Rising Pune Supergiant

Rising Pune Supergiant
Personnel
OwnerSanjiv Goenka (RPSG Group)
Team information
CityPune, Maharashtra, India
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
Dissolved2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Home groundMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Secondary home ground(s)Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

IPL kit

Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and as a finalist in 2017.[1][2] It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors India. The team, along with Gujarat Lions, featured as two-season replacements for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who were suspended due to their involvement in illegal betting by their respective owners.[3]

The Rising Pune Supergiant franchise was owned by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group controlled by Sanjiv Goenka.[4] The team name was announced (as Pune Supergiants) on 18 January 2016 by Goenka in Kolkata and Raghu Iyer was appointed CEO.[5] The owners changed the team name to Rising Pune Supergiant on 26 March 2017.[6] The team lost the 2017 IPL Final to Mumbai Indians by 1 run, which was the team's last game in the IPL.[7][8]

However, the same owner bought another franchise Lucknow Super Giants in October 2021. It is now among the 10 teams of the league and take part in it.[9]

  1. ^ "Indian Premier League 2016 Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Indian Premier League 2017 Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ "IPL to have two new teams from Pune and Rajkot". The Times of India. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ C, Aprameya (8 December 2015). "Pune and Rajkot announced as 2 new franchises in IPL". One India. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka unveils IPL Pune team name, logo". The Hindu. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ "IPL 2017: Changes continue! After captain, Pune change their team name". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ^ Krishnaswamy, Karthik (21 May 2017). "Mumbai Indians clinch third IPL title in last-ball finish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  8. ^ Ramesh, Aditya (7 May 2017). "RPS,GL contracts won't be extended". Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. ^ "IPL: Sanjiv Goenka Returns With Rs 7,000 Cr Lucknow Team. A Look at New Owner, Future Plans". Retrieved 12 April 2024.