The pocket-sized dynamites: 10 shortest cricketers of all time

8) Tatenda Taibu

Height - 5 feet 4 inches

Tatenda Taibu would have been a star if he had taken birth in a different country. For long considered the perfect successor to Andy Flower, Taibu made his international debut in 2001 against West Indies. Following Heath Streak’s resignation in 2004, Taibu was appointed captain of Zimbabwe, making him the youngest Test captain in history, and the first black Test captain for Zimbabwe.

A world-class wicketkeeper and a more than handy batsman, Taibu ended his career as fourth highest run-getter for Zimbabwe in ODI cricket. He even turned his arm over with decent accuracy, once becoming the first designated wicketkeeper to take his side’s first wicket in a Test.

In 2005, after a string of poor performances of the national side under his captaincy, he announced his resignation from captaincy and retirement from international cricket. In 2006, he played a season as captain of Namibia and in 2007, turned up once again to play for Zimbabwe before finally retiring from all forms of cricket in 2012.