Weirdest cricketer names or nicknames

[iPakistani]

Was just checking the Mzansi super league scorecard and saw this guy called Janneman Malan.

Yes, JANNEMAN MALAN.




What's the weirdest cricketer names or nicknames you've heard?

 

[Barragan]

Forget the weird names thing, that kit looks amazing!

Get rid of those weird patterns on the shoulders and it would be perfect.

 

[gazza619]

Lakhsmipathi Balaji

 

[Canford Cliffs]

1) Sachin Baby
2) Washington Sundar
3) Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas

Anymore anyone?

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

All Sri Lankan names.

 

[Canford Cliffs]

Lakhsmipathi Balaji

What is so funny?
Its a name of south indian god

 

[iPakistani]

Rishabh Pant is pretty funny too, especially from an English side.

 

[topspin]

It's one of those where Pakistanis make fun of Indian and Sri Lankan names while they make fun of ours.

My pick is Ryan Sidebottom - most unfortunate surname.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Inzy nick name was Aloo haha

 

[Syed1]

QdK

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Also Fakhar Zaman. Worst name is English.

 

[Syed1]

Also Fakhar Zaman. Worst name is English.

Fakhar actually translates to "pride"in English... it's not his fault white people have trouble pronouncing his beautiful name

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Fakhar actually translates to "pride"in English... it's not his fault white people have trouble pronouncing his beautiful name

Oh thanks for letting me know. I did not know what.

 

[Canford Cliffs]

Salman Butt

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Napoleon Einstein (Indian cricketer)

 

[nextover666666]

What is so funny?
Its a name of south indian god

The meaning isn't funny just the way it sounds I guess

 

[nextover666666]

Funniest one I heard was pikky ya France who played for Namibia

 

[rhony]

Ventakapatthi Raju...that's a tongue twister!!!

 

[rhony]

Fakhar actually translates to "pride"in English... it's not his fault white people have trouble pronouncing his beautiful name

It's a beautiful name. Ive already seen a couple of new babies here with Fakhar Zaman's name But it's the way the English pronounce Butt & Fakhar. Imagine them both opening.....

 

[Gullycricket]

Kandambi
Tsotsobe (Cant even write)
D*wella
Attapatu
Kitchen
Nurse

 

[Peshwa]

Quinton De Kock
Dickwella
Martin Suji
Assad Fudadin
Shaukat Dukanwala

 

[UN talkz]

Hasini Perera

 

[MenInG]

Guys discussing names is ok but please make sure nothing silly or personal written about these cricketers.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Hardik Pandya.

 

[Tabishbeigh]

Could there is a name more embarassing than dic*wella. It's funny and abusive at the same time

 

[Major]

Fakhar Zaman

 

[TM Riddle]

Lakhsmipathi Balaji

That's actually pretty decent name.

 

[MenInG]

That's actually pretty decent name.

some are weird due to people not knowing each other's culture.

 

[saeed5646]

Junior dala

 

[Amirforpresident]

The most ‘EXPLOSIVE’ name got to be Rambukwella from Sri Lanka

 

[poppadoms]

John Maynard. Never played for the West Indies in any format. Feared by touring teams.

 

[KP From India]

Thandi Shabalaba, Thami Tsolekele

 

[todfod 11]

There is a cricketer in NZ last name ' YOUNGHUSBAND' I mean kuch bhi yr!

 

[Minnowbasher]

All Sri Lankan names.

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[Minnowbasher]

Pushpakumara
Playing in current test match vs England for SL

 

[Abdullah719]

Sachin Baby and Napolean Einstein

 

[Sadozai]

Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Washington sundar
Rudi Second
Graham Onions
Napolein Einstein
Sachin Baby
Tatenda Taibu
Murray Goodwin
Junior Murray
Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman
Janneman Malan
Shaukat Dukanwala
and most of the srilankan cricketers names

 

[LordJames]

1) Sachin Baby
2) Washington Sundar
3) Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas

Anymore anyone?

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[Stewie]

Dekock
Ramdin

(Especially if you read them side by side)

No offense but most south indian tamil names are funny to us cuz they are just solong and have so many syllables. I dont know how the parents even pronounce their kids names. Vaas had the longest name ever..

 

[TeymurBlake]

The Professor.

 

[finalfantasy7]

Heres another one - Edhen Apple Tom - you wont think he's indian , edhen dad's name is apple tom - both named him edhen granfarther.


hes a 16yr old, upcoming promising quick fast bowler - video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=xifwl3m7ywM&feature=youtu.be

 

[hitthestump]

The two CT17 legends: Fakhar Zaman and Hardik Pandya

 

[Ahmed216]

Former kenyan batsman Deepak Chudasama

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Quinton De Kock
Dickwella
Martin Suji
Assad Fudadin
Shaukat Dukanwala

Are you Marathi?

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Dickwella
Fakhar Zaman

 

[BDfanforever]

My favorite is nicknames given to Indian cricketers by some of their fans.

Fatwin(Ashwin)
No hit Sharma
Dhoniconda(Dhoni)
RAT(Virat)

 

[Justcrazy]

Lakhsmipathi Balaji

Its a regular name in south India.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I was thinking of some of the names certain cricketers have. What do you guys think? Who wins?

• Kola Burger
• Keegan Meth
• Napolean Einstein (an Indian cricketer, apparently)
• Ryan Sidebottom
• Jack Crapp
• Sachin Baby
• Shaukat Dukanwala
• Quinton de Kock
• Burt Cockley
• Pikky Ya France
• Graham Onions
• Jack Leach (imagine being named after a parasite)
• Kemar Roach
• Travis Head
• Trevor Gwandu (Aamir Sohail was legit embarrassed to say his name on-air once lmao)
• Junior Dala
• Niroshan Dickwella
• Washington Sundar
• Ashley Nurse
• Josh Tongue
• Lungi Ngidi
• Jackson Bird
• Michael Beer
• Phil Salt

What do you guys think? Anyone I'm missing here?

I think Kola Burger and Keegan Meth take it. But Napoleon Einstein is one heck of a name too.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

I was thinking of some of the names certain cricketers have. What do you guys think? Who wins?

• Kola Burger
• Keegan Meth
• Napolean Einstein (an Indian cricketer, apparently)
• Ryan Sidebottom
• Jack Crapp
• Sachin Baby
• Shaukat Dukanwala
• Quinton de Kock
• Burt Cockley
• Pikky Ya France
• Graham Onions
• Jack Leach (imagine being named after a parasite)
• Kemar Roach
• Travis Head
• Trevor Gwandu (Aamir Sohail was legit embarrassed to say his name on-air once lmao)
• Junior Dala
• Niroshan Dickwella
• Washington Sundar
• Ashley Nurse
• Josh Tongue
• Lungi Ngidi
• Jackson Bird
• Michael Beer
• Phil Salt

What do you guys think? Anyone I'm missing here?

I think Kola Burger and Keegan Meth take it. But Napoleon Einstein is one heck of a name too.

Hardik

Arshdeep

Fakhar

David Willey

Every Sri Lankan player.

 

[Markhor]

I was thinking of some of the names certain cricketers have. What do you guys think? Who wins?

• Kola Burger
• Keegan Meth
• Napolean Einstein (an Indian cricketer, apparently)
• Ryan Sidebottom
• Jack Crapp
• Sachin Baby
• Shaukat Dukanwala
• Quinton de Kock
• Burt Cockley
• Pikky Ya France
• Graham Onions
• Jack Leach (imagine being named after a parasite)
• Kemar Roach
• Travis Head
• Trevor Gwandu (Aamir Sohail was legit embarrassed to say his name on-air once lmao)
• Junior Dala
• Niroshan Dickwella
• Washington Sundar
• Ashley Nurse
• Josh Tongue
• Lungi Ngidi
• Jackson Bird
• Michael Beer
• Phil Salt

What do you guys think? Anyone I'm missing here?

I think Kola Burger and Keegan Meth take it. But Napoleon Einstein is one heck of a name too.

There's a WI domestic cricketer by the name of Ronaldo Alimohamed.

He's covered about 3 legends in one name

 

[RexRex]

I think Kola Burger and Keegan Meth take it. But Napoleon Einstein is one heck of a name too.

I wonder what the thought process was of the parents who named their son Napolean Einstein .. no concern about the future mockery they're putting their child through. It's definitely a Tamil thing. Other notables from that region - Washington Sundar, MK Stalin..

 

[Vikram1989]

I wonder what the thought process was of the parents who named their son Napolean Einstein .. no concern about the future mockery they're putting their child through. It's definitely a Tamil thing. Other notables from that region - Washington Sundar, MK Stalin..

Normally south indian (apart from telugu speaking states )names are combination of kid name and father/mother name.Washington sundar name story is quite different though.his father mani sundar , an ex cricketer, recieved financial support from a retired military officer P.D.Washington. so his father kept that guy's name to his son.

 

[The_KING]

I find the nicknames that English players have for each other really weird, such as Rooty, Stokesy, and Cooky. Adding a "y" at the end of the name is meant to be smart or something?

Also, there is nothing weird or funny about Fakhar Zaman's name. It isn't our fault if the goras have a hard time pronouncing Pakistani names.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Hardik

Arshdeep

Fakhar

David Willey

Every Sri Lankan player.

Deshabandu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I wonder what the thought process was of the parents who named their son Napolean Einstein .. no concern about the future mockery they're putting their child through. It's definitely a Tamil thing. Other notables from that region - Washington Sundar, MK Stalin..

That's the thing I can understand the other two being native/ancestral names. But 'Napoleon Einstein' is just asking your kid to be bullied all throughout his childhood and mocked in his adulthood lol.

 

[Hitman]

Mpumelelo Mbangwa.

 

[Vikram1989]

Tugga nickname for Steve Waugh. Never got it.even now there are two stories for that name. One was tug of war resembling his resilience , a reasonably believable story.

 

[Markhor]

Only thing I remember Keegan Meth for is the poor guy was bowling against Bangladesh (I think ?) and the batsman struck the ball which went straight at him before he could even react, smashing several teeth.

You could see the blood pouring from his mouth on the replays.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Napolean Einstein is the best name not just in cricket but in the history of the world.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Tugga nickname for Steve Waugh. Never got it.even now there are two stories for that name. One was tug of war resembling his resilience , a reasonably believable story.

That makes more sense than his other story.

I saw online somewhere that their other brother that didn't play cricket was nicknamed Korea, after what the Aussies call 'the forgotten war' as he was 'the forgotten waugh' that make me chuckle but not sure if it's true

 

[Vikram1989]

That makes more sense than his other story.

I saw online somewhere that their other brother that didn't play cricket was nicknamed Korea, after what the Aussies call 'the forgotten war' as he was 'the forgotten waugh' that make me chuckle but not sure if it's true

Its mark Waugh. Nickname is afgan .
the nickname is as he was considered the "forgotten Waugh". It looks weird.may be that's why he will blabber on TV commentary purposefully. His other name 'junior' was fine

 

[sweep_shot]

Lungi Ngidi.

 

[sweep_shot]

Deshabandu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas

Bond: My name is Bond ... James Bond.

Vaas: My name is Vaas ..... Deshabandu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas.

 

[sweep_shot]

There was a Kenyan cricketer named "Deepak Chudasama".

Chudasama is a funny name in Bangladesh because "chuda" is a bad word in Bengali. The name became a meme in Bangladesh back in 90's.

 

[sweep_shot]

Some more weird names:

Keegan Meth (who names his son "Meth"; seriously?)
Sachin Baby (what kind of name is this? LOL)
Dickwella

 

[BouncerGuy]

Kwena Maphaka

 

[Rafale Nidhal]

Gwandu
Dhoni
Bumrah
Ashwin
Sundar
Washington
Malinga
Prasad
Kumble
Ganguly
Raina
Sreesanth
Balaji

all clown names for me

 

[BDfanforever]

Actually, the best names are nicknames Indian fans give to their players who is near retirement.

My favorite is Dhoniconda.

 

[Ice Man]

Actually, the best names are nicknames Indian fans give to their players who is near retirement.

My favorite is Dhoniconda.

Steve Waugh's other nickname 'Ice Man' is pretty bad ass too.

 

[mominsaigol]

Travis Head. I love the meme, Head gets another Head of India.

Or Joe Root, Root uproots india once again.

Its a shame Steve Smith doesn't have a unique name since he too has bullied india more times then I can count

 

[Sachin fan]

Mickey from Denmark

Edit - lol the name is so strong it was blocked by PP sensors.

 

[Sachin fan]

Travis Head. I love the meme, Head gets another Head of India.

Or Joe Root, Root uproots india once again.

Its a shame Steve Smith doesn't have a unique name since he too has bullied india more times then I can count

Root is a pretty strong slang word in Australia and New Zealand

 

[mominsaigol]

Root is a pretty strong slang word in Australia and New Zealand

Yeah I'm aware. @Ice Man is aware of all of em

 

[sweep_shot]

Dinda.

Pant (reminds me of pants).

Phil Salt (salt; LOL).

Graham Onion (onion; LOL).

 

[Sachin fan]

Mickey from Denmark

Edit - lol the name is so strong it was blocked by PP sensors.

Lol, why are mods editing my post, he is an actual cricketer

https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mickey-****-23913

Lol, even the url for his cricinfo profile, is being blocked, here is the score card which has his name

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/carlsberg-icc-trophy-1996-97-61177/denmark-vs-netherlands-5th-ppo-66784/full-scorecard

 

[BDfanforever]

Travis Head. I love the meme, Head gets another Head of India.

Or Joe Root, Root uproots india once again.

Its a shame Steve Smith doesn't have a unique name since he too has bullied india more times then I can count

My favorite one is Matt Henry.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

....
BD had a dude called 'Dollar'...

Zim had dude called ' Blessing' ....pretty sure they also had someone called 'trinity'.....

WI had patterson thompson - covered two quicks in one go....
and they also had Nixon Mclean...

there was always...

the Hashim aamlaa...
the jam Shed
the E Jazz
and in the years gone by
the Nah..qash...
the qas him....


Micheal Beer from Aus - wow what a headline baiter...if he bowled well - beer too strong...if he was tonked...beer too flat...if he was 12th man....beer to carry drinks...
the other witty nicknames i can think off are : -

'Muscles' for Venkatpathy Raju...for his obvious lack of them...
'The Maritzburg Mamba' for Jonty Rhodes....for his legendary fielding...
'Wheelie Bin' for Ashley Giles....becoz his action was such.....
'Bowling machine' for Ewen Chatfield-NZ as coined by Javed M...for his ability to hit the spot, ball after balll....
'Pistol' for paul reiffel....

 

[ElRaja]

notable mention to mr kola burger

https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/kola-burger-24849

 

[sweep_shot]

notable mention to mr kola burger

https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/kola-burger-24849

LOL!

This takes the cake.

Thanks for sharing. Didn't know this player.

 

[Major]

Washington Sundar.

Like you have a kid born in India and you think you will name it Washington....