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The Tallest Cricketers

The 30 tallest cricketers in our data, ranked by height. Shaheen Afridi leads at 1.98 m (6'6"). Tap any name for its height page, or use the chart below to line them up to scale.

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Shaheen Afridi
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Mitchell Starc
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Pat Cummins
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Wasim Akram
Shaheen Afridi1.98 m
Mitchell Starc1.96 m
Pat Cummins1.91 m
Wasim Akram1.9 m

Tallest Cricketers, ranked

  1. 1Shaheen Afridi1.98 m · 6'6"
  2. 2Mitchell Starc1.96 m · 6'5"
  3. 3Pat Cummins1.91 m · 6'3"
  4. 4Wasim Akram1.9 m · 6'3"
  5. 5Chris Gayle1.88 m · 6'2"
  6. 6Inzamam-ul-Haq1.88 m · 6'2"
  7. 7Matthew Hayden1.88 m · 6'2"
  8. 8Ravichandran Ashwin1.85 m · 6'1"
  9. 9Dale Steyn1.85 m · 6'1"
  10. 10Imran Khan1.85 m · 6'1"
  11. 11Nathan Lyon1.85 m · 6'1"
  12. 12Shane Watson1.85 m · 6'1"
  13. 13Hardik Pandya1.83 m · 6'0"
  14. 14Ben Stokes1.83 m · 6'0"
  15. 15Kapil Dev1.83 m · 6'0"
  16. 16Yuvraj Singh1.83 m · 6'0"
  17. 17Anil Kumble1.83 m · 6'0"
  18. 18Zaheer Khan1.83 m · 6'0"
  19. 19Harbhajan Singh1.83 m · 6'0"
  20. 20Joe Root1.83 m · 6'0"
  21. 21Adam Gilchrist1.83 m · 6'0"
  22. 22Shane Warne1.83 m · 6'0"
  23. 23Jacques Kallis1.83 m · 6'0"
  24. 24Shoaib Akhtar1.83 m · 6'0"
  25. 25Trent Boult1.83 m · 6'0"
  26. 26KL Rahul1.8 m · 5'11"
  27. 27Rahul Dravid1.8 m · 5'11"
  28. 28Sourav Ganguly1.8 m · 5'11"
  29. 29VVS Laxman1.8 m · 5'11"
  30. 30Glenn Maxwell1.8 m · 5'11"

Tallest and shortest cricketers, to scale

1.98 mShaheen Afridi1.8 mGlenn Maxwell

What the numbers say

  • The height range across these 30 cricketers is 18 cm (7 in) — from Shaheen Afridi at 1.98 m (6'6") down to Glenn Maxwell at 1.8 m (5'11").
  • The group average height is 1.85 m (6'1") — 10 cm above the world average for adult men (1.75 m).
  • 30 of 30 (100%) stand taller than the world average man of 1.75 m.
  • The midpoint of this list is #16 — Yuvraj Singh — at 1.83 m (6'0").

Heights are the figures listed on each entry’s own page and may vary by a centimetre or two across sources. Use the comparison tool above to line up any pair side by side.

Tallest Cricketers — frequently asked

Who is the tallest of the cricketers?
Shaheen Afridi is the tallest, at 1.98 m (6'6").
How tall is Shaheen Afridi?
Shaheen Afridi is 1.98 m (6'6") tall.
Who is the shortest on this list?
Glenn Maxwell, at 1.8 m (5'11").
What is the average height of cricketers?
The average across the 30 cricketers on this list is 1.85 m (6'1").
What is the height range of cricketers on this list?
The range is 18 cm (7 in) — from Glenn Maxwell at 1.8 m (5'11") to Shaheen Afridi at 1.98 m (6'6").
How tall is Glenn Maxwell?
Glenn Maxwell is 1.8 m (5'11") tall, the shortest on this list.

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