Twitter mocks MS Dhoni's new IPL team Rising Pune Supergiants's name

India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain of Rising Pune Supergiants, owned by Sanjiv Goenka, for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League here today. Unveiling the team logo and captain, team owner Sanjiv Goenka said: "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." Asked why Dhoni was named captain only for one season, he said: "Right now the focus is only on 2016 and the team building. That's why we named Dhoni as the captain."

Dhoni will lead a star-studded side that will have Aussie skipper Steve Smith, South African skipper Faf du Plessis beside the Indian experienced duo of Ajinkya Rahane and R Ashwin, but Goenka said too many leaders won't call for a "friction".

However, the team's name Rising Pune Supergiants, led to lots of jokes on social media: 

Exclusive behind the scenes image of the process involved in creating the Rising Pune Supergiants name and logo pic.twitter.com/NLsKsaEnxG

— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) January 18, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants? Are you sure this is an #IPL team and NOT a Harry Potter sequel?

— Aaqib Raza Khan (@aaqibrk) January 18, 2016

Pune new team named Rising Pune Supergiants, looks to me like new movie name of sooraj barjatya film #ipl #pune #punesupergiants #rajshree

— A. Ashish Naidu (@ashish_naidu) January 18, 2016

Sunny Leone's Reaction on hearing Pune's IPL team name Rising Pune Supergiants pic.twitter.com/9MLrsmjG85

— Parle-G (@Bees_Kut) January 18, 2016

*Pune* She: Say those three magical words He: Rising Pune Supergiants *Blocked*

— Parle-G (@Bees_Kut) January 18, 2016

Girl1: Itna bada dekha h kabhi ? G2: No yaa ! Na dekha na suna G3: Same here ! Sachhi !! ~ #RPSG cheerleaders discussing their team name

— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) January 18, 2016

Rising Pune Supergiants sounds far less like an IPL team and far more like an ad agency describing a Shivaji statue.

— U.T.S.A.V (@Shockraborty) January 18, 2016

Sanjiv Goenka unveils IPL Pune team name, logo Sanjiv Goenka names his IPL franchise as Rising Pune Supergiants (RPSG). India’s captain, M…

— Maria Homez (@HomezMaria) January 18, 2016

It also started a hashtag called #AlternateIPLFranchiseNames  

AAP 'U' Turners #AlternateIPLFranchiseNames

— Kuptaan (@Kuptaan) January 18, 2016

Patna paltan #AlternateIPLFranchiseNames

— Zaheer Danish (@ZaheerDanish_) January 18, 2016

Thane Tharkis #AlternateIPLFranchiseNames

— Happy Paglu (@PagluPiggu) January 18, 2016

Naigaon Nangu Wild Fighters #AlternateIPLFranchiseNames

— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) January 18, 2016

Delhi Dare on odd days Devil on even days. #AlternateIPLFranchiseNames

— Err (@Errendous) January 18, 2016