Chennai Super Kings.
Deccan Chargers.
Delhi Daredevils.
Kings XI Punjab.
Kolkata Knight Riders.
Mumbai Indians.
Rajasthan Royals.
Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Eight teams, one mission, one thing in common!
Other than the fact that all of these teams play in the Indian Premier League, the one thing that separates these franchises from everybody else is in their respective abilities (or lack thereof) to come up with some creative names for their franchises.
It is truly amazing that, with the possible exception of Rajasthan and Bangalore, none of these teams have come up with a name that is of any significance to where they are located. A third grader from my nephew’s history class could have done better than these names!
My personal favourites:
The runner-up: The Chennai Super Kings!
Oh, I really wanted to name us the “Kings”, but didn’t have the time or the inclination to think about it, so I just added a “Super” ahead of it once Punjab made its choice.
So who is a Super King? Just someone from Punjab who is a little better than his “Kings” and made the trip from the Northwest to the Southeast?
And the winner is: The Mumbai Indians!
Indians?
Really? In the land of Bollywood, in the city that makes the higher of movies in a year, you couldn’t really squeeze one drop of creative juice? The best you could come up with is "Indian?"
I was actually under the impression that most people in Mumbai are Armenians. You couldn’t even think of an animal just for the heck of it?
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