Nicknames of Cricketers

Many cricketers have been given nicknames, which can be based on their appearance, playing style, or personality. Many cricketers have been given nicknames throughout the history of the sport. Some examples include:

Nicknames of Cricketers
Name NickName Country
AB de Villiers Mr. 360 Degree South Africa
Adam Gilchrist Gilly, Churchy Australia
Allan Donald White Lightning South Africa
Andrew Flintoff Freddie England
Anil Kumble Jumbo India
Chris Gayle Universe Boss West Indies
Clive Lloyd Super Cat West Indies
Darren Lehmann Boof Australia
Dennis Lillee FOT Australia
Don Bradman The Don Australia
Geoff Marsh Swampy Australia
Glenn McGrath Pigeon, Millard Australia
Harbhajan Singh Turbanator India
Herschelle Gibbs Scooter South Africa
Ian Botham Beefy England
Joel Garner Big Bird West Indies
Kapil Dev The Haryana Hurricane India
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Tiger India
Martin Crowe Hogan New Zealand
Matthew Hayden Haydos, Big Fish Australia
Matthew Hoggard Oggie England
Michael Clarke Pup Australia
Michael Hussey Mr Cricket Australia
Mike Gatting Fat Gatt England
MS Dhoni Captain Cool India
Mustafizur Rahman Fizz Bangladesh
Rahul Dravid The Wall India
Richard Hadlee Paddles New Zealand
Ricky Ponting Punter Australia
Rohit Sharma Hit-Man India
Romesh Kaluwitharana Little Dynamite Sri Lanka
Sachin Tendulkar Master Blaster India
Shahid Afridi Boom Boom Pakistan
Shoaib Akhtar Rawalpindi Express Pakistan
Sourav Ganguly Dada India
Sunil Gavaskar Little master India
Virender Sehwag Nawab of Najafgarh India
Wasim Akram Sultan of Swing Pakistan