32 Most popular nicknames in Cricket

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7. VVS Laxman ‘Very Very Special’ 

The classy middle order batsman Laxman earned it after scoring 494 runs in 4 Tests against Australia in 2001 and saved India from losing the series; which included his career best knock of 281 at the Eden Garden’s Kolkata.

VVS Laxman in tests
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8. Graeme Smith ‘Biff’ –

He hit the ball pretty hard so a fellow South African player compared to him a buffalo which became ‘biff’ later on.

Graeme Smith
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9. Anil Kumble ‘Jumbo –

His ability to make the ball bounce with subtle variations in pace made him a tough bowler to face for the batsmen; thus earning him the nickname Jumbo.

Anil Kumble
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