5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.
Source: Wikipedia
How tall is Brian Lara?
Brian Lara is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm).
A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from
Brian Lara’s 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 38 in 100 US men are shorter.
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Brian Lara beside others
Brian Lara is the shortest of the 5 cricketers we have heights for: Virat Kohli (5 ft 9 in) is next, 1 in (2.5 cm) taller.
- Curtly Ambrose: 6 ft 7 in (201 cm), 11 in (28.3 cm) taller than Brian Lara.
- Virat Kohli: 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Brian Lara.
- Kevin Pietersen: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 8 in (20.3 cm) taller than Brian Lara.
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