5 Heaviest Cricketers: Made fun of because of their weight… Gave a befitting reply with the bat, those 5 ‘Bahubali’ of cricket, who changed the history of the game!

New Delhi. Fitness and agility are often discussed on the cricket field. But in the pages of history, there were some ‘Bahubali’ players who, despite their heavy bodies, made the world their admirers. From 140 kg ‘The Mountain’ Rahkeem Cornwall to 127 kg ‘The Fridge’ Dwayne Leverock, these players proved that success requires not just six-pack abs, but steely liver and skill. Even though he was made fun of because of his weight, when he came on the field, even the big giants were left in a tizzy.

West Indies all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall weighs around 140 kg. The 6 feet 6 inches tall heavyweight Cornwall is considered to be the heaviest player in modern cricket. He is fondly called the ‘Mountain of Cricket’. Despite such a heavy body, Rahkeem is an excellent off-spinner and slip fielder. The grip of his hands is so strong that the ball comes and sticks to him. He proved that talent is not dependent on weight by taking 5-5 wickets against big teams like India in Test cricket.

Dwayne Leverock (Bermuda) – Weight: 127 kg
When the Bermuda team entered the 2007 World Cup, everyone’s eyes were on a huge player. That player was Dwayne Leverock. Leverock, weighing approximately 127 kg, was a prison van driver and policeman by profession. In the match against India, the catch of Robin Uthappa by diving in the slip is counted in the list of ‘Best Catch of the Century’. At that time commentator David Lloyd shouted – The fridge has opened!’ (The fridge has opened). That one catch made him the world’s favorite overnight.

Warwick Armstrong (Australia) – Weight: 133-140 kg
Former Australian captain Warwick Armstrong was called ‘The Big Ship’. At the beginning of the 20th century, his weight was between 133 to 140 kg. Armstrong was not just a player but a great captain. He became the first captain to clean sweep Australia 5-0 in the Ashes series. He was so heavy that once during a match, he started reading the newspaper while sitting on the boundary line, which is still one of the funniest stories of cricket.

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Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) – Weight: 115 kg
The weight of captain Arjuna Ranatunga, who made Sri Lanka the world champion for the first time in 1996, had reached about 115 kg during his career. Players like Shane Warne often made fun of his weight. Ranatunga had little faith in running runs, he used to talk in fours and sixes. His captaincy was so clever that he made weight a part of his image. He showed the world that a captain should be more ‘hit’ and smart than fit.

Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) – Weight: more than 100 kg
The weight of Inzamam, one of the greatest batsmen of Pakistan, has always been a topic of discussion. Weighing more than 100 kg, Inzamam was infamous for being run out, but his batting was unmatched. Inzamam had the most time in the world to play the ball. He used to play the balls of fast bowlers with speed of 150 km/hr as if he was walking. By scoring more than 20,000 international runs, he proved that cricket is a game of skills and timing, not of lifting weights in the gym.