The Chennai Super Kings - the best team name ever
April 22nd, 2008, by sportsthought | Cricket, sport
Well the Indian Premier League (IPL) started over the weekend, and aside from seeing Brendan McCullum carving up big time, the highlight was discovering the names of the teams.
One in particular stood out - The Super Kings which I reckon is the best team name ever. They are not just Kings, they are Super Kings. And Super Kings are clearly better than plain old Kings.
There are a few other great team names in the IPL
- The Kings 11 (totally un super)
- The Royal Challengers (my 2nd favourite)
- The Delhi Daredevils
- The Deccan Chargers
- The Knight Riders (Does David Hasslehoff own this team?)
- The Mumbai Indians
- The Rajasthan Royals
Compare these names to the teams in the new Trans Tasman netball comp, and the netballers seem rather boring.
- The Firebirds
- The Swifts
- The Thunderbirds
- The Vixens
- The Mystics
- The Magic
- The Pulse
- The Tactix
- The Steel
I’m not yet convinced the IPL tournament has a long term future, but they are off to good start based on their team names.
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Delhi DareDevils would be my favorite. Glenn McGrath is 38!
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