Cricket has a rich tradition of using nicknames. This is a list of nicknames used in international cricket.
National teams
edit| Nation | Team | Nickname | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
Men's & Women's | Baggy Greens[1] | The 'baggy green' is a Myrtle green cap worn by Australian test cricketers. |
| Aussies[2] | Australian slang for 'an Australian person or thing'. | ||
| Women's | Southern Stars[3][4][5] | The team was formerly known as the Southern Stars. In 2017, Cricket Australia overhauled its approach to the women's game, dropping the team title to bring the team at par with the nickname-less men's side.[6][7] | |
| 1948 Men's team in England | The Invincibles[8][9] | Regarded as one of the greatest cricket team of all time, the team earned the sobriquet as it toured England unbeaten. | |
 Bangladesh
|
Men's | Tigers[10] | The royal Bengal tiger is Bangladesh's national animal. |
| Women's | Tigresses[11] | ||
 England
|
Men's | Three Lions[12] | The English football team's nickname is sometimes used for the cricket team, referring to the Three Lions crest of the England and Wales Cricket Board. |
 India
|
Men's | Men in Blue[13] | Indian cricket team colours are usually shades of blue. |
| Women's | Women in Blue[14] | ||
 Ireland
|
Men's | Green and Whites[15] | Irish cricket team colours are usually green and white. |
| Men in Green[15] | |||
 Nepal
|
Men's | Rhinos[16] | The Cricket Association of Nepal has an Indian rhinoceros on its emblem. |
| 2018 Men's WCL Div 2 team | Cardiac Kids[17] | The nickname was acquired after the team managed several nail-biting victories.[17] | |
 New Zealand
|
Men's | Black Caps[18][19] | Based on the New Zealand rugby union team's All Black nickname, the official nickname was chosen after a 1998 open competition.[18] |
| Kiwis[20] | The Kiwi is a bird native to New Zealand. | ||
| Women's | White Ferns[19] | The silver fern is New Zealand's national plant.[21] | |
 Pakistan
|
Men's | Green Shirts[22] | Pakistani cricket team colours are usually green. |
| Men in Green[23] | |||
| Shaheens[24] | The Shaheen falcon is Pakistan's state bird.[25] | ||
| 1992 Men's world cup team | Cornered Tigers[26] | The 1992 World Cup champion team was asked to "fight like cornered tigers" by captain Imran Khan.[26] The nickname is now used for the team generally as well.[27] | |
 Scotland
|
Women's | Wildcats[28] | The Scottish wildcat is a population of European wildcat indigenous to Scotland. |
 South Africa
|
Men's | Proteas[29] | Springbok is South Africa's national animal. Protea is a South African flowering plant. |
| Women's | |||
 Sri Lanka
|
Men's | Lions[30] | Sri Lanka Cricket has a lion on its emblem. |
 West Indies
|
Men's | The Windies[31] | A colloquial term for the West Indies cricket team, it was officially adopted as a nickname in 2017.[31] |
| Women's | |||
| 1970-90s Men's | The Mighty West Indies[32][33] | The 1975 and 1979 world cup champions were famous for their continued domination of international cricket until the 1990s. | |
 Zimbabwe
|
Men's | Chevrons[34][35] | Initially used by Masvingo cricket team, the nickname was eventually picked up by the national side.[34] |
Officials, umpires and commentators
edit- 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]
Supporters
edit- 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
editFollowing is arranged according to last names.
A
edit- 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]
- Wasim Akram – Sultan of Swing
- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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]
- Alastair Cook – Chef, Captain Cook[106]
- Learie Constantine – Electric Heels[86][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
edit- Nida Dar – Lady Boom Boom[115]
- Ian Davis – Wizard[116]
- Phillip DeFreitas – Daffy[117]
- A. B. de Villiers – ABD, Mr. 360°[118][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]
- Graham Dilley – Pica,[126] Dill[126]
- Michael Di Venuto – Diva[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]
- K. S. Duleepsinhji – Duleep[134] Mr Smith[134]
- Sophia Dunkley – Dunks[135]
- Mignon du Preez – Minx[136][137]
E
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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]
- Sunil Gavaskar – Little master, Sunny
- 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
edit- 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
edit- Inzamam-ul-Haq – Inzi[197]
- Bert Ironmonger – Dainty[198]
J
edit- 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
edit- 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]
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Bhuvi,[229]
- Virat Kohli – Cheeku, King Kohli[230]
- Anil Kumble – Apple,[231] Jumbo[55]
L
edit- 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]
- V. V. S. Laxman – Very Very Special[238]
- Bill Lawry – Phantom[55]
- Geoff Lawson – Henry[239][86]
- Darren Lehmann – Boof[140][240]
- Brett Lee – Bing, Binga, The Speedster,[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
edit- 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]
- Mustafizur Rahman - The Fizz
N
edit- 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
edit- Iain O'Brien – Ober[300]
- Chris Old – Chilly[301][86]
- Kerry O'Keeffe – Skull[302]
- Bill O'Reilly – Tiger[303]
P
edit- 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
edit- Mustafizur Rahman – Fizz[319]
- Suresh Raina – Mr. IPL, Chinna Thala[320][321]
- Mark Ramprakash – Ramps[322]
- Arjuna Ranatunga – Captain Cool[323]
- Derek Randall – Arkle, Rags[324]
- K. S. Ranjitsinhji – Ranji[325][326]
- Matt Renshaw – The Turtle[248]
- Viv Richards – Smokin Joe, Smokey, King Viv, The Emperor, The Master Blaster[327]
- Greg Ritchie – Fat Cat[328]
- Raymond Robertson-Glasgow – Crusoe [329]
- Andrew Symonds - roy[330]
S
edit- Megan Schutt – Schutter/Shooter[331][332]
- Virender Sehwag – Viru, Multan ka Sultan, Nawab of Najafgarh[333]
- Mohammad Shahzad – Mahi, M. S., Shazi[334]
- Rohit Sharma – Hit-Man, Shana,[335] 264[336]
- Sandeep Sharma – Sandy[337]
- Anya Shrubsole – Hoof[338]
- Jack Simmons – Flat Jack, Simmo[339]
- Harbhajan Singh – Bhajji, Turbanator[340]
- Mandeep Singh – Mandy[341]
- Yuvraj Singh –Yuvi, Prince [342]
- E J Smith – Tiger[343]
- Steve Smith – Smithy, Smudge,[344] GOD[345]
- Fred Spofforth – The Demon[346][86]
- Alec Stewart – The Gaffer[347]
- Andrew Strauss – Lord Brocket, Straussy, Levi, Muppet, Johann, Mare Man[348]
T
edit- Hugh Tayfield – Toey[349]
- Bob Taylor – Chat[350]
- Brian Taylor – Tonker[351]
- Mark Taylor – Tubby[352]
- Ross Taylor – Rosco, Pallekelle Plunderer[353]
- Sachin Tendulkar – The God of Cricket, Little Master, Bombay Bomber, Tendlya[354][355]
- Shardul Thakur - Lord Shardul, Lord [356]
- Jeff Thomson – Thommo, Two-Up[357][358]
- Marcus Trescothick – Tresco, Banger[359]
- Fred Trueman – Fiery[360][86]
- Phil Tufnell – Tuffers, The Cat[361]
- Alan Turner – Fitteran[362]
- Charles Turner – The Terror[363][86]
- Frank Tyson – Typhoon[364][86]
U
edit- Derek Underwood – Deadly[365]
W
edit- Max Walker – Tangles[366][86]
- Georgia Wareham – Wolfie[367]
- Shane Warne – Warnie, The King of Spin,[368] The Sheikh of Tweak,[369]
- Pelham Warner – Plum[370]
- Mark Waugh – Afghan - the forgotten Waugh, Junior[371]
- Steve Waugh – Tugga[372]
- Jack White – Farmer[373]
- Kane Williamson - The King[374]
- Bob Willis – Goose, Dylan, Harold, Swordfish[375]
- Paul Wilson – Blocker[376]
- Lauren Winfield – Loz[92]
- Chris Woakes – Wizard[377]
- Danni Wyatt – Waggy[92]
Y
edit- Suryakumar Yadav – SKY[378]
- Bruce Yardley – Roo[379]
Z
edit- Monde Zondeki – All Hands[380]
See also
edit- List of cricket terms
- Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia
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