Emrit has represented the West Indies Senior team, making his first ODI appearance just a year after his regional debut in 2007.
Emrit maintained discipline and motivation and defied the odds to be next selected for the West Indies T20 Champion team in 2018 against New Zealand.
In domestic cricket, he has captained both his native Trinidad and Tobago side, and the Guyana Amazon Warriors in CPL 2017.
Rayad Emrit is the current captain of the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League.
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.