List of nicknames used in cricket
Teams
Australian team- Baggy Greens
Bangladeshi team -The Tigers
Canadian team -One Man Band
New Zealand team -The Black Caps, The Kiwis
South African team -The Proteas
Sri Lankan team -The Sirils
West Indian team -The Windies, The Calypsos
Indian team -The Men in Blue
Pakistani team -The Stars
Players Name
followed by there nickname
Paul Adams Gogga ("insect" in Afrikaans)
Ajit Agarkar Bombay Duck (for his horror streak of ducks against
Australia)
Shoaib Akhtar Rawalpindi Express
Wasim Akram Was
Mohinder Amarnath Jimmy
James Anderson Jimmy boy
Shahid Afridi Boom Boom
Nathan Astle Nates
Michael Atherton Athers
Mohammed Azharuddin Azhar/Azza
Ian Bell Belly, The Team Baby, Schoolboy
Richie Benaud Diamonds
Tino Best The Best, Ntini
Michael Bevan Bevvo
Andrew Bichel Bic
David Boon Stumpy
Allan Border A.B., Captain Grumpy
Ian Botham Beefy, Guy the Gorilla
Mark Boucher Guinness, Billy
Nicky Boje Bodge
Nathan Bracken Bracks
Don Bradman The Don
Andy Caddick Caddyshack
Chris Cairns B.A. (Bad Attitude)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Tiger
Ian Chappell Chapelli
Stuart Clark Sarfraz, Stu
Michael Clarke Pup
Paul Collingwood Nice Ginger, Colly
Corey Collymore Screw
Martin Crowe Hogan
Aravinda de Silva Mad Max
Kapil Dev The Haryana Express, Haryana Hurricane
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahi
Boeta Dippenaar Dipps
Allan Donald White Lightning, AD
Rahul Dravid Jammy, The Wall, The Great Wall of India
Damien Fleming Flemo
Stephen Fleming Flange
Duncan Fletcher Fletch
Andrew Flintoff Freddie, Twiggy, Fred, family man
Sourav Ganguly Maharaj, Prince of Calcutta, Dada, Bengal Tiger
Sunil Gavaskar Sunny, The Little Master
Chris Gayle Cramps, Crampy
Herschelle Gibbs Scooter, The Sack Man
Adam Gilchrist Churchy, Gilly, The Demolition Man
Ashley Giles Ash, the King of Spain, Gilo
Jason Gillespie Dizzy
Graham Gooch Zap
Darren Gough Rhino, Goughy, the Dazzler, Dancing Darren
Mark Greatbatch Paddy
Brad Haddin BJ, Harry, Guildo
Richard Hadlee Paddles
Andrew Hall Brosh, Merv, Hally
Stephen Harmison Harmy (or Harmi), Tinker, GBH (Grievous Bodily Harmison
to the Barmy Army, home sickness)
Chris Harris Harry, Lugs
Ian Harvey Freak
Matthew Hayden Haydos, Unit
Matthew Hoggard Hoggy, Shrek
Michael Holding Whispering Death
Nasser Hussain Nass (by the commentators)
Michael Hussey The Huss, Mr Cricket
Inzamam ul Haq Aloo (potato), Inzy
Ridley Jacobs Ras Bell, Riddler
Sanath Jayasuriya The Matara Mauler
Mohammed Kaif Kaifu
Jacques Kallis Kalahari, Jackes
Danish Kaneria Nani Dani
Michael Kasprowicz Kasper
Simon Katich Stiffler, Kat
Justin Kemp Daryll
Imran Khan The Lion of Lahore, The King of Swing
Lance Klusener Zulu
Anil Kumble Jumbo
Justin Langer BNG, Brown Nose Gnome, Alf
Charl Langeveldt Langes
Brian Lara The Prince
VVS Laxman — Very Very Special
Brett Lee Bing, Oswald
Clive Lloyd Super Cat
Shoaib Malik Terminator
Damien Martyn Marto
Glenn McGrath Pigeon
Runako Morton Ronnie
Muttiah Muralitharan The Smiling Assassin, Murali, MuMu, Master
technician
Saqlain Mushtaq Saqi, Professor
Andre Nel Nella
Makhaya Ntini Macky; George
Panesar The Mont-ster
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Tiger
Parthiv Patel Bachcha (child in Hindi)
Kevin Pietersen K.P., Kelvin, Kapes
Shaun Pollock Polly, Ginger, The Nibbler
Ricky Ponting Punter
Abdul Razzaq Razzler
Jonty Rhodes The Maritzburg Mamba
Vivian Richards Master Blaster, the Master
Mohammed Sami Salami, The Karachi Express
Virender Sehwag Viru, New Tendulkar
Matthew Sinclair Skippy
Harbhajan Singh The Turbanator, Bhajji (by team-mates)
Yuvraj Singh Yuvi
Javagal Srinath Babu
Andrew Strauss Lord Brocket,
Scott Styris Pig
Andrew Symonds Symo, Roy, Golden Bollocks
Sachin Tendulkar Tendlya, Little Master, The Master Blaster, Slashin
Sachin, The Bombay Bomber
Michael Vaughan Virgil, Vaughny
Dilip Vengsarkar Colonel
Daniel Vettori Lucas, Danny, Jeff
Shane Warne Warney, Hollywood, The Sheikh of Tweak,Warna
John Wright Shake
Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis (as a bowling partnership) The Two W's, The
Sultans of Reverse Swing
Indian Cricketers Birthdays
Aakash Chopra
September 19, 1977
Anil Kumble
October 17, 1970
Ashish Nehra
April 29, 1979
Dinesh Kaarthick
June 1, 1985
Dinesh Mongia
April 17, 1977
Gautam Gambhir
October 14, 1981
Harbhajan Singh
July 3, 1980
Hemang Kamal Badani
November 14, 1976
Irfan Pathan
October 27, 1984
Ishant Sharma
September 2, 1988
Joginder Sharma
October 23, 1983
Lakshmipathy Balaji
September 27, 1981
Manpreet Gony
January 4, 1984
Mahendra singh Dhoni
July 7, 1981
Mohammad Kaif
December 1, 1980
Murali Kartik
September 11, 1976
Munaf Patel
July 12, 1983
Parthiv Ajay Patel
March 9, 1985
Piyush Chawla
December 24, 1988
Pragyan Ojha
September 5, 1986
Praven Kumar
October 2, 1986
Rahul Dravid
January 11, 1973
Rohit Sharma
April 30, 1987
R.P.Singh
December 6, 1985
Robin Uthappa
November 11, 1985
Sachin Tendulkar
April 24, 1973
Sourav Ganguly
July 8, 1972
Sridharan Sriram
February 21, 1976
Suresh Raina
November 27, 1986
S.Sreesanth
February 6, 1983
VVS Laxman
November 01, 1974
Virender Shewag
October 20, 1978
Yusuf Pathan
November 17, 1982
Yuvraj Singh
December 12, 1981
Zaheer Khan
October 7, 1978
Shane Warne Legendary leg spinner from Australia
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