Cricket has a rich tradition of using nicknames. This is a list of nicknames used in international cricket.
Nation | Team | Nickname | Context |
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![]() | Men's & Women'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. | |
![]() | Men's | Tigers [10] | The royal Bengal tiger is Bangladesh's national animal. |
Women's | Tigresses [11] | ||
![]() | 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. |
![]() | Men's | Men in Blue [13] | Indian cricket team colours are usually shades of blue. |
Women's | Women in Blue [14] | ||
![]() | Men's | Green and Whites [15] | Irish cricket team colours are usually green and white. |
Men in Green [15] | |||
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | Women's | Wildcats [28] | The Scottish wildcat is a population of European wildcat indigenous to Scotland. |
![]() | Men's | Proteas [29] | Springbok is South Africa's national animal. Protea is a South African flowering plant. |
Women's | |||
![]() | Men's | Lions [30] | Sri Lanka Cricket has a lion on its emblem. |
![]() | 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. | |
![]() | 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.
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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