At one time the West Indies team used to be the most dazzling team of cricket. Seeing the 6 and a half foot long bowler like Kurtli Ambrose and Joel Garner, the good batsmen would have lost their sweat. But do you know that the longest cricketer in the world came from Pakistan not from West Indies or England. The title of the longest cricketer in the world is with Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan Height.

7 longest cricketers in the world

The title of the longest cricketer in the world is with Pakistan’s Mohammad Irfan, who is 7 feet 1 inch long. He took a total of 109 wickets for Pakistan in international cricket. The second number is the Cameron Kafee of the West Indies, whose length is 6 feet 8 inches. Joel Garner, Peter George and Bruce Reid are also 6 feet 8 inches in length. In this list, he is followed by Katli Ambrose and Jason Holder of West Indies, both are 6 feet 7 inches in length.

• Mohammad Irfan (Pakistan) – 7 feet 1 inch
• Cameron Kafee (West Indies) – 6 feet 8 inch
• Joel Garner (West Indies) – 6 feet 8 inch
• Peter George (Australia) – 6 feet 8 inch
• Bruce Reid (Australia) – 6 feet 8 inch
• Kurtley Ambrose (West Indies) – 6 feet 7 inch
• Jason Holder (West Indies) – 6 feet 7 inch

Four players are from the West Indies in the list of world’s longest 7 cricketers. There are only one cricketer of Pakistan in this list of Australia.

Who is India’s longest cricketer?

Top-7 in the world is not any player from India among the top-10 longest cricketers. India’s longest cricketer Abe Kuruvilla, who used to bowl fast. The length of Kuruvilla was 6 feet 6 inches. He represented India in 35 matches in his international cricket career, in which he took 50 wickets.

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Top 5 Tallest Cricketers: Cricket is not just a game of technology and skill, but the height also becomes a big factor here. Especially for bowlers is considered beneficial. When the tall bowlers lift the ball from the pitch, the batsman does not even get time to recover. There are many bowlers in the cricket world who dominated the game with their huge stature and tilted the batsmen with their bouncers. Today we introduce you to the five longest players in cricket history, whose height brought them to a different level.

Mohammad Irfan

Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Irfan is the world’s longest cricketer. Irfan was seen standing on the pitch like a tower. The balls coming out of his 7 feet 1 inch tall height used to fall from such a height that the batsmen had to lift their eyes up. Irfan’s balls used to bounce amazing, which used to bother the batsmen often. In limited overs cricket, he made a good identity with his length and economy.

Marco jansan

South Africa’s young fast bowler Marco Janson is the longest active player of international cricket to date. With 6 feet 10 inch height, he dominates the batsmen several times. His balls are not just speed, but there is a shock from a height which is shocking for the batsman, Yansan has established himself as an important bowler in all the formats in a very short time.

Boyd Rankin

Boyd Rankin’s career has been as interesting as his stature. He has played cricket for both Ireland and England teams. When Rankin, 6 feet 8.5 inch long, the batsmen had to think twice before hitting the cover drive. His bouncer and short ball used to come so fast that the batsmen were often dismissed. Rankin was an expert in Seem Movement and Back of Language balls.

Billy Stanlake

When Australia’s longest cricketer Billy Stanlake came on the run-up with the ball, it seemed as if a rugi player was bowling. His length and high-relief action included him in the list of dangerous bowlers. However, the injury caused a lot of damage to his career. Even after this, he has troubled the batsmen with his speed and bounce in T20 and ODI.

Joel Garner

If fast bowling needs a name that creates fear, then that is Joel Garner. In the 70s and 80s, the balls of this West Indies bowler, popularly known as “Big Bird”, used to come to a straight helmet. In front of his yorker bowling and dangerous bouncers, the biggest batsmen of the world looked helpless. Garner, who was the hero of the team winning the 1979 World Cup, has given a new dimension to fast bowling.