A word that describes a cricketer or a cricketing nation

[mmkextreme_1]

Rules are pretty simple, use ONLY one word that you think describes a cricketer.

Imran Khan- charismatic

Misbah-ul-Haq- honest

Akram- Swing

Dravid- wall

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Amir - clutch
Hasan - explosive
Shadab - spirited
Babar - classic
Sarfaraz - animated

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Asif- unfulfilled

Inzamam- pressure

Ponting- hooker

Akthar- character

 

[Square Drive]

Fakhar Zaman - soldier

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Asif- unfulfilled

Inzamam- pressure

Ponting- hooker

Akthar- character

Hooker. He was great at the front-foot pull-shot not hooking btw.

 

[Hasan123]

Misbah -gentleman
Afridi-irresponsible
Butler-dynamic
Ponting-puller
Steve Smith -unorthodox
Dravid-wall
Tendulkar- genius
Kohli-passionate

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Sharjeel - incredible

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Shoaib Actor

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Hooker. He was great at the front-foot pull-shot not hooking btw.

sounds funny lol, but hey, shorter way of putting it

 

[Billy1999]

Babar Azam-Intimidated kitten

 

[Billy1999]

Virat Kohli-Babar Azam wannabe

 

[Muhammad10]

Imad: Swag

 

[ManFan]

Lion: Imran Khan
Swing: Wasim Akram
Sean: Asif
Icarus: Amir
Metronomic: McGrath
Spin: Warne
Magician: Qadir with Goatee

 

[Finisher]

Batting - Bradman
Pace -Akhtar
Selfie - Shahzad

 

[theariezman]

How can we forgot
Hafeez - The - Professor

Ramiz - Rambo
Misbah - King
Yonus Khan - Humble
Ambrose - Storm

Saeed Ajmal - Magician
Shahid Afridi - Lala
Alistair Cook - Chef
Umar Gul - Gulfozer

 

[MMHS]

The perfect cricketer - Tendulkar

Putting every shenanigans aside, if my son wants to be a cricketer, I'll suggest him to be virtual manatee of the great man.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Ferocious - Viv
Brutal - Gilchrist
Audacious - Lara
Robotic - Tendulkar
Dominant - Ponting

 

[Bilal7]

Classy: Hashim Amla
Innovative: AB de Villiers
Heart: Wahab Riaz
Artist: Brian Lara
Machine: Jacques Kallis
Great: Sachin
Greater: Viv
Greatest: Imran Khan

Split between hack (can't handle swing or seam) and choker (can't handle the biggest matches) for Kohli. Although to be fair, hack is best suited for Rohit Sharma and choker for Donald. So Kohli gets chaser.

 

[Square Drive]

How can we forgot
Hafeez - The - Professor

Ramiz - Rambo
Misbah - King
Yonus Khan - Humble
Ambrose - Storm

Saeed Ajmal - Magician
Shahid Afridi - Lala
Alistair Cook - Chef
Umar Gul - Gulfozer

Lol those are nicknames, not words that describe a cricketer.

 

[coy0607]

Misbah - safe
Sarfraz - life
Amir - cheetah
Sharjeel - kasai (butcher)
Umar Akmal - shoda (show off)
Shehzad - bharambaaz (attitude)
Yousuf - peaceful
Imran - kaaptaan
Wahab - passion

 

[ExpressPacer]

AB De Villiers - Choker

 

[ExpressPacer]

Hafeez and Shehzad - Selfish

 

[czar]

Team Man - Younis Khan

Beast - Afridi

 

[mmkextreme_1]

let's add nations as well: If someone from the mods team could add to the OP: One word that describes cricketing nations (keep it only to CRICKET).

[MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION] [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] [MENTION=134551]Muhammad10[/MENTION]

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Pakistan- reverse swing

India- spinners

England- cricket

West Indies- pace

Australia- sledging


Younis- sweeper
Tendulkar- stats
Yuvraj- Broad
Broad- Yuvraj
Akthar- actor
Kohli- chaser
Anderson- clouds

 

[msb314]

SAF - chokers!

 

[Talented]

Inzamam : Run out

 

[MoAamer]

Amir (0.1) - DROPPED

 

[msb314]

Imran Khan - Kaptaan

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Misbah -gentleman
Afridi-irresponsible
Butler-dynamic
Ponting-puller
Steve Smith -unorthodox
Dravid-wall
Tendulkar- genius
Kohli-passionate

Kohli-!?

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Ok, here is what I think for cricketers:

Imran Khan - The Leader
Javed Miandad - The Fighter
Wasim Akram - The Sultan
Waqar - Toe-Crusher
Inzi - The Match-winner
Shoaib - Pain-Bringer (if that word exists)
Amir - Clutch
Hasan - GOAT XD
Fakhar - Soldier

Gavaskar - El Maestro
Tendulkar - The Dream (of a billion)
Dravid - The Wall
VVS Laxman - Clutch II
Sehwag - The Talker | "Mota"
Kohli - The Chaser | Beast
Ashwin - Skinny-fat-Indian

Ranatunga - Champion
Jayasuria - Thrasher
Herath - SLA

Shakib-al-Hasan - All-rounder
Mushfiqur - Gutsy

Lara - The Match-winner II
Ambrose - Gangsta

 

[theariezman]

Lol those are nicknames, not words that describe a cricketer.

Nickname is a word.....anyway I think no to repeat since alot of "Characteristics" already mentioned already

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Wasim Akram-Magician
Waqar Younis-strict
Misbah-stoic
Younis-Team-man
Asad Shafiq-timid
Azhar-worker
Zaman-soldier
Virat-passionate
MSD-cool
Yuvi-inspirational(comeback after cancer)
Shehzad-selfie


Pakistan -unpredictable
SA-chokers
WI-calypso
India-small hearted jk