What nicknames does Australian cricketer Brett Lee have?

Answer 1

The given nicknames to the 1.87 m tall express fast bowler Australian cricketer Brett Lee are as follows: Binger, Bing, Binga and Oswald.

Brett Lee has been nicknamed "Binger." With such nickname you may speculate he is a person full of eccentricities, a man given to extreme mood swings. Binger? That's what Brett Lee is, but he is neither given to eccentricities, nor does he carry with him any trace of moodiness. He is prone to destruction, though — destroying batsmen's egos, sometimes their limbs, and oftentimes their wickets. His captain calls him the best one-day bowler going; depending on how you look at it, it is either a massive compliment or an indictment of his Test-match skills.

Deriving from a nickname "Binger", he is usually called "Bing" and sometimes "Binga", since he is considered to be the best-looking player in the squad.

Another given nickname is "Oswald". This came about when Steve Waugh read out the team sheet, on which Brett's brother Shane was followed by all-rounder Ian Harvey and Brett himself. Instead of reading Lee-Harvey-Lee he substituted "Oswald" at the end (it is said that somebody in the ranks shouted, 'Oswald!), thus "Oswald" was picked up as one of his nicknames.

Brett Lee was born on November 8, 1976 with older brother Shane, and younger brother Grant. Brett grew up in Wollongong, New South Wales. He loved cricket since his childhood. In his first "real" game of cricket, when he was just 9 years old, he took 6-0 in one over, all bowled. He got a steady rise through the cricketing ranks and was selected for Australian Under-19 team for a tour of India in March '94 where he got back injury which forced him to lay low for a while.

In '97-98, he was selected to make his first-class debut for NSW in a Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia. He was cited being a "fastest bowler discovered". After a month he was chosen to play for Australia "A" against South Africa where his previous back injury was reopened which required him to rest with a brace. It is such time that he took the job at Barclay's Menswear store to sell suits. He was back to crickets during the1999-2000 season where he did his Test debut on 2000 which then turned as a fairy tale start on his cricket career! Well done "Binger"!

(The Indian cricket team calls Brett as 'khargosh' which means 'rabbit' in Hindi.)☺

Answer 2

Brett Lee Brother

Answer 3

Brett Lee Height

Answer 4

The Nick Name of Brett Lee is Bing

Answer 5

Brett Lee is a phenomenal bowler and even though I am an indian, I truly respect what he has accomplished as a bowler and as a member of the Australian team. He will always have my full respect. And I will definitely miss not watching him play.

Answer 6

His official website lists his nicknames as Bing and Binga.

He is also called Oswald. This has an interesting origin to it:

Oswald came about when apparently at the start of one game, the batting order was being read aloud, consisting of Brett Lee behind brother Shane and all-rounder Ian Harvey. The then Test skipper Steve Waugh announced the names - Lee, Harvey ... and "Oswald!" was called out of the dressing room. History was made.

Answer 7

Brett Lee

Australia

Player profile

Full name Brett Lee
Born November 8, 1976, Wollongong, New South Wales
Current age 30 years 29 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales
Nickname Bing
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Height 1.87 m

If Brett Lee were a Ferrari ... No. There is no if. He is already the fastest in the world, equal with Shoaib Akhtar at a flicker above or below 100mph, and always seems on the verge of striking a body or a wicket. At the 2003 World Cup, during which he took a ferocious hat-trick against Kenya, Lee was a polished star, while Shoaib was a novelty act. It was the same in the 2004-05 VB Series - Lee's pace was blinding; Shoaib's was hamstrung. When Lee releases the throttle and begins that smooth acceleration, the spectator stays his drinking hand. The leaping, classical delivery may produce a devastating yorker, a devilish slower ball or a young-Donald outswinger. Add a dash of peroxide, a fruity vocabulary, a trademark jump for joy, a stylish bat, a streak of sadism when bowling at tailenders, a pop group (Six And Out), and an endearing dedication to a job at a gentleman's outfitters, and you have the 21st century's first designer cricketer - not to mention a priceless pin-up boy.

Lee's career hasn't always been easy. He struggled against accusations of throwing, bean balls, stress fractures and other injuries, and had a strangely barren first Ashes series in 2001. Three years later he U-turned from ankle surgery, but was stuck in the pits of the dressing room as he ran drinks and sponges in nine consecutive Tests. He returned to the fold for the 2005 Ashes series and earned plaudits for his never-say-die attitude and brave performances with both bat and ball. He nearly pulled off a win for Australia with a battling 43 at Edgbaston, but his partner-in-crime Michael Kasprowicz fell at the contentious final hurdle. Andrew Flintoff's consoling of Lee seconds after the catch was 2005's defining image.

Lee's 2006 brightened further when he partnered Kasprowicz in a nail-biting win over South Africa that eased the pain of the previous near-miss. It was an important summer as he assumed the role of attack leader when Glenn McGrath first struggled for impact and then pulled out of tours to South Africa and Bangladesh to care for his sick wife. Lee moved into the position he had craved since crashing on to the Test scene with 5 for 47 against India, and he celebrated 89 international wickets for the season with lawnmower, hunting and leaping celebrations.

He is an express fast bowler "Wollongong Express", and at his fastest is capable of bowling at 160 kilometres per hour (km/h) or 99 miles per hour (mph). His fastest recorded delivery to date is at 160.8 km/h or 99.9 mph which he bowled against Craig Cumming of New Zealand at Napier on March 5th 2005 in his first over. A natural and spirited athlete, Lee ranks with the Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar as the fastest bowler in contemporary cricket and one of the fastest the game has known. Lee has been described by many, including former Australian Test cricketer Darren Lehmann, as "faster than Shoaib" "Rawalpindi Express" and "consistently faster and more accurate than Shoaib Akhtar" by Cricinfo writer Mark Ray. Like Shoaib, his galloping run, from a long approach, and explosive delivery are among the most exciting sights in international sport. He is also an athletic fielder and aggressive lower-order batsman.

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Answer 9

It is possible, although I am not 100% certain

Answer 10

bing