barbados Royals) • Trinbago Knight Riders • Melbourne Renegades • Quetta Gladiators • Abu Dhabi Knight Riders • Dhaka Dominators • MI Emirates • Multan Sultans • New York Strikers
Batting Style	Left hand Bat
Bowling Style	Slow Left arm Orthodox
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 April 1993 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	31 Years
Birthplace	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Nationality	Trinidadians and Tobagonians
Hometown	Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
School	Success Laventille Composite School, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
College/University	Fatima College
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling, Gymming
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Ariel Williams
Parents	Father- (died in March 2020)
Siblings	Brother- 1 • Eric Garcia Sister(s)- 2 • Natalie Hosein • Natasha Hosein
Favourites
Cricketer	Ravindra Jadeja, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine
Footballer	Cristiano Ronaldo
Money Factor
Salary (IPL)	Rs. 1 crore (as of 2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Akeal Hosein

• Akeal made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago against Jamaica during the 2012–13 Regional Four-Day Competition.
  

  Akeal Hosein playing cricket during his early days

• Akeal scored his maiden first-class century against the Leeward Islands cricket team; he scored 102 runs not out in the match.

• Akeal likes to consume alcohol occasionally.
  

  Akeal Hosein drinking alcohol

• In November 2019, he was included in the squad of Trinidad and Tobago for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.
  

  Akeal Hosein posing with awards in Trinidad and Tobago’s jersey

• On 20 January 2021, Akeal made his ODI debut for the West Indies in a series against Bangladesh.
  

  Akeal Hosein before the start of his debut match for West Indies

• In May 2021, Akeal signed a contract with the Cricket West Indies for the 2020–21 season. He was among the list of 10 players to be given a white-ball central contract for the 2020–21 season.

•  On 3 July 2021, Akeal made his T20I debut in the West Indies Twenty20 series against South Africa.

• On 23 December 2022, he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2023 but was released by them in November 2023 after just one season.
  

  SRH’s Akeal Hosein plays a shot during an IPL match

• On 8 March 2024, Akeal took a hat-trick, dismissing Aamer Jamal, Mehran Mumtaz, and Luke Wood in three consecutive deliveries, becoming the sixth bowler to take a hat-trick in the PSL.
  

  Akeal Hosein’s bowling figures