Jul 22, 2023, 12:48 PM IST
Dhoni has a huge fan base and people refer to him as 'Mahi', 'Captain Cool', 'Thala.' Thala because it means leader and Captain Cool because of his calm temperament during matches.
Virat Kohli's nickname is 'Chiku.' The name became well-known among the fans thanks to wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni, who would refer to Virat by his nickname when standing behind the stumps.
Shikhar Dhawan is referred to in the community as "Gabbar" by cricket players and followers. Once he shouted one of Sholay's dialogues in the field and since then he became famous as 'Gabbar'.
Rahul Dravid is popular;y famous as 'Jammy.' He revealed that Javagal Srinath was the one who first called him "Jam," which later evolved into "Jammy."
Venkatapathy Raju's nickname 'Muscles' was given by Brian McMillan, a South African all-rounder. Raju claimed that McMillan gave him the nickname since he was one of the team's thinnest players.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is quite famous for his nickname 'Sherry.' His mother was gifted a 'Sheery' bottle when he was born which is a ladies drink and since then the name got stuck.
Rohit Sharma is often referred to as 'Hitman'. He completed his double hundred with a six. At which point, Ravi Shastri was in the commentary box and he called him the 'Hitman'.
The name Ajinkya Rahane was hard to announce for the veteran Australian bowler that’s why he used the name Jinx for Ajinkya Rahane and soon it became very popular.
An elder male is referred to as "Dada" in West Bengal, where Sourav Ganguly originates from. He was a highly valued member of his team so his teammates started calling him Dada.
Yuvraj Singh has always been a mischievous individual who enjoys adding numerous witty comments to chats. Hevealed how he wanted to retire from the game when Andrew Tye started calling him ‘Yuvi pa’ during IPL 2018.