2006-12-05 23:05:35 · 12 answers · asked by yasir 1 in Sports ➔ Cricket
Gillespie is nicknamed Dizzy after the jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
Glenn McGrath is named as Pidgeon
Ricky Thomas Ponting ("Punter")
2006-12-06 01:34:41 · answer #1 · answered by Pearl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jason Gillespie — Dizzy (after jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie)
Ricky Ponting — Punter
Glenn McGrath — Pigeon, The Metronome,Ooh Ahh (Glenn McGrath) - Pigeon because he has pigeon-like legs
2006-12-06 17:18:42 · answer #2 · answered by pressurekooker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jason Gillespie - Gilly
Glenn Mcgrath - pigeon
Ricky Ponting - punter
2006-12-05 23:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by Shivam R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dizzy - Gillespie
Pigeon - McGrath
Punter - Ponting
I'll give you a few others in and around the Aussie cricket team,
Hussey - Mr Cricket
Langer - JL or Alfie
Hayden - Haydos
Martyn - Marto
M Clarke - Pup
Warne - Warney
B Lee - Binga
Gilchrist - Gilly
S Clark - Sarfraz
Tait - Sloon
Johnson - Midge
S Macgill - Macgilla
S Watson - Watto
A Symonds - Roy
Bracken - Bracks
B Hogg - Docker
2006-12-06 10:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by backpacka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glenn Mcgrath nickname is Piegon and Ricky Ponting's nickname is Tasmanian Devil
2006-12-06 16:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by DX 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mcgrath is known as pigeon due to his accuracy during bowling.
Ponting was given the nickname Punter by Shane Warne.
Jason is not Gilly, Gilchrist is Gilly
2006-12-06 00:57:41 · answer #6 · answered by N V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dizzy = Gillespie
Pidgeon = McGrath
Punter = Ponting
2006-12-05 23:28:19 · answer #7 · answered by Chris T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jason Gillespie's nick name is Dizzy I can't remember the other 2 nick names
2006-12-06 00:54:32 · answer #8 · answered by whay i lost my ?s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nick Names are given below:
JASON GILLESPIE : Dizzy
GLEN MC GRATH : Pigeon
RICKY PONTING : Punter
2006-12-06 17:21:56 · answer #9 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gillespie - dizzy
mcgrath - ooh,ah, glenn mcgrath
ponting - punter
2006-12-06 11:15:06 · answer #10 · answered by missaira 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋