Nicknames of mega stars in Indian cricket

From legends Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni to modern day greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, here are the nicknames of popular Indian cricketers.

Zee Media Bureau
Apr 19, 2023

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah's nickname is Boom. Indian players also call him 'Jassi'.

Virat Kohli

This is not a mystery. India's batting star Virat Kohli is called 'Cheeku' in the Indian team. But only seniors call him with this name. For juniors, he is 'Virat Bhaiya' or 'Virat Paaji'.

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma does not really have a nickname. He is known as 'Rohit Bhaiya' by juniors and just Rohit for Virat, Dravid and the likes. 'Ro' is how he is famous among foreign players at Mumbai Indians.

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni was known as 'Mahiya' in school. In international cricket and IPL, people call him 'Mahi' or 'Mahi Bhai'.

Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly was called the 'Prince Of Kolkata' by Geoffrey Boycott. In Indian cricket, Ganguly is popularly called as 'Dada' by everyone.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar was always called as 'Sachin Paaji' by his teammates. But when he was just a kid, his coaches used to call him 'Tendya' lovingly.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal is called 'Yuzi' by the teammates in Indian cricket team as well as in RR setup.

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