Mohammad Irfan is the tallest cricketer in the history of cricket, with a height of 7’1″
Cricket is an interesting game that is all about skills, strength and talent. A bowler needs to bowl technically to dismiss the batsman, and the batsman needs to play sensibly to defend his wicket and make sure to score more runs.
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Let’s discuss the 10 tallest cricketers in the history of cricket. Have a look!
10) Tom Moody:
Height: 6’7″
National Team: Australia
Tom Moody was born on 2 October, 1965, in Australia. He was a great former cricketer of Australia who later became the coach of Sri Lankan cricket team. Currently, he is the coach of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the IPL.
He was nicknamed ‘Long’ Tom Moody in early times because of his good, long height of 6’7″, which is all the way set to scare any batsman on the crease while bowling him. He had a great career as a bowler, as well as a good batsman too.
9) Curtly Ambrose
Height: 6’7″
National Team: West Indies
Curtly Ambrose was born on 21 September 1963, in Swetes, Antigua and Barbuda. He was a former legendary player of West Indies who retired in 2000. His height of 6’7″ was incredible at that time and a nightmare for a batsman when he used to be an ‘attacking bowler’.
He was also listed as one of the chosen Wisden Cricketers Of The Year in 1992. As he retired, he was named in the International Cricket Council’s Hall Of Fame.
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8) Sulieman Benn:
Height: 6’7″
National Team: West Indies
Sulieman Benn was born on 22 July, 1981, in Saint James, Barbados. He is a good left-arm spin bowler of West Indies Cricket Team who has a good-height of 6’7″.
He has a well-appreciated career since his debut in 2008 in both ODI and Test formats, playing for the West Indies. His height is surely a plus point for the team.
6) Steven Finn:
Height: 6’7″
National Team: England
Steven Finn was born on 4 April, 1989, in Watford, England. He is a English Team player. He has the height of 6’7″ tall, which is proven to be a great advantage for the England Team when he bowls.
He debuted in the Test format in 2010 and the ODI format in 2011, and since then, he has been known as a dangerous bowler in the England Team.
5) Jason Holder:
Height: 6’7″
National Team: West Indies
Jason Holder was born on 5 November, 1991, in Barbados. Holder has a height of 6’7″, which is precious for the West Indies Cricket Team, especially when he bowls.
He has performed tremendously since he debuted in the ODI format in 2013. He is even the youngest West Indies cricketer ever to hold the captaincy of the team in both ODI and Test formats.
4) Chris Tremlett:
Height: 6’8″
National Team: England
Chris Tremlett was born on 2 September 1981, in Southampton, England. He is another tallest English player who has the height of 6’8″, an inch longer than Steven Finn in the team. He is not just a brilliant bowler, but also is a great batsman in the team.
Unfortunately, Chris Tremlett consistently had numerous injuries, which is why he had problems continuing with the squad of the English Team.
3) Peter George:
Height: 6’8″
National Team: Australia
Peter George was born on 16 October 1986, in Adelaide, Australia. He is the 3rd most tallest cricketer in history of cricket, even he is the only Australian cricketer with such height of 6’8″.
He usually plays in Test format for Australia and he is a good right-arm fast-medium bowler. He is a well-proved bowler for the team in Test format because of his incredible bouncers to the batsmen.
2) Joel Garner:
Height: 6’8″
National Team: West Indies
Joel Garner was born on 16 December, 1952, in Christ Church, Barbados. He was nicknamed as a ‘Big Bird’ in the West Indian team because of his incredible height of 6’8″ for which he stood the tallest cricketer in the history of cricket.
Joel Garner was a former West Indies team player and he was the fast bowler, who tremendously performed in earlier 70s and 80s. His bowling average was always maintained and his full-length yorkers were always critical for any batsman on the crease. He also led the team towards the victory of World Cup in 1979.
1) Mohammad Irfan:
Height: 7’1″
National Team: Pakistan
Mohammad Irfan was born on 6 June, 1982, in Punjab, Pakistan. He plays for Pakistan cricket team and currently he is the tallest cricketer in history of cricket with the height of 7’1″, which is just mind-blowing.
He manages to bowl at the speed of 140 km/h consistently, and his incredible height gives him the advantage of making extra bounce to the ball. He was proved as a great bowler in the series played between Pakistan and India in 2013/14. Tallest cricketer in history!
This is the list of incredibly tallest cricketers in history and surely, you must be having something rolling in your minds about them. Share your thoughts!
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