List of nicknames used in cricket
Cricket has a rich tradition of using nicknames. This is a list of nicknames used in international cricket.
Teams
- Australian national cricket team — The Baggy Greens
- * 1948 tour of England — The Invincibles
- Bangladesh Cricket Team —The Tigers
- India national cricket team — The Blue Tigers, Men in Blue, The Blues
- Ireland Cricket team — Green and Whites, Men in Green
- Nepal national cricket team — The Gorkhas, The Rhinos
- New Zealand national cricket team — The Black Caps, Kiwis
- Pakistan national cricket team — Green Shirts, The Shaheens,
- South African national cricket team — The Proteas
- Sri Lankan national cricket team — The Lions
- West Indian national cricket team — The Windies
- * 1970s to 1990- The Mighty West Indies
- Zimbabwe national cricket team — The Chevrons
Officials, umpires and commentators
- Jonathan Agnew — Spiro, Aggers
- Harold Bird — Dickie Bird
- Henry Blofeld — Blowers
- Billy Bowden — Billy
- Steve Bucknor — Slow Death Bucknor
- Bill Frindall — Bearded Wonder, Bearders
- Robin Jackman — Jackers
- Brian Johnston — Johnners
- Mpumelelo Mbangwa — Pommie
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins — CMJ
- Don Mosey — The Alderman
- Ashish Nehra — Nehra Ji
- David Shepherd — Shep
- Alan Wilkins — Wilko
Supporters
- An organised group of Australian cricket team supporters — The Fanatics
- An organised group of English cricket team supporters — Barmy Army
- An organised group of Irish cricket team supporters ― Blarney Army
- An organised group of New Zealand cricket team supporters — The Beige Brigade
- An organised group of Indian cricket team supporters — Swami Army or Bharat Army
Players
A
- Shahid Afridi — Boom Boom Afridi, Lala, Bhai Bhai
- Mushtaq Ahmed — Mushie, Jaadugar
- Saeed Ajmal — The Magician, Saeed Bhai
- Shoaib Akhtar — Rawalpindi Express
- Wasim Akram — Sultan of Swing
- James Anderson — The Burnley Lara,
- Warwick Armstrong — Big Ship
- Mohammad Ashraful — Matin
- Mike Atherton — Athers, FEC, Cockroach, Dready, Iron Mike
B
- Trevor Bailey — The Boil, Barnacle
- Omari Banks — Bankie
- Eddie Barlow — Bunter
- Gareth Batty — Boris, Nora
- Michael Beer — Frothy
- Ian Bell — Belly, The Sherminator
- Richie Benaud — Diamonds
- Travis Birt — Edgar
- Allan Border — AB, Captain Grumpy
- Ian Botham — Beefy
- Geoffrey Boycott — Fiery, Boycs, Thatch
- Don Bradman — The Don
- Mike Brearley — Brears, Scagg
- Stuart Broad — Westlife
- Katherine Brunt — Brunty, Nunny
- Mark Butcher — Butch
C
- Andy Caddick — Des, Shack, Wingnut
- Ian Chappell — Chappelli
- Michael Clarke — Pup Clarkey
- Alastair Cook — Chef, Captain Cook
- Mark Cosgrove — Cossy, Baby-Boof
- John Crawley — Creepy
- Kate Cross — Crossy
- Martin Crowe — Hogan
D
- Nida Dar — Lady Boom Boom
- Phillip DeFreitas — Daffy
- AB de Villiers — AB, ABD, The superman, Mr. 360 Degree
- Kapil Dev — The Haryana Hurricane
- Ted Dexter — Lord Ted
- Shikhar Dhawan — Gabbar
- MS Dhoni — MS, Thala, MSD, Mahi,Captain Cool,The Finisher
- Graham Dilley — Pica, Dill
- Michael Di Venuto — Diva
- Basil D'Oliveira — Dolly, Bas
- Allan Donald — White Lightning
- Brett Dorey — Behemoth
- J.W.H.T. Douglas — Johnny Won't Hit Today
- Rahul Dravid — The Wall
- Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji — Duleep Mr Smith
E
- Charlotte Edwards — Lottie, Chief
- Fidel Edwards — Castro
- Matthew Elliott — Herb
- Sean Ervine — Slug, Siuc
F
- Imran Farhat — Romi
- James Faulkner — The Finisher
- Steve Finn — The Watford Wall
- Andrew Flintoff — Freddie
- Peter Fulton — Two-metre Peter
G
- Gautam Gambhir — Gauti
- Sourav Ganguly — God of Offside,Dada
- Joel Garner — Big Bird
- Mike Gatting — Fat Gatt
- Sunil Gavaskar — Little master, Sunny
- Chris Gayle — World Boss, Mr.T20, Universe Boss,
- Herschelle Gibbs — Scooter
- Adam Gilchrist — Gilly, Churchy
- Ashley Giles — Gilo, Skinny, Splash, The King of Spain, Wheelie Bin
- Jason Gillespie — Dizzy
- David Gower — Stoat
- W.G.Grace — W.G., The Doctor, The Old Man, The Champion
- Rebecca Grundy — Grunners, Carol
- Umar Gul — Guldozer
- Asanka Gurusinha — Gura
H
- Brad Haddin — BJ, Hadds
- Richard Hadlee — Paddles
- Mohammad Hafeez- Professor, Professor of Sargodha
- Alex Hales — Baz
- Stephen Harmison — Harmy, GBH
- Chris Harris — Lugs
- Ryan Harris — Ryano
- Chris Hartley — Hannibal
- Ian Harvey — Harvs, The Freak
- Shane Harwood — Stickers
- John Hastings — The Duke
- Nathan Hauritz — Ritzy
- Matthew Hayden — Haydos, Big Fish
- George Headley — Black Bradman
- Alyssa Healy — Midge
- Hunter Hendry — Stork
- Ben Hilfenhaus — Hilfy
- Jack Hobbs — The Master
- Brad Hodge — Hodgey, Dodgeball
- Matthew Hoggard — Oggie
- Michael Holding — Whispering Death
- James Hopes — Catfish
- A N Hornby — Monkey, The Boss
- Merv Hughes — Fruitfly
- Nasser Hussain — Nashwan
- David Hussey — Huss, Bomber, Junior Mr. Cricket
- Michael Hussey — Mr Cricket, Huss
I
- Inzamam-ul-Haq — Inzi
- Bert Ironmonger — Dainty
- Tamim Iqbal - Dot Baba
J
- Ravindra Jadeja — Jaddu, Sir Jadeja, Rockstar
- Sanath Jayasuriya — Matara Mauler, Master Blaster, Sana
- Mitchell Johnson — Midge, Notch
K
- Mohammad Kaif — Kaifu
- Romesh Kaluwitharana — Little Kalu, Little Dynamite
- Danish Kaneria — Nani-Danny
- Chamara Kapugedera — Kapu
- Michael Kasprowicz — Kasper
- Simon Katich — Kat
- Justin Kemp — Kempie
- Robert Key — Keysy
- Zaheer Khan — Zak
- Michael Klinger — Maxy
- Heather Knight — Trev
- Virat Kohli — Cheeku, King Kohli
- Nuwan Kulasekara — Kule
- Anil Kumble — Jumbo
L
- Justin Langer — Alfie, JL
- Meg Lanning — Megastar, Serious Sally
- Gavin Larsen — The Postman
- V V S Laxman — Very Very Special
- Bill Lawry — Phantom
- Darren Lehmann — Boof
- Brett Lee — Bing, Binga, The Speedster,
- H. D. G. Leveson Gower — Shrimp
- Dennis Lillee — FOT
- Clive Lloyd — Super Cat
- David Lloyd — Bumble'
- Chris Lynn — Lynnsanity
- Nathan Lyon — G.O.A.T, Garry, Gazza
M
- Charles Macartney — Governor-General
- Stuart MacGill — Mac, Magilla
- Ken Mackay — Slasher
- Farveez Maharoof — Fara
- Jimmy Maher — Mahbo
- Sajid Mahmood — Saj, King
- Lasith Malinga — Malinga The Slinga
- Ashley Mallett — Rowdy
- Vic Marks — Skid, Speedy
- Charles Marriott — Father Marriott
- Mitchell Marsh — Bison
- Geoff Marsh — Swampy
- Rod Marsh — Iron Gloves, Bacchus
- Shaun Marsh — SOS
- Frederick Martin — Nutty
- Damien Martyn — Marto
- Lloyd Mash — Bangers
- Khaled Mashud — Pilot
- Angelo Mathews — Angie, Superman, Jocka
- Greg Matthews — Mo
- Glenn Maxwell — Big Show
- Bryce McGain — McGoo
- Glenn McGrath — Pigeon, Millard
- Graham McKenzie — Garth
- Brian McMillan — Big Mac
- Craig McMillan — Macca
- Colin Miller — Funky
- Keith Miller — Nugget
- Misbah-ul-Haq — Lone warrior, Quaid-e-tuk tuk, Man of Crisis
- Dave Mohammed — Tadpole
- John Morrison — Mystery
- Mashrafe Mortaza — Koushik
- Muttiah Muralitharan — Murali
- Tim Murtagh — Dial M
- Phil Mustard — Colonel
N
- André Nel — Nella, Gunther
- Mfuneko Ngam — Chew
- Paul Nixon — Badger, Nico
- Monty Noble — Mary Ann
- Ashley Noffke — Noffers
- Marcus North — Snork
- Makhaya Ntini — George, Mdingi Express
O
- Iain O'Brien — Ober
- Chris Old — Chilly
- Kerry O'Keeffe — Skull
- Bill O'Reilly — Tiger
P
- Milford Page — Curly
- Monty Panesar — The Mont-ster, Python, The Beard to be Feared, The Sikh of Tweak
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi — Tiger
- Jeetan Patel — Dave
- Ellyse Perry — Pez
- Kevin Pietersen — K.P., Kelvin, Kelv, Kapes
- Liam Plunkett — Pudsy
- Peter Pollock — Pooch, The Big Dog
- Ricky Ponting — Punter
- Matt Prior — The Cheese
R
- Mustafizur Rahman — Fizz
- Suresh Raina — Mr. IPL, Chinna Thala
- Mark Ramprakash — Ramps
- Arjuna Ranatunga — Captain Cool
- Derek Randall — Arkle, Rags
- Abdul Razzaq — The Razzler, Bang Bang Razzaq
- Vivian Richards — Smokin Joe, Smokey, King Viv, The Emperor, The Master Blaster
- Greg Ritchie — Fat Cat
S
- Virender Sehwag — Viru, Nawab of Najafgarh,
- Rohit Sharma — Hit-Man, Shana, 264
- Sandeep Sharma — Sandy
- Peter Siddle — Sid Vicious
- Harbhajan Singh — Bhajji, Turbanator
- Mandeep Singh — Mandy
- Yuvraj Singh —Yuvi, Prince
- Steve Smith — Smithy, Smudge
- Alec Stewart — The Gaffer
- Andrew Strauss — Lord Brocket, Straussy, Levi, Muppet, Johann, Mare Man
T
- Mark Taylor — Tubby
- Ross Taylor — Rosco, Pallekelle Plunderer
- Sachin Tendulkar — The God of Cricket, Master Blaster, Bombay Bomber, Tendlya
- Jeff Thomson — Thommo
- Marcus Trescothick — Tresco, Banger
- Fred Trueman — Fiery
- Phil Tufnell — Tuffers, The Cat
- Frank Tyson - Typhoon
V
W
- Max Walker — Tangles
- Mark Waugh — Afghan - the forgotten Waugh, Junior
- Steve Waugh — Tugga
- Lauren Winfield – Loz
- Chris Woakes — Wizard
- Danni Wyatt — Waggy
Y
- Bruce Yardley — Roo
Z
- Monde Zondeki — All Hands