Every cricketer has his own name or real name but when he plays he gets different nicknames from his teammates, commentators, and umpires based on his style, performance, and skills.
Cricketers’ nicknames are an important part of all competitive exams, often nicknames are asked in various exams. For example _____
♦ Who is known as the ‘Haryana Hurricane’? A. Kapil Dev B. Yuzvendra Chahal C. Virendra Sehwag D. Jogindar Rao• Answer:- Kapil Dev
Note:- This question was asked earlier in SSC MTS , which was held on 7th August 2019 [Shift 1]
Through this article, let’s take a look at the nicknames of the cricketers with which they are associated.
Read here All static GK related to Sports List of Nicknames of Cricketers, IndiaSL. No Player Nicknames 1 Ishant Sharma Ishu 2 Virat Kohli Cheeku, King Kohli 3 Rohit Sharma Hit-Man, Shana 4 Ajinkya Rahane Jinx 5 Lokesh Rahul KL 6 Ravindra Jadeja Jaddu, Rockstar, Sir Jadeja 7 Shikhar Dhawan Gabbar 8 Rahul Dravid The Wall 9 Suryakumar Yadav SKY 10 Suresh Raina Sonu 11 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bhuvi, The Swing Prince 12 Shardul Thakur Lord Shardul, Lord 13 Washington Sundar Washi 14 Yuzvendra Chahal Yuzi 15 Ajit Agarkar Bombay Duck 16 Kapil Dev The Haryana Hurricane 17 M. S. Dhoni Thala, MSD, Mahi, Captain Cool 19 Gautam Gambhir Gauti 20 Hardik Pandya Hairy and Rockstar 21 Robin Uthappa Robbie 22 Murali Vijay Monk 23 Dinesh Karthik DK 24 Zaheer Khan Zak 25 Anil Kumble Apple, Jumbo 26 V. V. S. Laxman Very Very Special 27 Amit Mishra Mishi 28 Virender Sehwag Viru, Multan ka Sultan, Nawab of Najafgarh 29 Harbhajan Singh Bhajji, Turbanator 30 Sachin Tendulkar The God of Cricket, Little Master, Bombay Bomber, Tendlya 31 Jasprit bumrah JB,Jassi 32 Virat Kohli Cheeku 33 Yuvraj Singh Yuvi 34 Ravichandran Ashwin Ash 35 Rishabh Pant Pant 36 Shubman Gill Shubhi 37 Prithvi Shaw Missile 38 Sreesanth Sree, Gopu 39 Parthiv Patel Bachcha 40 Umesh Yadav Vidarbha Hurricane and Babloo 41 Ashish Nehra Popat 42 Irfan Pathan Guddu Tattu 43 Shreyas Iyer Iyer 44 Sourav Ganguly Maharaj, Prince of Calcutta, Dada, Bengal Tiger, God of Offside 45 Manish Pandey Manish Pandey 46 Rahul Dravid Jammy, The Wall 47 Mohammed Kaif Kaifu 48 Cheteshwar Pujara Chintu 49 Javagal Srinath Babu 50 Sunil Gavaskar Sunny, Little Master 51 Mohinder Amarnath Jimmy 52 Gundappa Viswanath Vishy 53 Sanjay Manjrekar Sanj 54 Navjot Singh Sidhu Sherry 55 Ravi Shastri Shaz
List of Nicknames of Cricketers, PakistanSL. No Player Nicknames 1 Shahid Afridi Boom Boom Afridi, Lala 2 Mushtaq Ahmed Mushie, Jaadugar 3 Saeed Ajmal The Magician, Saeed Bhai 4 Shoaib Akhtar Rawalpindi Express 5 Wasim Akram Sultan of Swing 6 Nida Dar Lady Boom Boom 7 Imran Farhat Romi 8 Umar Gul Guldozer 9 Mohammad Hafeez Professor, Professor of Sargodha 10 Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzi 11 Danish Kaneria Nani-Danny 12 Imran Khan The Lion of Lahore 13 Misbah-ul-Haq Lone warrior, Tuk tuk, Man of Crisis 14 Abdul Razzaq The Razzler, Bang Bang Razzaq
List of Nicknames of Cricketers, AustraliaSL. No Player Nicknames 1 Steve Smith Smithy, Smudge,GOD 2 Fred Spofforth The Demon 3 Mark Taylor Tubby 4 Jeff Thomson Thommo, Two-Up 5 Max Walker Tangles 6 Georgia Wareham Wolfie 7 Shane Warne The Sheikh of Tweak,The King of Spin 8 Mark Waugh Afghan – the forgotten Waugh, Junior 9 Steve Waugh Tugga 10 Paul Wilson Blocker 11 Bruce Yardley Roo 12 Peter Siddle Sid Vicious 13 Megan Schutt Schutter/Shooter 14 Terry Alderman The Smiling Assassin, Clem 15 Greg Ritchie Fat Cat 16 Ellyse Perry Pez 17 Ricky Ponting Punter 18 Warwick Armstrong Big Ship 19 Michael Beer Frothy 20 Richie Benaud Diamonds 21 Travis Birt Edgar 22 Allan Border AB, Captain Grumpy 23 Don Bradman The Don 24 Ian Chappell Chappelli 25 Dan Christian Dan the Man 26 Michael Clarke Pup, Clarkey 27 Pat Cummins Patto,Cummo 28 Ian Davis Wizard 29 Michael Di Venuto Diva 30 Brett Dorey Behemoth 31 Matthew Elliott Herb 32 James Faulkner The Finisher 33 Adam Gilchrist Gilly,Churchy 34 Jason Gillespie Dizzy 35 Brad Haddin BJ, Hadds 36 Ryan Harris Ryano 37 Chris Hartley Hannibal 38 Chris Hartley Hannibal 39 Ian Harvey Harvs, The Freak 40 Shane Harwood Stickers 41 John Hastings The Duke 42 Nathan Hauritz Ritzy 43 Matthew Hayden Haydos,Big Fish 44 Rachael Haynes Des, Dessie 45 Alyssa Healy Midge 46 Ben Hilfenhaus Hilfy 47 Brad Hodge Hodgey, Dodgeball 48 James Hopes Catfish 49 Merv Hughes Fruitfly 50 David Hussey Huss, Bomber, Junior Mr. Cricket 51 Michael Hussey Mr Cricket, Huss 52 Bert Ironmonger Dainty 53 Phil Jaques Pro 54 Mitchell Johnson Midge, Notch 55 Jess Jonassen JJ 56 Ernie Jones Jonah Mich 57 ael Kasprowicz Kasper 58 Simon Katich Kat 59 Usman Khawaja Uzzie, Captain Grumpy 60 Delissa Kimmince DK 61 Michael Klinger Maxy 62 Justin Langer Alfie, JL 63 Meg Lanning Megastar, Serious Sally 64 Bill Lawry Phantom 65 Geoff Lawson Henry 66 Darren Lehmann Boof 67 Brett Lee Bing, Binga, The Speedster 68 Chris Lynn Lynnsanity,Bash Brother 69 Nathan Lyon G.O.A.T, Garry, Gazza 70 Charles Macartney Governor-General 71 Stuart MacGill Mac, Magilla 72 Ken Mackay Slasher 73 Jimmy Maher Mahbo 74 Ashley Mallett Rowdy 75 Mitchell Marsh Bison 76 Geoff Marsh Swampy 77 Rod Marsh Iron Gloves, Bacchus 78 Shaun Marsh SOS 79 Damien Martyn Marto 80 Lloyd Mash Bangers 81 Glenn Maxwell Big Show, Maxi/Maxy 82 Stan McCabe Napper 83 Bryce McGain McGoo 84 Glenn McGrath Pigeon, Millard 85 Graham McKenzie Garth 86 Colin Miller Funky 87 Keith Miller Nugget 88 Beth Mooney Moons 89 Monty Noble Mary Ann 90 Ashley Noffke Noffers 91 Marcus North Snork 92 Kerry O’Keeffe Skull 93 Bill O’Reilly Tiger
List of Nicknames of Cricketers, England SL. No Player Nicknames 1 John Emburey Embers, Ernie, Knuckle 2 K. S. Duleepsinhji Duleep, Mr Smith 3 Charlotte Edwards Lottie, Chief 4 Sophia Dunkley Dunks 5 Basil D’Oliveira Dolly, Bas 6 Ted Dexter Lord Ted 7 Phillip DeFreitas Daffy 8 Graham Dilley Pica,Dill 9 Phil Edmonds Goat, Henry 10 Kate Cross Crossy 11 John Crawley Creepy 12 Mark Cosgrove Cossy,Baby-Boof 13 Alastair Cook Chef, Captain Cook 14 Andy Caddick Des, Shack, Wingnut 15 J. W. H. T. Douglas Johnny Won’t Hit Today 16 H. D. G. Leveson Gower Shrimp 17 Charles Marriott Father Marriott 18 Frederick Martin Nutty 19 Danni Wyatt Waggy 20 Lauren Winfield Loz 21 Jack White Farmer 22 Pelham Warner Plum 23 Derek Underwood Deadly 24 Frank Tyson Typhoon 25 Phil Tufnell Tuffers, The Cat 26 Fred Trueman Fiery 27 Marcus Trescothick Tresco, Banger 28 Brian Taylor Tonker 29 Andrew Strauss Lord Brocket, Straussy, Levi, Muppet, Johann, Mare Man 30 Alec Stewart The Gaffer 31 Anya Shrubsole Hoof 32 Derek Randall Arkle, Rags 33 Mark Ramprakash Ramps 34 Matt Prior The Cheese 35 Liam Plunkett Pudsy 36 Kevin Pietersen K. P., Kelvin, Kelv, Kapes 37 Monty Panesar The Mont-ster, Python, The Beard to be Feared, The Sikh of Tweak 38 Chris Old Chilly 39 Paul Nixon Badger, Nico 40 Phil Mustard Colonel 41 Sajid Mahmood Saj, King 42 David Lloyd Bumble 43 Alan Knott Knotty, Flea 44 Heather Knight Trev 45 Robert Key Keysy 46 Gilbert Jessop The Croucher 47 Douglas Jardine The Iron Duke 48 Nasser Hussain Nashwan 49 A. N. Hornby Monkey, The Boss 50 Matthew Hoggard Oggie 51 Jack Hobbs The Master 52 Steve Harmison Harmy, GBH (Grievous Bodily Harmison) 53 Haseeb Hameed Baby Boycott 54 Alex Hales Baz 55 Rebecca Grundy Grunners, Carol 56 W. G. Grace W. G. The Doctor, The Old Man 57 David Gower Stoat 58 Ashley Giles Gilo, Skinny, Splash, The King of Spain,Wheelie Bin 59 Mike Gatting Fat Gatt 60 Graeme Fowler Foxy 61 Andrew Flintoff Freddie 62 Steven Finn The Watford Wall 63 Jonathan Agnew Aggers, Spiro 64 James Anderson The Burnley Lara, The Burnley Express 65 Geoff Arnold Horse 66 Mike Atherton Athers,FEC, Cockroach, Dready, Iron Mike 67 Trevor Bailey The Boil, Barnacle 68 Jonny Bairstow YJB 69 Gareth Batty Boris, Nora 70 Ian Bell Belly, The Sherminator 71 Ian Botham Beefy, Guy the Gorilla 72 Geoffrey Boycott Fiery, Boycs, Thatch 73 Mike Brearley Brears, Scagg 74 Stuart Broad Westlife 75 Katherine Brunt Brunty, Nunny 76 Mark Butcher Butch
List of Nicknames of Cricketers, South African SL. No Player Nicknames 1 Herschelle Gibbs Scooter 2 André Nel Nella, Gunther 3 Mfuneko Ngam Chew 4 Shaun Pollock Polly 5 Peter Pollock Pooch, The Big Dog 6 Makhaya Ntini George, Mdingi Express 7 Chris Morris Tipo 8 Brian McMillan Big Mac 9 Marizanne Kapp Kappie 10 Allan Donald White Lightning 11 Monde Zondeki All Hands 12 Mignon du Preez Minx 13 A. B. de Villiers ABD, Mr. 360° 14 Eddie Barlow Bunter
List of Nicknames of Cricketers New Zealand SL. No Player Nicknames 1 Craig McMillan Macca 2 Ross Taylor Rosco, Pallekelle Plunderer 3 Jeetan Patel Dave 4 John Morrison Mystery 5 Milford Page Curly 6 Iain O’Brien Ober 7 Brendon McCullum Bash Brother 8 Gavin Larsen The Postman 9 Chris Harris Lugs 10 Richard Hadlee Paddles 11 Peter Fulton Two-metre Peter 12 Martin Crowe Hogan
List of Nicknames of Cricketers, West IndiesSL. No Player Nicknames 1 Dave Mohammed Tadpole 2 Clive Lloyd Super Cat 3 Brian Lara The Prince of Port of Spain 4 A. N. Hornby Monkey, The Boss 5 George Headley Black Bradman 6 Chris Gayle World Boss, Mr. T20, Universe Boss 7 Andre Fletcher The Spice Man 8 Joel Garner Big Bird 9 Roston Chase Youngross 10 Dwayne Bravo DJ
List of Nicknames of Cricketers, Sri LankaSL. No Player Nicknames 1 Arjuna Ranatunga Captain Cool 2 Muttiah Muralitharan Murali 3 Angelo Mathews Angie, Superman, Jocka 4 Lasith Malinga Malinga The Slinga, The Yorker King 5 Farveez Maharoof Fara 6 Nuwan Kulasekara Kule[citation needed 7 Romesh Kaluwitharana Little Kalu, Little Dynamite 8 Sanath Jayasuriya Matara Mauler, Master Blaster, Sana 9 Asanka Gurusinha Gura 10 Aravinda de Silva Mad Max
List of Nicknames of Cricketers, Bangladesh SL. No Player Nicknames 1 Mashrafe Mortaza Koushik 2 Khaled Mashud Pilot 3 Tamim Iqbal Dot Baba 4 Mohammad Ashraful Matin
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