How tall is Joe Root?

Joe Root's listed height is 183 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 78% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 183 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 78% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1990 (average 177.6 cm).

About Joe Root

Joe Root is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs and for Yorkshire in English domestic cricket. His full name is Joseph Edward Root, and he was born on 30 December 1990 in Dore. He is a right-handed batsman who originally played as an opener but has played most of his cricket for England in the middle order.

Root made his Test debut in 2012 and his ODI debut in 2013. He captained England's Test team from February 2017 to April 2022 and was reappointed in 2026. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where he top scored for England. He is England's highest run-scorer in Tests and in ODIs and the second highest run-scorer of all time in Test cricket. He was named ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year for 2021, and in June 2022 he became the second England batsman to score 10,000 Test runs.

At a listed 183 cm (6'0"), Root also bowls occasional off spin and regularly fields at first slip, and he holds the record for most Test catches by an outfield player.

Frequently asked

How tall is Joe Root in feet and inches? Joe Root is 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.

Is Joe Root tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 183 cm he is taller than about 78% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1990, whose average height is 177.6 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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