Love is all about nicknames! You aren’t a true friend if you call your buddy with their real name for real names don’t exist in the fairy tales of friendship. As we grow up we are rewarded with nicknames on after the other but some special ones stay forever.
So, if you are a cricket fanatic you would surely be keen to know the nicknames of your favourite Indian cricketing stars and we will also tell you how these nicknames got tagged to these cricket stars. You would love each of them we bet!
M.S Dhoni- From Mahe to Mahi’
M.S Dhoni is called famously called ‘Mahi’ and this is something we all know. But do we know where did this sassy nickname come from? M.S Dhoni was called ‘Mahe’ by his dressing room mates which forms a cropped version of his first name, Mehendra. But Mahe evolved into Mahi and special thanks to girly gang of fans for this. Mahi suited him like anything when he had that iconic hairstyle with long hair.
Rohit Sharma- ‘Shaana
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It is ok to have more than one nick names and Rohit Sharma, the stunning opener has 3 of them! Rohit Sharma is called ‘Ro’ which is a short form of his name by his team mates. He is also called ‘Hitman’ because of some spectacular hitting skills and he is called ‘Shaana’ and this was a gift by Yuvi Paji. Yuvraj thinks Rohit is very cunning and hence the name Shaana.
Virat Kohli- Cheeku
Virat Kohli who looks so intense and angry all the times when on the field has a very cute nickname. This nickname is contrary to his ‘angry young man’ image. He was chubby kid in his young days and he was given the nick name ‘Cheeku’ by his Delhi coach who thought that Kohli looked like a cheeku after a haircut. *Girls be like Aww!*
Suresh Raina- Sonu
Every 4th boy playing in the streets is a ‘Sonu’ and Suresh Raina too is a brand ambassador of brand ‘Sonu’. Suresh Raina’s nick name is surely not as innovative as his batting skills. His friends could have done better!
Yuvraj Singh- Yuvi
Yuvraj is called Yuvi as we all know and this is one sexy nickname and so cool. It was Yuvi, Yuvi everywhere when he hit Stuart Broad out of the park 6 times in 6 balls.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar- Bhuvi
The guy who of late has also started to prove his worth as a handy lower middle order batsman is called ‘Bhuvi’ by his team mates.
Shikhar Dhawan- Gabbar
Shikhar Dhawan is the ‘Gabbar’ of the team! But we will tell you an interesting short story about this name. Dhawan found Gabbar dialogues from Sholay the best way to boost his team’s morale and hence the name ‘Gabbar.’ Goes with his looks, no? He is called Jat by his fan club.
Ravi Ashwin- Ash
We have often heard Dhoni shouting out ‘Ash’ from behind the wickets whenever the iconic spinner was brought to the bowling crease. ‘Ash’ is a slit version of Ashwin and seems pretty cool.
Hardik Pandaya- Rockstar and Hairy
The little Kapil Dev in the making has 2 nicknames. He is called ‘Rockstar’ by his teammates given his rocking style and he is also called ‘Hairy’ as he likes to experiment way too much with his hairstyle.
Ajinkya Rahane- Jinx
Shane Warne while he was the skipper of the Rajasthan Royals used to call him ‘Jinx’ so that Warnie could actually remember his name. He is also known as ‘Ajju’ because that is what his dear friends call him.
By Divesh Gill
