10 instances of cricketers being given intriguing nicknames

Shakespeare has said that if a rose were called by any other name, it would smell just as sweet. Although one may beg to differ in case of some of the names bestowed upon the cricketers in this list. Nicknames are sometimes earned through performance, sometimes on the basis of physical characteristics and sometimes on far fetched connections. Cricket is undoubtedly a gentleman's sport. But you would be surprised at some names even self professed gentlemen can come up with. Some cricketers wear their nicknames proudly on their sleeves. While others attempt to distance themselves from what the consider as an ill fitting moniker. In some cases though the names are intriguing and interesting.  Here is a look at some such intruiging nicknames in the world of cricket.

#1 Peshawar Rickshaw

Umar Gul

Nicknames are not always something touting your prowess. Nor are they always a compliment. Umar Gul is a pace bowler from Pakistan, and pace bowlers in Pakistan are forever destined to be in the shadow of the Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar.

Umar Gul didn't really live up to those expectations when he initially came on to the scene and he ended up being christened as Peshawar Rickshaw.