What nicknames would you give to the cricketers in your team?

McCullum: Missile-launcher Ryder: Carriage Guptill: Up until Now Taylor: Repairman Elliot: Elephant Oram: Giant Vettori: Veteran Mills: Sawmill O'Brien: Paddy (after rugby referee Paddy O'Brien) Martin: Blink (Blink and you'll miss his innings) Southee: South-easterly

Sachin Tendulkar - KING MS Dhoni - Cap Rahul Dravid - Wall Gautam Gambhir - Buddha Harbhajan Singh - Chilly Bhaji Zaheer Khan - Khamosh ( Silent ) VVS Laxman - Lux ( as smooth as soap ) Irfan Pathan - Jaat Yusuf Pathan - Bomb Virender Sehwag - Prince Ishant Sharma - Ishu Rohit Sharma - Rocket RP Singh - Swing Yuvraj Singh - Raj Cheers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sehwag - Chilly Gambhir - Tomato Dravid - Lady's finger Sachin - Potato Laxman - Carrot Yuvraj Singh - Cabbage Dhoni - Cucumber Harbhjan - Bitter Gourd Zaheer Khan - Butter Beans I.Sharma - Drumstick Munaf Patel - Onion.

Haddin-butterfingers Clarke-Mr.Bingle Ponting-tosser Ferguson-bevan jnr M.Hussey-stat freak D.Hussey-hadbeenHussey Hopes-hopeless Johnson-one-man-team Bracken-Andy G Hauritz-mr.arm ball

it depends on what their name is..... that's how they get em...or on their attitude if you have someone u want a nickname for write it down and i'd help

Ball Thwacker, Willow Wacker and Crease Bender

im not really making nicknames that have meanings (some do) but more of short names 1) jp duminy= Japes 2) albie morkel = vintage morkel ( though he is not always consistant 3) mccullum = machine gun 4) ponting = tensed maniac 5) bracken = LONG butter fingers 6) kallis= one in a million 7) graeme smith= courageous 8) gibbs= alcaholic gangster 9) harbajji= punjab bollywood maniac 10) symonds drunken gurella 11) james hopes= work out freak 12) GiANT helper hope it helped :)

I like karikala's answer...I vote his answer the best? After a game you could use his team in a Stir Fry?

Is this series of 3 questions the YA equivalent of those incessantly annoying TV car insurance ads?? What about 'The Batty Boys'?