Cricket has a rich tradition of using nicknames. This is a list of nicknames used in international cricket.
Team | Nickname | Context | |
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Australia | Men's | Baggy Greens [1] | The 'baggy green' is a Myrtle green cap worn by Australian test cricketers. |
Aussies [2] | Australian slang for 'an Australian person or thing'. | ||
Women's | Southern Stars [3] [4] [5] | The team was formerly known as the Southern Stars. In 2017, Cricket Australia overhauled its approach to the women's game, dropping the team title to bring the team at par with the nickname-less men's side. [6] [7] | |
1948 Men's team in England | The Invincibles [8] [9] | Regarded as one of the greatest cricket team of all time, the team earned the sobriquet as it toured England unbeaten. | |
Bangladesh | Men's | Tigers [10] | The royal Bengal tiger is Bangladesh's national animal. |
Women's | Tigresses [11] | ||
England | Men's | Three Lions [12] | The English football team's nickname is sometimes used for the cricket team, referring to the Three Lions crest of the England and Wales Cricket Board. |
India | Men's | Men in Blue [13] | Indian cricket team colours are usually shades of blue. |
Women's | Women in Blue [14] | ||
Ireland | Men's | Green and Whites [15] | Irish cricket team colours are usually green and white. |
Men in Green [15] | |||
Nepal | Men's | Rhinos [16] | The Cricket Association of Nepal has an Indian rhinoceros on its emblem. |
2018 Men's WCL Div 2 team | Cardiac Kids [17] | The nickname was acquired after the team managed several nail-biting victories. [17] | |
New Zealand | Men's | Black Caps [18] [19] | Based on the New Zealand rugby union team's All Black nickname, the official nickname was chosen after a 1998 open competition. [18] |
Kiwis [20] | The Kiwi is a bird native to New Zealand. | ||
Women's | White Ferns [19] | The silver fern is New Zealand's national plant. [21] | |
Pakistan | Men's | Green Shirts [22] | Pakistani cricket team colours are usually green. |
Men in Green [23] | |||
Shaheens [24] | The Shaheen falcon is Pakistan's state bird. [25] | ||
1992 Men's world cup team | Cornered Tigers [26] | The 1992 World Cup champion team was asked to "fight like cornered tigers" by captain Imran Khan. [26] The nickname is now used for the team generally as well. [27] | |
Scotland | Women's | Wildcats [28] | The Scottish wildcat is a population of European wildcat indigenous to Scotland. |
South Africa | Men's | Springboks, Proteas [29] | Springbok is South Africa's national animal. Protea is a South African flowering plant. |
Women's | |||
Sri Lanka | Men's | Lions [30] | Sri Lanka Cricket has a lion on its emblem. |
West Indies | Men's | The Windies [31] | A colloquial term for the West Indies cricket team, it was officially adopted as a nickname in 2017. [31] |
Women's | |||
1970-90s Men's | The Mighty West Indies [32] [33] | The 1975 and 1979 world cup champions were famous for their continued domination of international cricket until the 1990s. | |
Zimbabwe | Men's | Chevrons [34] [35] | Initially used by Masvingo cricket team, the nickname was eventually picked up by the national side. [34] |
Following is arranged according to last names.
Belinda Jane Clark is an Australian former cricketer and sports administrator. A right-handed batter, she served as the captain of the national women's team for eleven years and was a member of triumphant World Cup campaigns in 1997 and 2005. The first player to record a double century in the One Day International (ODI) format of the game, Clark has scored the most runs and captained the most matches of any Australian woman in ODIs. She has also achieved emphatic success domestically, winning five championships with New South Wales and two with Victoria while playing in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).
Charlotte Marie Edwards is an English former cricketer and current cricket coach and commentator. She played primarily as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 23 Test matches, 191 One Day Internationals and 95 Twenty20 Internationals for England between 1996 and 2016. She played domestic cricket in England for East Anglia, Kent, Hampshire and Southern Vipers, as well as overseas for Northern Districts, Western Australia, Perth Scorchers, South Australia and Adelaide Strikers.
Daniel James Bell-Drummond is an English professional cricketer, who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He has represented England at youth level and has played for the England Lions cricket team at senior level.
The 2012–13 international cricket season was from September 2012 to March 2013. It began with the ICC World Twenty20, which the West Indies won by defeating host nation Sri Lanka in the final. As a result, Sri Lanka and the West Indies rose to number one and two respectively in the ICC T20I Championship rankings. The season included the first bilateral series between India and Pakistan since 2007. Bilateral ties between the two countries had been severed since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Daniel James Worrall is an Australian–English cricketer. He played for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield competition and for the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. He was selected to play for Australia in 2016. He holds British citizenship and now lives in England. He will be classed as an international player in Australian competitions.
The Women's Big Bash League is the Australian women's domestic Twenty20 cricket competition. The WBBL replaced the Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup, which ran from the 2007–08 season through to 2014–15. The competition features eight city-based franchises, branded identically to the men's Big Bash League (BBL). Teams are made up of current and former Australian national team members, the country's best young talent, and up to three overseas marquee players.
The Sydney Thunder (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales. They are one of two teams from Sydney to compete in the Women's Big Bash League, the other being the Sydney Sixers. The Thunder have claimed two WBBL titles, winning the league's inaugural championship and the 2020–21 title.
The Melbourne Stars (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda, Victoria. They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women's Big Bash League, the other being the Melbourne Renegades. To date, the Stars' best performance occurred in WBBL|06 when they ended the regular season as minor premiers before ultimately finishing as runners-up.
The Brisbane Heat (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Albion, Queensland. The Heat compete in the Women's Big Bash League and have won two championships, winning back-to-back titles across WBBL|04 and WBBL|05.
The Melbourne Renegades (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in St Kilda, Victoria. They are one of two teams from Melbourne to compete in the Women's Big Bash League, the other being the Melbourne Stars.
The Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL) are a women's Twenty20 cricket team based in Bellerive, Tasmania. They compete in the Women's Big Bash League.
The Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in North Adelaide, South Australia. They compete in the Women's Big Bash League, and won their first championship in WBBL|08.
The Perth Scorchers (WBBL) are an Australian women's Twenty20 cricket team based in East Perth, Western Australia. They compete in the Women's Big Bash League, and won their first championship in WBBL|07.
Cameron Donald Green is an Australian cricketer who plays for Australia, Western Australia and Perth Scorchers as a batting all-rounder. He made his international debut for the Australian national cricket team in December 2020. Green was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.
Frederick Jack Klaassen is an English-born Dutch international cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He made his List A debut for the Netherlands against Zimbabwe on 24 June 2017, having played club cricket in England and New Zealand.
The 1948 Australian cricket team captained by Don Bradman, for example, became known as 'The Invincibles' for their unbeaten eight-month tour of England. This team is one of Australia's most cherished sporting legends.
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