Born in Port of Spain, Hosein represented the West Indies under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup in Australia.
[2] The following season, Hosein was man of the match in consecutive games, taking 6/33 and 5/34 against the Windward Islands and then scoring a maiden first-class century, 102 not out, against the Leewards.
[10][11] In December 2020, Hosein was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.
[19] In September 2021, Hosein was named as one of four reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
[20] In October 2021, Hosein was added to the West Indies' 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad replacing Fabian Allen who was ruled out with an ankle injury.