Telugu Titans
Telugu Titans is a professional kabaddi team based in Vishakapatnam and Hyderabad that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. Telugu Titans is a franchise of Veera Sports owned by Mr. Srinivas Sreeramaneni of Vaya Group, of NED Group and Mr. Mahesh Kolli of Greenko Group.[1] The Titans play their home matches at G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium when in Hyderabad and at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, when in Vishakapatnam. The Titans reached the playoffs of Season 2 and 4 in PKL.In Season 2 Telugu Titans Went to Semi Final But Lost to Benguluru Bulls 38-39.In Season 9 They Signed Best Defender in PKL Manjeet Chillar as Assistant Coach.
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Founded | 2014 |
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First season | 2014 |
Last season | 2021 |
Based in | Hyderabad Vishakapatnam |
Home ground | G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium |
Colors | |
Owner | Veera Sports |
Head coach | L srinivas reddy |
Captain | TBA |
Playoff berths | 2 |
Biggest defeat | |
Telugu Titans 24–60 Puneri Paltan 18 August 2014, Season 1 | |
Website | www |
Franchise history
Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament.[2] The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.[3] In 2014, the Titans played three seasons in Vizag and three in Hyderabad.
Current squad
- Players with international appearances are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Height | Weight | Signed year | Salary | Notes | ||
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Raiders | ||||||||||
1. | Monu Goyat | ![]() | 16 October 1994 | 5 ft 10 in | 77 kg | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,046.70) | |||
2. | Siddharth Sirish Desai | ![]() | 5 December 1991 | 6 ft 2 in | 87 kg | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |||
3. | Rajnish | ![]() | 25 August 1998 | 6 ft | 75 kg | 2022 | ||||
4. | Ankit Beniwal | ![]() | 14 February 1999 | 5 ft 11 in | 72 kg | 2022 | ||||
5. | Abhishek Singh | ![]() | 3 April 1999 | 5 ft 9 in | 2022 | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) | ||||
6. | Aman Kadian | ![]() | 2022 | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | ||||||
7. | Vinay Redhu | ![]() | 2022 | ₹8.78 lakh (US$11,000) | ||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||
1. | Vishal Bhardwaj | ![]() | 1 January 1997 | 5 ft 5 in | 68.6 kg | 2021 | Left cover | |||
2. | Ravinder Pahal | ![]() | 1 April 1994 | 5 ft 9 in | 2021 | Right Corner | ||||
3. | Parvesh Bhainswal | ![]() | 3 October 1997 | 70 kg | 2021 | Right cover | ||||
4. | Surjeet Singh | ![]() | 1 July 1998 | 5 ft 8 in | 71.6 kg | 2021 | Right corner | |||
5. | Prince | ![]() | 23 July 1998 | 5 ft 9 in | 78 kg | 2021 | Right Cover | |||
6. | Palla Ramakrishna | ![]() | 2021 | Right cover | ||||||
7. | Muhammed Shihas S | ![]() | 2022 | Right cover | ||||||
8. | Vinay Kumar | ![]() | 2021 | Overseas | ||||||
9. | Nitin | ![]() | 12 December 1998 | 5 ft 9 in | 73.1 kg | 2021 | Left corner | |||
10. | Adarsh T | ![]() | 2022 | Left corner | ||||||
11. | Mohit | ![]() | 2022 | left corner | ||||||
12. | Mohit Pahal | ![]() | 2022 | Left corner | ||||||
Source:TT Players |
Administration and support staff
Position | Name | |||||||||
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Owner | ![]() | |||||||||
CEO | ![]() | |||||||||
Manager | ![]() | |||||||||
Head coach | ![]() | |||||||||
Assistant coach | ![]() | |||||||||
Physiotherapist | ![]() | |||||||||
Masseurs | ![]() | |||||||||
Source:TT Staff |
Seasons
Season I
Telugu Titans finished fifth in the group stage and did not qualify to the playoffs.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 54 | |
U Mumba (R) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 51 | |
Bengaluru Bulls (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 47 | |
Patna Pirates (3) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 45 | |
Telugu Titans | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 42 | |
Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -27 | 32 | |
Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -85 | 24 | |
Puneri Paltan | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -127 | 17 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
- Advanced to the Playoff Stage
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
- Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals
Season II
Telugu Titans finished third in the group stage and qualified to the playoffs.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | |
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U Mumba (C) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 60 | |
Telugu Titans (3) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 50 | |
Bengaluru Bulls (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 48 | |
Patna Pirates (4) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -18 | 41 | |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 38 | |
Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -63 | 27 | |
Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -68 | 27 | |
Puneri Paltan | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | -74 | 21 |
Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
- Advanced to the Playoff Stage
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Season III
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U Mumba (R) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 60 |
Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 58 |
Puneri Paltan (3) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 48 |
Bengal Warriors (4) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 47 |
Telugu Titans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -10 | 38 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -63 | 28 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -102 | 14 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | -142 | 11 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
- Advanced to the Playoff Stage
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Season IV
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
Telugu Titans | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 50 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 47 |
Puneri Paltan | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 42 |
U Mumba | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -18 | 42 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -55 | 32 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 29 |
Bengal Warriors | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | -60 | 26 |
Source:prokabaddi.com[4]
- Advanced to the Playoff Stage
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Season V
The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 87 |
Puneri Paltan | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 80 |
Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 79 |
U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -50 | 56 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -91 | 51 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | -134 | 29 |
Zone B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengal Warriors | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 77 |
Patna Pirates (C) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 71 |
UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 60 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 57 |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -2 | 52 |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -71 | 46 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to Eliminators
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Season VI
The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gujarat Fortune Giants (R) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 117 | 93 |
U Mumba | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 189 | 86 |
Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 68 |
Puneri Paltan | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -45 | 52 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -69 | 43 |
Haryana Steelers | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -91 | 42 |
Zone B
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengaluru Bulls (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 104 | 78 |
Bengal Warriors | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | -45 | 57 |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -36 | 55 |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -55 | 51 |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -70 | 42 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to Eliminators
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
- Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs
Season VII
Telugu Titans had a poor run this season as they finished eleventh. The team signed Sidharth Desai for ₹1.45 crores. They were led by Iranian defender Abozar Mighani.The team recorded their biggest win of the season against Jaipur Pink Panthers. They defeated them by a margin of 20 points. The top raider of the team was Sidharth who scored 217 points whereas the top defender was Vishal Bhardwaj who scored 62 points. The best all rounder was Farhad Milaghardan with 78 points.
Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
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Dabang Delhi KC (R) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 85 |
Bengal Warriors (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 83 |
UP Yoddha | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 74 |
U Mumba | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 72 |
Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 71 |
Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 64 |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -13 | 58 |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 51 |
Gujarat Forunte Giants | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 51 |
Puneri Paltan | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -72 | 48 |
Telugu Titans | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -67 | 45 |
Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | -119 | 37 |
Source: ProKabaddi
- advanced to Finals
- advanced to Eliminators
- Five (5) points for a win
- Three (3) points each for a drawn game
- One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
- Top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs
Season VIII
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Patna Pirates (R) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 86 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Dabang Delhi (C) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 75 | |
3 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 68 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | |
5 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 66 | |
6 | Puneri Paltan | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 66 | |
7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | -28 | 64 | |
8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 63 | |
9 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | -18 | 57 | |
10 | U Mumba | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | -34 | 55 | |
11 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | -42 | 47 | |
12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 1 | 17 | 4 | -130 | 27 |
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points each for a Tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or less than 7 points
Season IX
After a disastrous last season where they only won one match out of all possible 22 matches, Telugu Titans decided to only retain Rajnish, Ankit Beniwal and a few other NYP(s) (New Young Player(s)) ahead of the season 9 auction. It was not shocking to any fans because of the last season. Even Rohit Kumar who was the captain last season and their record signing Siddharth Desai are shown the back door. It will be interesting to see how they will use their FBM cards during the auction.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
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1 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 82 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Puneri Paltan | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 80 | |
3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 74 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 71 | |
5 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 66 | |
6 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 63 | |
7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 61 | |
8 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -16 | 59 | |
9 | U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -28 | 56 | |
10 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -58 | 54 | |
11 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -12 | 53 | |
12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | -245 | 15 |
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points for a tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Records
Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season
Seasons | Total | Wins | Tied | Losses | % Win | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 53.57% | 5 |
Season 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 65.63% | 2 |
Season 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 50.00% | 5 |
Season 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 56.25% | 2 |
Season 5 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 38.64% | 5 |
Season 6 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 38.64% | 5 |
Season 7 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 34.09% | 11 |
Season 8 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4.54% | 12 |
Season 9 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9.09% | 12 |
By opposition
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
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Bengal Warriors | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 31.3% |
Bengaluru Bulls | 17 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 27.7% |
Dabang Delhi | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 65.3% |
Gujarat Giants | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.0% |
Haryana Steelers | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% |
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 57.7% |
Patna Pirates | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 52.9% |
Puneri Paltan | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 43.3% |
Tamil Thalaivas | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% |
U Mumba | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 38.4% |
UP Yoddha | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 33.3% |
Total | 135 | 51 | 67 | 17 | 44.07% |
Sponsors
Year | Season | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
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2014 | I | Vats | Nise Gel | Uurmi Systems | Greenko |
2015 | II | Field Gear | Greenko | Maha Cement | Uurmi Systems |
2016 | III | ||||
III | Stay-on | Star Hospitals | |||
2017 | V | TVS Tyres | GEM Home Appliances | ||
2018 | VI | Vats | Haldiram's | Xiaomi | |
2019 | VII | Araku Coffee | Powerzone | ||
2021 | VIII | Indinews | Woods | Truke | |
2023 | x | pace sports |
References
- "Pro Kabaddi League: Telugu Titans team launched". webindia123.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- "'Patna Pirates' Join Pro Kabaddi League; Team Logo Unveiled". PatnaDaily.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- Monday, May 26, 2014 (21 May 2014). "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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