World's Shortest Cricketers
Successful cricketers come in all shapes and sizes, though certain physical attributes can play a part in their performance. The shortest players tend to be batters, while tall players lean towards fast bowling, as the extra height helps the players generate more pace and bounce.
Being short can also be an advantage, the lower center of gravity of shorter players may result in better balance and agility, a clear advantage while batting and fielding. Some of cricket's greatest batsmen have been short in stature. For example, Sunil Gavaskar is just 5'2", David Boon was 5'3", Sachin Tendulkar is 5'5'', and even the great Don Bradman was relatively short at 5'8" tall.
some of the best cricketers to ever play the game have been shortList of the Shortest Cricket Players Ever
| Rank | Ht (cm) | Ht (feet/inch) | Player | Team | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 150 | 4’9” | Kruger Van Wyk | New Zealand | 2012 |
| 2 | 152 | 5’0 | Tich Cornford | England | 1930 |
| -=3 | 157 | 5’2” | Sunil Gavaskar | India | 1971–1987 |
| =3 | 157 | 5’2” | Tich Freeman | England | 1924-1929 |
| =5 | 160 | 5’3” | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | 2005+ |
| =5 | 160 | 5’3” | Parthiv Patel | India | 2002–2018 |
| =5 | 160 | 5’3” | David Boon | Australia | 1984–1996 |
| =5 | 160 | 5’3” | Gundappa Vishwanath | India | 1969–1983 |
| 9 | 161 | 5’3.5” | Mominul Haque | Bangladesh | 2012+ |
| =10 | 163 | 5’4” | Prithvi Shaw | India | 2018+ |
| =10 | 163 | 5’4” | Kedar Jadhav | India | 2014–2020 |
| =10 | 163 | 5’4” | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 2014+ |
| =10 | 163 | 5’4” | Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan | 2008-2015 |
| =10 | 163 | 5’4” | David Williams | West Indies | 1988-1998 |
| =10 | 163 | 5’4” | Alvin Kallicharran | West Indies | 1972-1981 |
| =16 | 165 | 5’5” | Adnan Akmal | Pakistan | 2010–2013 |
| =16 | 165 | 5’5” | Fidel Edwards | West Indies | 2003–2021 |
| =16 | 165 | 5’5” | Tatenda Taibu | Zimbabwe | 2001-2012 |
| =16 | 165 | 5’5” | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 1999–2018 |
| =16 | 165 | 5’5” | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1989–2013 |
| =16 | 165 | 5’5” | Syd Gregory | Australia | 1890-1912 |
Data Source: the height data is taken from the player's profile on Wikipedia (Oct 2022)
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- Height growth charts — monitoring height changes over time
- Converting cm to ft and in and vice versa.
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