How tall is Chris Gayle?

Chris Gayle's listed height is 188 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 91% of men in Australia.

Where 188 cm sits among men in Australia

Taller than about 91% of men in Australia born in 1979 (average 178.8 cm).

About Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle, whose full name is Christopher Henry Gayle, is a former Jamaican cricketer. He was born on 21 September 1979 in Kingston and played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021. He is widely regarded as the greatest Twenty20 batsman in the history of cricket.

Gayle played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. He is the most capped player for the West Indies in international cricket and the only player to score a triple hundred in Tests, a double hundred in ODIs and a hundred in T20Is. His innings of 215 against Zimbabwe was the first double century in World Cup cricket. In the Indian Premier League he was Most Valuable Player in 2011 and held the Orange Cap in 2012. In 2013 he hit 175 runs from 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

At a listed 188 cm (6'2"), Gayle also bowled right-arm off-break spin and took over 200 international wickets alongside his batting.

Frequently asked

How tall is Chris Gayle in feet and inches? Chris Gayle is 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

Is Chris Gayle tall for men in Australia? At 188 cm he is taller than about 91% of men in Australia born in 1979, whose average height is 178.8 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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