Date: 2009-04-21 15:20 Subject: IPL team names Security: Public Tags: sport

What's with the IPL team names? There is one good name in the eight. The rest range from archaic to juvenile to plain silly. Here's what's wrong with them:

• Mumbai Indians: Hello? Someone missed a memo that they were in the Indian Premier League already. And what about the players in the team that arent Indian?
• Delhi Daredevils: What is this a carnival? Apt name for a maut ka kua troupe.
• Kolkata Knight Riders: Yes, we named ourselves after a corny old TV show with a talking vehicle. Fire those rear rockets, car-moshay!
• Kings XI Punjab, Bangalore Royal Challengers, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings: Hand out those privy purses, I mean come on, we are in a democracy for 60 years now! Why would 8 teams have so much trouble choosing names that there have to be two sets of duplicates anyway? And why is the name before the location for Punjab?
• Deccan Chargers: Finally! A good name, simple and effective. I should root for them now.