 In February 2020, he was named in England's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.Hussain's younger brother, Nasser Hussain, captained England and Essex, while his father Jawad Hussain played once for Tamil Nadu in 1964/65 and another brother, Abbas Hussain, reached Second XI level with Essex.