10 Star cricketers and their nicknames
Cricketers have been known by various nicknames by their teammates and fans.
3. Steve Smith- Smudge
Steve Smith is arguably one of the greatest batsmen of our era. One must not go by his innocent face as the menacing batsman can smash bowlers for fun. However, as threatening he is with the bat, his nickname is one of the cutest nicknames you would ever come across, which is “Smudge”
Smith was called Smudge by not only his teammates but also former Aussie cricketers. In an interview back in 2017, Smith said that his nickname was given to him by the former Aussie batsman Mike Hussey. “Mike Hussey actually gave me that nickname,” Smith said.
“In England, people with the last name Smith, well, cricketers anyway, all seem to get called Smudge. Huss had obviously played a lot of county cricket over there and he was the one that started it. After that, it just stuck,” quoted Smith. Even today, his fans and teammates call him Smudge.
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