Michael Clarke is famously called Pup. The name came from his teammates during a tour in 2004 as his excitement was that of a puppy
Virat Kohli was given the name 'Cheeku' by his Delhi coach Ajit Chaudhary over his spiked hairstyle and it stuck. He is also known as Chase Master and Run Machine
Harbhajan Singh is lovingly called 'Bhajji'. But it was during the 2001 series at home, when Harbhajan disturbed Steve Waugh's team, he earned the name Turbanator
Virender Sehwag is fondly called 'Viru' He is also known as the Nawab of Najafgarh and Sultan of Multan
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is lovingly called 'Tendlya'. In cricket, he has many nicknames such as Master Blaster, God of Cricket and Little Master. In 2009, when Sachin Tendulkar completed 20 years of international cricket, Yuvraj Singh revealed that Sachin was called 'Grandfather' in the Indian dressing room
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is famously known as The Prince of Kolkata and God of the Off-Side, but the one that fits him most is 'Dada'
Rahul Dravid was nicknamed 'Jammy' by some smart friend because his dad Sharad worked for jam and syrup company Kissan. Dravid is also known as The Wall
Anil Kumble was given the name Jumbo because his deliveries took off with pace and bounce off the pitch - akin to that of a jumbo jet
According to Navjot Singh Sidhu himself, he was nicknamed 'Sherry' due to his father drinking that product at the time of his birth
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is called 'Freddie' or 'Fred' because his surname is similar to cartoon character Fred Flintstone
Former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs revealed in an interview that he was nicknamed Scooter as he couldn't drive a car during his days at Western Province
Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath was nicknamed Pigeon for his pigeon-toed bowling approach to the crease
Graeme Smith would hit the ball so hard so one of his South African teammates compared him to a buffalo, which later turned to Biff
Former West Indies pace legend Michael Holding is famously known as Whispering Death. Holding revealed that the name was given to him by umpire Dickie Bird as he was 'light on his feet, did not carry much weight and did not pound the turf on the way in'
Former South African all-rounder Lance Klusener was nicknamed 'Zulu' as he could speak the language fluently
Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga is known as 'Slinga', which is in a combination of his slinging action and his name
Shaun Marsh is nicknamed 'Son of Swampy' Swampy was the nickname given to his father Geoff Marsh
Stuart Broad is fondly called Broady or Malfoy, He was also given the nickname Westlife due to his good looks similar to a boy band
Former Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis has nicknamed such as the Burewala Express, Sultan of Swing and Toe Crusher
Australian spin legend Shane Warne was famously known as Warnie. He also had a few other nicknames such as Suicide Blonde
Ricky Ponting has the nickname 'Punter' because of his love for betting - on they gambling sport of greyhound racing in Tasmania
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