In cricket, every player worth his salt has a monicker. Read about some of the more interesting ones...

Ashley Mallett, former Aussie off-spinner, very reserved by nature. Nickname: Rowdy
Rodney Marsh, former Aussie wicketkeeper, after a bad debut, was nicknamed Iron Gloves by his teammates.
Ken Mackay, former Aussie all-rounder, a dour & defensive bat. Nicknamed Slasher.
Anil Kumble, Indian leg(?) spinner(??), nicknamed Jumbo for his ability to get the ball to bounce like a jumbo jet...thought up by N.S.Sidhu, perhaps ?
Noel David, Indian all-rounder, nicknamed 'Mrs.K', after Noella Kambli nee Lewis.
Rahul Dravid, Indian batsman, nicknamed Jamie because his dad used to work in Kissan Jam...can't the Indian team be a bit more imaginative ?
Mark Waugh, Aussie batsman, nicknamed Junior for obvious reasons.
S.Venkataraghavan, former Indian off-spinner and present-day Test umpire, was nicknamed Rent-A-Wagon by the British media, who couldn't pronounce his name.
Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistani off-spinner, nicknamed Bijli. Dunno why.