Shai Hope: An injury waiting to happen?

He averages 38 in that period, with three hundreds and two fifties, and has finally established himself as the rock of the West Indies Test batting order; something he long promised to do when he hit those back-to-back hundreds at Headingley in 2017.

Yet with the conclusion of the Pakistan series, there is a lingering question over whether West Indies are recklessly overworking their star man by asking him to don the wicketkeeper’s gloves.

When Hope returned to the fold in June 2025, his first four Tests (three vs Australia and one vs India) saw him keep wicket but only average 17.5.