Nowadays, the tallest cricketers are ruling cricket. In every team, you have seen a tall batsman or bowler. These people get a good advantage while playing. Suppose if someone is a tall bowler then he can get a good bounce. If he is a tall batsman then he has the advantage to play bouncers easily. Basically, tall persons get a good advantage in every sport. It does not mean that short-height cricketers have any disadvantages. Sachin Tendulkar is the God of Cricket and we know his height. There are many such examples but today we will see the top 8 tallest cricketers in the world who got a good advantage due to their height.
8. Reece Topley (6feet 7 inch)
Reece Topley is an England cricket player. He is a left-handed medium-fast bowler and Right-handed batsman. He represents England in ODI and T20. His height is 6 feet 7 inches which gives him a good advantage while bowling. He doesn’t have enough wickets in ODI and T20 but he has 100+ wickets in franchise cricket. On 13 Sep 2015(debut in ODI) 31, 31 Aug 2015(debut in T20). His long height of 6 feet and 7 inches placed him in the list of top 8 Tallest cricketers in the world.
7. Sulieman Benn (6 feet 7 inch)
Sulieman Benn is a West Indies cricketer. He is a left-arm spinner and also a left-handed batsman. Benn is a very tall spinner with a height of 6 feet 7 inches. He represents west indies in test and ODI. He played international cricket for west indies and first-class cricket for Barbados. On 22 March 2008(debut in test), 10 April 2008(debut in ODI). He also has 2000+ runs and 300+ wickets in franchise cricket.
6. Jason Holder (6 feet 7 inch)
Jason Holder is a West Indian cricket player. He represents the West Indies in all forms of cricket with his all-rounding skills. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed medium-fast bowler. In 2019 he got no 1 position by ICC for All-rounder. He is a very good All-rounder of the west indies cricket team and also a good captain. He has 2000+ runs in test, 1000+ runs in ODI, and also 100+ wickets in ODI, test, and franchise cricket. We can say that his 6 feet 7 inches height gave him chance to perform well with his all-rounding skills. On 26 June 2014(debut in test), 1 Feb 2013(debut in ODI), 15 Jan 2014(debut in T20).
5. Chris Tremlett (6 feet 7 inch)
Chris Tremlett is a former England player. He represents England in ODI and T20 formats of cricket. He is a Right-arm medium-fast bowler and also bats Right-handed. Chris Tremlett’s career was full of injury, due to this, he took retirement from all forms of cricket in 2015. On 19 July 2007(debut in test), 21 June 2005(debut in ODI). His 6 feet 7 inches height made him on the list of the top 8 tallest cricketers in the world.
4. Steven Finn (6 feet 7 inch)
Steven Finn is an England cricket player. He represents England in the ODI and T20 format of cricket. He plays his role in the team as a Right-arm fast bowler. Steven Finn has 100+ wickets in ODI and T20. His test best bowling average is 6/79 and ODI best bowling average is 5/33. On 2 March 2010(debut in test), 30 January 2011(debut in ODI).
3. Curtly Ambrose (6 feet 7 inch)
Curtly Ambrose is a former West Indians cricketer. He represents the West Indies in the ODI and T20 format of cricket. He was a Right-arm fast bowler and also the greatest fast bowler of his time. His 6 feet 7 inches height gave him a good bounce while bowling that’s why he has taken 405 wickets in the test. He has 400+ wickets in test and 200+ wickets in ODI and also 900+ wickets for franchise cricket. On 2 April 1988(debut in test), 12 March 1988(debut in ODI).
2. Kyle Jamieson (6 feet 8 inch)
Kyle Jamieson is a New Zealand cricket player. He is a Right-arm-Fast bowler. Kyle Represent New Zealand in all forms of cricket. His good performance gave him chance to play for IPL franchise RCB. He is the second-highest-paid player of IPL 2021 with 15cr money. His tall height (6 feet 8 inches) gave him good bounce while bowling. On 21 Feb 2020 (test debut), 8 Feb 2020 (ODI debut), 27 November 2020 (T20 debut). He has 40+ wickets in all forms of cricket. now his good height made him in the list of Top 8 tallest cricketers in the world.
1. Mohammad Irfan (7 feet 1 inch)
Mohammad Irfan is a Pakistani cricketer. He represents Pakistan in all forms of cricket. He is a Left-arm fast bowler and also bats right-handed. Irfan is the only fast bowler whose height is more than 7 feet. On 14 February 2013(debut in Test), 10 September 2010(debut in ODI), 25 December 2012(debut in T20). His 7 feet 1-inch height made him on the list of the top 8 tallest cricketers in the world.