Top 10 tallest cricketers of all-time

2. Boyd Rankin | 6’8″ (204 cm)

Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin, standing at a height of 204 cm comes second on this list. He started off his career with rugby and his height, strength saw him make waves in the sport. But, with cricket being his first love, Rankin let go a potential career in rugby and evolved as one of the most important bowlers of the Irish team.

His action is modelled on the likes of Glenn McGrath and Curtley Ambrose and is more of a hit-the-deck bowler. While it is common for him to extract a lot of bounce, it is the lateral movement that he finds that puts questions in the batsmen’s minds.

Rankin also played Test cricket for England and is only the third player to have represented two countries in the longest format of the game.