Tallest current XI in ODI cricket

Unlike several other sports, cricket is a sport where the physicality of a player does not have too much of an importance. If the player is talented enough and if he applies himself well, he is bound to achieve success. The success of Sachin Tendulkar and Joel Garner amply proves this point. While the former was one of the shortest cricketers around with a height of 5’5”, the latter stood at a towering 6’8”. However, both of them achieved tremendous success on the cricketing field and went down in the history books as greats of the game.However, we came up with an interesting idea. Given that tall men can look quite intimidating, we decided to form an ODI team comprising of some of the tallest cricketers in world cricket at present.Here’s a look at the tallest XI in ODI cricket currently:The two minimum requirements for this team were:The player should be 6 feet or taller, andThe player should be in the reckoning to play ODI cricket for his team  

#1 Chris Gayle

Height – 6ft 4in

The mere sight of Chris Gayle at the striker’s end can send shivers down any bowler’s spine. Firstly, he has an intimidating presence with a height of 6’4” and a very strong build. Moreover, he has the reputation of being one of the most destructive batsmen in world cricket. Once he gets going, he is absolutely unstoppable and just murders even the best of bowling attacks.

As far as Gayle’s record is concerned, he has scored close to 9000 runs in ODIs at an average of 37.33 and a strike rate of 84.04. Early on in his innings, he tends to take a little bit of time to get accustomed to the nature of the wicket, but once he gets his eye in, the ‘Gayle Storm’ just blows away everything that comes in its way.

The 35-year-old can be more than a handful with the ball considering that he has picked up 158 wickets in his ODI career. In fact, his bowling is fairly underrated owing to his mind-numbing batting exploits. Often, he stems the flow of runs with the quick darts that he fires in, which is evident from his economy rate of 4.75.