The Rising Pune Supergiants are coming – with the best name they could find.
Okay, so you’re a brand new IPL Team. What’s the first thing you do? Think of a name. If you’re from Chennai, anything pre-fixed with ‘super’ will work. Delhi wanted a double D, and went with Daredevils. Mumbai, being the land of the god of Cricket, couldn’t stray far from ‘Indians’, of course. All of that seems to make sense.
And now we have a new team. Helmed by none other than MSD himself. Team Pune. Even that would have been better than what they’ve chosen to go with. The official team name is out, and Twitterverse can’t stop laughing about it. And this is just the start. Can you imagine the presenters trying to fit all that in into their commentary? Let’s hope their game is going to be better than their choice of name!
We bring you some of the choicest gems since Pune announced their name:
Calling a cricket team Rising Pune Supergiants, is the third worst thing to have happened to Pune after Suresh Kalmadi and Katakirr Misal.
— Pseudo-Bajirao (@bizzarebhide) January 18, 2016
RP-Sanjiv Goeknka -> RPSG -> Rising Pune Supergiants. Initial problems for the Pune team.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) January 18, 2016
No Pune, we didn't ask for the word cloud. #RisingPuneSuperGiants
— Ashwin (@ashwines) January 18, 2016
@c_aashish Rising Pune Supergiants sounds so so so ashleel.
— Nirwa Mehta (@nirwamehta) January 18, 2016
Thank u Monday for rising Pune supergiants .. So much to work with
— Pradeep Ramarathnam (@congusmaximus) January 18, 2016
I have a rising supergiant in my pants pic.twitter.com/ru2nq1Zj81
— dorku (@Dorkstar) January 18, 2016
Ha ha ha ha. Rising Pune Supergiants it seems. Did they hire three separate consultants to recommend a word each? #CryingPuneSuperawkwards
— Elneny4Ever (@sidin) January 18, 2016
What’s your reaction to this choice of name?!
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