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List of nicknames used in cricket
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Cricket has a rich tradition of using nicknames. This is a list of nicknames used in international cricket.
National teams
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Officials, umpires and commentators
- Jonathan Agnew – Spiro, Aggers[36]
- Harold Bird – Dickie[37]
- Henry Blofeld – Blowers[38]
- Billy Bowden – Billy[39]
- Steve Bucknor – Slow Death Bucknor[40]
- Bill Frindall – Bearded Wonder, Bearders[41]
- Robin Jackman – Jackers[42]
- Brian Johnston – Johnners[43]
- Mpumelelo Mbangwa – Pommie[44]
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins – CMJ[45]
- Don Mosey – The Alderman[46]
- Ashish Nehra – Nehra Ji[47]
- David Shepherd – Shep[48]
- Alan Wilkins – Wilko[49]
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Supporters
- An organised group of Australian cricket team supporters – The Fanatics[50]
- An organised group of English cricket team supporters – Barmy Army[50]
- An organised group of Irish cricket team supporters ― Blarney Army[51][52]
- An organised group of New Zealand cricket team supporters – The Beige Brigade[53]
- An organised group of Indian cricket team supporters – Bharat Army[50]
Players
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The following is arranged by last name.
A
- Paul Adams – Gogga (Afrikaans nickname, which means 'insect')[54]
- Shahid Afridi – Boom Boom Afridi, Lala[55]
- Jonathan Agnew – Aggers, Spiro[56]
- Mushtaq Ahmed – Mushie, Jaadugar[57]
- Saeed Ajmal – The Magician, Saeed Bhai[58]
- Shoaib Akhtar – Rawalpindi Express[59]
- Terry Alderman – The Smiling Assassin,[60] Clem (after Clem Jones, alderman and mayor of Brisbane, curator of The Gabba)[61]
- James Anderson – The Burnley Lara,[62] The Burnley Express[63]
- Warwick Armstrong – Big Ship[64]
- Geoff Arnold – Horse[65]
- Mohammad Ashraful – Matin[66]
- Ravichandran Ashwin – Ash, Anna[67]
- Mike Atherton – Athers,[68] FEC,[69] Cockroach,[70] Dready,[71] Iron Mike[72]
B
- Trevor Bailey – The Boil, Barnacle[73]
- David Bairstow – Bluey[74]
- Jonny Bairstow – YJB[75]
- Omari Banks – Bankie[76]
- Eddie Barlow – Bunter[77]
- Gareth Batty – Boris, Nora[78]
- Michael Beer – Frothy[79]
- Ian Bell – Belly,[80] The Sherminator[81]
- Richie Benaud – Diamonds[82]
- Travis Birt – Edgar[83]
- Allan Border – AB, Captain Grumpy[84]
- Ian Botham – Beefy, Guy the Gorilla[55][85][86]
- Geoffrey Boycott – Fiery,[87] Boycs,[87] Thatch[87]
- Don Bradman – The Don[88]
- Dwayne Bravo – DJ[89]
- Mike Brearley – Brears,[90] Scagg[90]
- Stuart Broad – Westlife[91]
- Katherine Brunt – Brunty, Nunny[92]
- Jasprit Bumrah – Boom[93][94]
- Mark Butcher – Butch, Baz[95]
C
- Andy Caddick – Des, Shack, Wingnut[96]
- Yuzvendra Chahal – Yuzi[97][98][99]
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul – Tiger, Tigerpaul The Chanderwall[100]
- Ian Chappell – Chappelli[101]
- Roston Chase – Youngross[102]
- Dan Christian – Dan the Man[103]
- Michael Clarke – Pup, Clarkey[104]
- Herbie Collins – Horseshoe[105]
- Learie Constantine – Electric Heels[86][106]
- Alastair Cook – Chef, Captain Cook[107]
- Mark Cosgrove – Cossy,[108] Baby-Boof[109]
- John Crawley – Creepy[110]
- Colin Croft – Bomber[111][86]
- Kate Cross – Crossy[92]
- Martin Crowe – Hogan[112]
- Pat Cummins – Patto,[113] Cummo[114]
D
- Nida Dar – Lady Boom Boom[115]
- Ian Davis – Wizard[116]
- A. B. de Villiers – ABD, Mr. 360°[117][118]
- Phillip DeFreitas – Daffy[119]
- Peter Denning – Dasher[120]
- Kapil Dev – The Haryana Hurricane[121]
- Ted Dexter – Lord Ted[122]
- Shikhar Dhawan – Gabbar[123]
- M. S. Dhoni – Thala, MSD, Mahi, Captain Cool[124][125]
- Michael Di Venuto – Diva[126]
- Graham Dilley – Pica,[127] Dill[127]
- Basil D'Oliveira – Dolly,[128] Bas[128]
- Allan Donald – White Lightning[129]
- Brett Dorey – Behemoth[130]
- Deandra Dottin – World Boss[131]
- J. W. H. T. Douglas – Johnny Won't Hit Today[132]
- Rahul Dravid – The Wall, Jammy[133]
- Mignon du Preez – Minx[134][135]
- K. S. Duleepsinhji – Duleep[136] Mr Smith[136]
- Sophia Dunkley – Dunks[137]
E
- Phil Edmonds – Goat, Henry[138]
- Charlotte Edwards – Lottie, Chief[92]
- Fidel Edwards – Castro[139]
- Matthew Elliott – Herb[140]
- John Emburey – Embers, Ernie, Knuckle[141]
- Farokh Engineer – Rooky,[142] Brylcreem Boy,[143] Dikra Farookh[144]
- Sean Ervine – Slug,[145] Siuc[145]
F
- Imran Farhat – Romi[146]
- James Faulkner – The Finisher[147]
- Steven Finn – The Watford Wall[55]
- Andre Fletcher – The Spice Man[148]
- Andrew Flintoff – Freddie[149]
- Graeme Fowler – Foxy[150]
- Peter Fulton – Two-metre Peter[55]
G
- Gautam Gambhir – Gauti[55]
- Sourav Ganguly – Prince of Kolkata, God of Offside, Dada[151]
- Joel Garner – Big Bird[55][86]
- Mike Gatting – Fat Gatt[152]
- Chris Gayle – World Boss, Mr. T20,[153] Universe Boss,[154]
- Herschelle Gibbs – Scooter[55]
- Eddie Gilbert – Fast Eddie[86][155]
- Adam Gilchrist – Gilly,[156] Churchy[156]
- Ashley Giles – Gilo, Skinny, Splash, The King of Spain,[157] Wheelie Bin[158]
- Jason Gillespie – Dizzy[55]
- David Gower – Stoat[159]
- W. G. Grace – W. G., The Doctor[160]
- Rebecca Grundy – Grunners, Carol[92]
- Umar Gul – Guldozer[161]
- Asanka Gurusinha – Gura[162]
H
- Brad Haddin – BJ, Hadds[163]
- Richard Hadlee – Paddles[164]
- Mohammad Hafeez – Professor, Professor of Sargodha[165]
- Alex Hales – Baz[166]
- Haseeb Hameed – Baby Boycott[167]
- Steve Harmison – Harmy,[168] GBH (Grievous Bodily Harmison)[169]
- Chris Harris – Lugs[170]
- M J Harris – Pasty[171]
- Ryan Harris – Ryano[172]
- Chris Hartley – Hannibal[173]
- Ian Harvey – Harvs, The Freak[174]
- Shane Harwood – Stickers[140][175]
- John Hastings – The Duke[176][177][178]
- Nathan Hauritz – Ritzy[179]
- Matthew Hayden – Haydos,[180] Big Fish[180]
- Rachael Haynes – Des, Dessie[181]
- George Headley – Black Bradman[182]
- Alyssa Healy – Midge[183]
- Hunter Hendry – Stork[184]
- Ben Hilfenhaus – Hilfy[185]
- Jack Hobbs – The Master[186]
- Brad Hodge – Hodgey, Dodgeball[187]
- Matthew Hoggard – Oggie[188]
- Michael Holding – Whispering Death[189][86]
- James Hopes – Catfish[140][190]
- A. N. Hornby – Monkey, The Boss[191]
- Merv Hughes – Fruitfly[192]
- Nasser Hussain – Nashwan[193]
- David Hussey – Huss, Bomber, Junior Mr. Cricket[194]
- Michael Hussey – Mr Cricket,[195] Huss[196]
I
- Inzamam-ul-Haq – Inzi[197]
- Bert Ironmonger – Dainty[198]
J
- Ravindra Jadeja – Jaddu, Rockstar, Sir Jadeja[199]
- Phil Jaques – Pro[200]
- Douglas Jardine – The Iron Duke[201]
- Sanath Jayasuriya – Matara Mauler[202][203]
- Mahela Jayawardene – Maiya[204]
- Gilbert Jessop – The Croucher[205]
- Mitchell Johnson – Midge, Notch[206]
- Jess Jonassen – JJ[207]
- Ernie Jones – Jonah[208]
- Simon Jones – Horse[209]
K
- Mohammad Kaif – Kaifu[210]
- Romesh Kaluwitharana – Little Kalu, Little Dynamite[211]
- Danish Kaneria – Nani-Danny[212]
- Marizanne Kapp – Kappie[213]
- Chamara Kapugedera – Kapu[214]
- Dinesh Karthik – DK[215]
- Michael Kasprowicz – Kasper[216]
- Simon Katich – Kat[217]
- Justin Kemp – Kempie[218]
- Rob Key – Keysy[219]
- Imran Khan – The Lion of Lahore[220][86]
- Zaheer Khan – Zak[221]
- Usman Khawaja – Uzzie,[222] Captain Grumpy[223]
- Delissa Kimmince – DK[224]
- Michael Klinger – Maxy[225]
- Lance Klusener – Zulu[226][227]
- Heather Knight – Trev[92]
- Alan Knott – Knotty, Flea[228]
- Virat Kohli – Cheeku, King Kohli[229]
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Bhuvi[230]
- Anil Kumble – Apple,[231] Jumbo[55]
L
- Allan Lamb – Legga, Lambie[232]
- Justin Langer – Alfie, JL[233]
- Meg Lanning – Megastar,[234] Serious Sally[235]
- Brian Lara – The Prince of Port of Spain[236][237]
- Gavin Larsen – The Postman[55]
- Bill Lawry – Phantom[55]
- Geoff Lawson – Henry[238][86]
- V. V. S. Laxman – Very Very Special[239]
- Brett Lee – Bing, Binga, The Speedster,[240]
- Darren Lehmann – Boof[140][241]
- H. D. G. Leveson Gower – Shrimp[242]
- Dennis Lillee – FOT[243]
- Clive Lloyd – Super Cat[244]
- David Lloyd – Bumble[245]
- Chris Lynn – Lynnsanity,[246][247] Bash Brother[248][249]
M
- Charles Macartney – Governor-General[250]
- Stuart MacGill – Mac, Magilla[251]
- Ken Mackay – Slasher[252]
- Farveez Maharoof – Fara[253]
- Jimmy Maher – Mahbo[140]
- Sajid Mahmood – Saj,[254] King[254]
- Lasith Malinga – Malinga the Slinga,[55] The Yorker King[255]
- Ashley Mallett – Rowdy[256]
- Vic Marks – Skid,[257] Speedy[257]
- Charles Marriott – Father[258]
- Mitchell Marsh – Bison[259]
- Geoff Marsh – Swampy[260]
- Rod Marsh – Iron Gloves,[261] Bacchus[261]
- Shaun Marsh – SOS[262]
- Frederick Martin – Nutty[263]
- Damien Martyn – Marto[264]
- Lloyd Mash – Bangers[265]
- Khaled Mashud – Pilot[266]
- Angelo Mathews – Angie, Superman, Jocka[267]
- Greg Matthews – Mo[268]
- Glenn Maxwell – Big Show,[269] Maxi/Maxy[270]
- Stan McCabe – Napper[271]
- Brendon McCullum – Bash Brother[249]
- Glenn McGrath – Pigeon,[272] Millard[272]
- Graham McKenzie – Garth[273][86]
- Brian McMillan – Big Mac[274]
- Craig McMillan – Macca[275]
- Colin Miller – Funky[276]
- Keith Miller – Nugget[86][277]
- Misbah-ul-Haq – Lone warrior,[278] Tuk tuk,[279] Man of Crisis[279][280]
- Amit Mishra – Mishi[281]
- Dave Mohammed – Tadpole[282]
- Beth Mooney – Moons[283]
- Roberta Moretti Avery – Big Mom[284]
- Chris Morris – Tipo[285]
- John Morrison – Mystery[286]
- Mashrafe Mortaza – Norail Express, Koushik[287]
- Muttiah Muralitharan – Murali[288]
- Tim Murtagh – Dial M[289][290]
- Phil Mustard – Colonel[291]
N
- Mohammad Nabi – The President[292]
- André Nel – Nella, Gunther[293]
- Mfuneko Ngam – Chew[294]
- Paul Nixon – Badger,[295] Nico[295]
- Monty Noble – Mary Ann[296]
- Ashley Noffke – Noffers[297]
- Marcus North – Snork[298]
- Makhaya Ntini – George, Mdingi Express[299]
O
- Iain O'Brien – Ober[300]
- Kerry O'Keeffe – Skull[301]
- Chris Old – Chilly[302][86]
- Bill O'Reilly – Tiger[303]
P
- Milford Page – Curly[304]
- Shikha Pandey – Shikhipedia[305]
- Monty Panesar – The Mont-ster,[306] Python,[306] The Beard to be Feared,[306] The Sikh of Tweak[307]
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi – Tiger[308]
- Jeetan Patel – Dave[309]
- Ellyse Perry – Pez[310]
- Kevin Pietersen – K. P.,[311] Kelvin,[311] Kelv,[311] Kapes[311]
- Liam Plunkett – Pudsy[312]
- Pat Pocock – Percy[313]
- Kieron Pollard – Polly[314]
- Peter Pollock – Pooch, The Big Dog[315]
- Shaun Pollock – Polly[316]
- Ricky Ponting – Punter[317]
- Matt Prior – The Cheese[318]
R
- Mustafizur Rahman – Fizz[319]
- Suresh Raina – Mr. IPL, Chinna Thala[320][321]
- Denesh Ramdin - Shotta[322]
- Mark Ramprakash – Ramps[323]
- Arjuna Ranatunga – Captain Cool[324]
- Derek Randall – Arkle, Rags[325]
- K. S. Ranjitsinhji – Ranji[326][327]
- Matt Renshaw – The Turtle[248]
- Viv Richards – Smokin Joe, Smokey, King Viv, The Emperor, The Master Blaster[328]
- Greg Ritchie – Fat Cat[329]
- Raymond Robertson-Glasgow – Crusoe[330]
* Andre Russell - Dre Russ[331]
S
- Megan Schutt – Schutter/Shooter[332][333]
- Virender Sehwag – Viru, Multan ka Sultan, Nawab of Najafgarh[334]
- Mohammad Shahzad – Mahi, M. S., Shazi[335]
- Rohit Sharma – Hit-Man, Shana,[336] 264[337]
- Sandeep Sharma – Sandy[338]
- Anya Shrubsole – Hoof[339]
- Jack Simmons – Flat Jack, Simmo[340]
- Harbhajan Singh – Bhajji, Turbanator[341]
- Mandeep Singh – Mandy[342]
- Yuvraj Singh – Yuvi, Prince[343]
- E J Smith – Tiger[344]
- Steve Smith – Smithy, Smudge,[345] GOD[346]
- Fred Spofforth – The Demon[347][86]
- Alec Stewart – The Gaffer[348]
- Andrew Strauss – Lord Brocket, Straussy, Levi, Muppet, Johann, Mare Man[349]
- Andrew Symonds – Roy[350]
T
- Hugh Tayfield – Toey[351]
- Bob Taylor – Chat[352]
- Brian Taylor – Tonker[353]
- Mark Taylor – Tubby[354]
- Ross Taylor – Rosco, Pallekelle Plunderer[355]
- Sachin Tendulkar – The God of Cricket, Little Master, Bombay Bomber, Tendlya[356][357]
- Shardul Thakur – Lord Shardul, Lord[358]
- Jeff Thomson – Thommo, Two-Up[359][360]
- Marcus Trescothick – Tresco, Banger[361]
- Fred Trueman – Fiery[362][86]
- Phil Tufnell – Tuffers, The Cat[363]
- Alan Turner – Fitteran[364]
- Charles Turner – The Terror[365][86]
- Frank Tyson – Typhoon[366][86]
U
- Derek Underwood – Deadly[367]
W
- Max Walker – Tangles[368][86]
- Georgia Wareham – Wolfie[369]
- Shane Warne – Warnie, The King of Spin,[370] The Sheikh of Tweak,[371]
- Pelham Warner – Plum[372]
- Mark Waugh – Afghan, the Forgotten Waugh, Junior[373]
- Steve Waugh – Tugga[374]
- Jack White – Farmer[375]
- Kane Williamson – The King[376]
- Bob Willis – Goose, Dylan, Harold, Swordfish[377]
- Paul Wilson – Blocker[378]
- Lauren Winfield – Loz[92]
- Chris Woakes – Wizard[379]
- Danni Wyatt – Waggy[92]
Y
- Suryakumar Yadav – SKY[380]
- Bruce Yardley – Roo[381]
Z
- Monde Zondeki – All Hands[382]
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See also
- List of cricket terms
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
References
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