Fake IPL Player
Fake IPL Player is a blog that started on April 18, 2009, the same time as the 2009 season Indian Premier League matches. It is written by an anonymous blogger who claims to be a member of the IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders.[1]. It is still debated whether the author of the blog is really a team insider or an external agent.[2]
The blogger refers to the IPL players by pseudo-names and describes minute details of apparent happenings in the IPL back-rooms as he sees it, especially KKR.[3]
The management of the KKR team, in its website, has termed the blog as "poison pen writing of the dirtiest variety". [4]
Identity
There is no solid evidence to suggest Fake IPL Player is indeed a real member of the KKR squad. It is assumed that he is an Indian domestic cricketer based on his comments. However, if the information provided in the blog are all factually correct, the identity of Fake IPL Player can be narrowed down to a few names:
- Rohan Banerjee
- Arindam Ghosh
- Shoaib Shaikh
The remaining players are either non-Indian, have played international cricket, or have been mentioned in third person in the blog. It is possible that Fake IPL Player referred to himself in third person to keep his identity hidden.
Nicknames
Every person mentioned in the Fake IPL Player blog has been referred to with a nickname. This includes teammates, coaches and support staff, members of other teams, and many others. Some of the nicknames used are:
| Nickname | Actual Name |
|---|---|
| (Badshah/ Vinnie) Dildo | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Aaila / Little Monster | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Akram Azam | Kamran Khan |
| Appam Chutiya | Sreesanth |
| Arnold Power | Ramesh Powar |
| Babblies | Kings XI Punjab |
| Babli | Preity Zinta |
| Baja of Baroda | Anshuman Gaekwad |
| Banadeb Rose | Ranadeb Bose |
| Bangla Tiger | Mashrafe Mortaza |
| Batliwala | Vijay Mallya |
| (Original) Bevdaa | Jesse Ryder |
| Bevdaas | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Bhookha naan | John Buchanan |
| Big Brother | Raj Kundra |
| Big Mac | Matthew Hayden |
| Big sis | Shilpa Shetty |
| Boy George | Joy Bhattacharya |
| Bubaan | Arindam Ghosh |
| Bublee | Brett Lee |
| Buddhiman Baba | Wriddhiman Saha |
| Bunty | Ness Wadia |
| Calypso | Chris Gayle |
| Candy Nickle | Andy Bichel |
| Castro | Fidel Edwards |
| Chatterjee Kaku | The old guy featured on the KKR ads who says "Is baar tum bhi jeetoghe" |
| [Chikna] Pussy | David Hussey |
| Chinnu Popli | Shreevats Goswami |
| Chintu Singh | Anureet Singh |
| Chirkut Teli | Virat Kohli |
| Chota Chetan | Gautam Gambhir |
| Coach[ie]/Deputy | Matthew Mott |
| Cool Dude | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
| Deewar | Rahul Dravid |
| Dhakkans | Deccan Chargers |
| Dheegra Pathan | Irfan Pathan |
| Durbaan of Patiala | Tom Moody |
| Ganji Hanger | Sanjay Bangar |
| Ghati Baba | Rohit Sharma |
| Gilli Danda | Ashok Dinda |
| Havai chappal | Greg Chappell |
| John Wrong | John Wright |
| Joker | Co-host of SET MAX telecast team |
| Junta (Tormentor) | Ajantha Mendis |
| Kaan Moolo | Ajit Agarkar |
| Kameez Pajama | Rameez Raja |
| Kishan Kanhaiya | Ravi Shastri |
| Lady Jaya | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Little John | Ishant Sharma |
| Little sis | Shamita Shetty |
| Lord Almighty / Lordie | Sourav Ganguly |
| Mangal Pandey | Laxmi Ratan Shukla |
| Meera Bhai | Harbhajan Singh |
| Mole | Andy Moles (NZ Coach) |
| Paedophile priest | Adam Gilchrist |
| Pamela Indersingh/ RVR Singh | VRV Singh |
| Panty Curry | Robin Uthappa |
| Peter ka beta / Re-peter | Kevin Pietersen |
| Phoren Babas | Buchanan, Motts, Bichel, Fielding Coach, WK Coach, Deputy Coach and the other coaches |
| Prince of Patiala | Yuvraj Singh |
| Rajputs | Rajasthan Royals |
| RDB | Rohan Banerjee |
| Saala Slimeball | Lalit Modi |
| Sandy Maddy Babe | Mandira Bedi |
| Shakespeare | Aakash Chopra |
| Sheegra Pathan | Yusuf Pathan |
| Sheikh/ Shaikh of Tweak | Shane Warne |
| Skipper | Brendon McCullum |
| Sparrow / Parrot | Glenn McGrath |
| Springbok | Morne van Wyk |
| Sticky something | Ricky Ponting |
| Style bhai Spinner | Murali Karthik |
| Vakil Saab | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Very Very Special Ram | VVS Laxman |