Twitter Reactions: Twitter trolls new IPL team Rising Pune Supergiants for its name

Published - 18 Jan 2016, 16:56 IST | Updated - 18 Jan 2016, 16:56 IST

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The Pune franchise that was introduced for IPL 2016 along with the Rajkot today unveiled the logo and its name as the Rising Pune Supergiants ahead of the 9th season of the tournament. Sanjiv Goenka’s team also announced that India’s ODI and T20I skipper Mahendra Sings Dhoni will lead the side in the upcoming edition of the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

The team spent 12.5 crores for the first pick which was MS Dhoni with the subsequent picks costing 9.5, 7.5, 5.5 and 4 crores, they drafted Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Steve Smith and Faf du Plessis respectively.

Sanjiv Goenka owner of the franchise was quoted by PTI at the event saying, “I welcome Dhoni as the captain of Rising Pune Supergiants for the 2016 season.”

“He has always been a phenomenal leader for teams that he has represented including the Indian side. His track record in both domestic and International arenas have been remarkable. I firmly believe he will lead our team extremely well on and off the field.”

“Practically we hope there will be complete harmony in the team. The likes of MS, Steve Smith and Faf du Plessis are seasoned leaders. I don’t think there will be any chance of a friction in the team,” he said.

Though the management was elated after announcing the team name as ‘Rising Pune Supergiants’ which abbreviates to RPSG Twitter did not like the name and there was instantly a flood of tweets trolling the team for the name.

Here are the best tweets and Twitter reactions:

Rising Pune Supergiants, they had 115 chars remaining what made them stop? ?
— Sid'dhānt (@siddyness) January 18, 2016

@c_aashish Rising Pune Supergiants sounds so so so ashleel.
— Nirwa Mehta (@nirwamehta) January 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/IndiaSpeaksPR/status/689012638022434816

Rising Pune Supergiants.
Supergiants? Who are the sponsors of this team man?
— Pritam Sharma (@VanDiablo) January 18, 2016

The new IPL franchise is named as Rising Pune Supergiants. Sponsors must be lodha developers and ambuja cement
— Micro-ambitious (@pal36) January 18, 2016

After the #IndvAus series is done, be a lot funnier to see that Steve Smith will play under Dhoni at Rising Pune Supergiants, ROFL for short
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 18, 2016

Commentators this year, trying to pronounce Rising Pune SuperGiants like five times an over: pic.twitter.com/CEsollenDV
— Shreyas Pai (@inediblepie) January 18, 2016

Rising Pune supergiants!!, oh wait we have 117 characters more in a tweet, wonder why they were out of more words! #PUNEIPL #IPL
— Prabhu ? ‏ (@Cricprabhu) January 18, 2016

Rising Pune SuperGiants *someone in the IPL committee frantically searches the contract to see if there's a cancellation clause*
— Shreyas Pai (@inediblepie) January 18, 2016

By the time you cheer and shout the name "Bolo Rising Pune Supergiants ki Jai", match will be over for sure.
— Wrong timing (@sureshkumar87) January 18, 2016

Your favorite movie?
Rise of the planet of the apes
The Dark Knight Rising
Rising Pune Supergiants
Rise of the Guardians
— Happily Unmarried (@happlyunmarried) January 18, 2016

Who better than Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas to mentor Rising Pune Supergiants
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 18, 2016

IPL 2016: Rising Pune Supergiants… how did they dream that up…
— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) January 18, 2016

Apparently the new Pune IPL team will be called the Rising Pune Supergiants. I swear that I'm not making this up.
— Raghuram Cadambi (@raghuramcadambi) January 18, 2016

The name Rising Pune Supergiants is ridiculous. I'm sure we'll get used to it a la KKR, but still. Really? #YouHadOneJob
— mhkchd (@mhkchd) January 18, 2016

Bina Chris Gayle ke ye 'Rising Pune' Supergiants kaise hua?
— Crazy Ninza (@CrazyNinza) January 18, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants. A tribute to RP Singh.
— Danny (@dannnyy67) January 18, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants ? Can BCCI start a department for 'Proper Naming of IPL Teams' please…
— Praful Shankar (@ShankarPraful) January 18, 2016

Seriously, Rising Pune Supergiants? one would be a effing retard to name some team like this.
— Siddharth  (@sid_dharth) January 18, 2016

It's like calling already Developed Nation a developing and the city which is rised above stadards a rising! Rising Pune Supergiants
— Tejashree (@EterrnalBliss) January 18, 2016