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Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional kabaddi team which belongs to Pink City of India Jaipur, competes in Pro Kabaddi League which is a professional Kabaddi league in India. The team is currently led by Deepak Niwas Hooda and coached by Srinivas Reddy. The team is owned by Abhishek Bachchan. Jaipur Pink Panthers play their home matches at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium.

Jaipur Pink Panthers
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Jaipur Pink Panthers logo
Full nameJaipur Pink Panthers
NicknamesPink panthers
Short nameJPP
SportKabaddi
Founded2014
LeaguePKL
Based inJaipur
LocationRajasthan
StadiumSawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
AnthemSunny Subramanian
OwnerAbhishek Bachchan
Head coachSrinivas ReddyIndia
CaptainDeepak Nivas Hooda
Championships1 (2014)
Playoff berths2
WebsiteJaipur Pink Panthers.com

Although the team has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners,[1] Jaipur Pink Panthers won inaugural season of Pro Kabaddi League 2014 by defeating U Mumba by 35-24.[2][3] The team's performance however then dropped in PKL Season 2 and Season 3 but improved from the season 4 as it qualified for the playoffs. The leading raider of the side was Jasvir Singh, while the leading defender was Ran Singh. The official theme of the team is ‘Roar for Panthers’ and the official colours are pink and blue. Jaipur Pink Panthers are exclusively managed by GS Entertainment Worldwide which is headed by Mr. Bunty Walia, one of the leading film producers and Sports Entrepreneur and Mr Juspreet Singh Walia. This team is reference to a popular cartoon character Pink Panther. On 4 December 2020 Amazon prime video released Sons Of The Soil, a docu-series based on Jaipur pink panthers and their journey in Season 7 of Pro kabaddi league.[4][5][6]

File:Jaipur Pink panthers logo.jpg
Old logo, used during the inaugural season.

Current squad

Jersy No Name Nationality Date of Birth Position Height
- Deepak Niwas Hooda (C)   - All Rounder 5 ft 11in
- Ajinkya Ashok Pawar   - Raider -
- Deepak Narwal   - Raider 5 ft 10in
- Gumna Singh   - Raider 5 ft 11in
- Lokesh Kaushik   - Raider 5 ft 11in
- Milinda Chathuranga   - Raider 6 ft
- Nilesh Salunke   - Raider 5 ft 1in
- Sushil Gulia   - Raider 5 ft 8in
- Pavan T R   - Defender, Right Cover 5 ft 6in
- Amit Hooda   - Defender, Right Corner 5 ft 10in
- Elavarasan A   - Defender, Left Cover -
- Karamvir   - Defender, Left Corner 5 ft 8in
- Sandeep Kumar Dhull   - Defender, Left Corner 5 ft 9in
- Sunil Siddhgavali   - Defender 5 ft 7in
- Dong Gyu Kim   - All Rounder 5 ft 8in
- Nitin Rawal   - All Rounder -
- Sachin Narwal   - All Rounder 5 ft 7in
- Santhapanaselvam   - All Rounder 5 ft 7in
- Vishal   - All Rounder 5 ft 6in
Source: Pro Kabaddi[7]

Seasons

Season I

Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season

Jaipur finished first in the league stage and won the championship beating U Mumba in the finals.[2][3]Template:2014 Pro Kabaddi League season points table

Season II

Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

This season Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the league at the 5th position. Template:2015 Pro Kabaddi League season points table

Season III

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)

Template:2016 Pro Kabaddi League season points table

Performance

Match Date Opponent Venue Score
3 31 January 2016 U Mumba Vizag 27-18[8]
5 1 February 2016 Patna Pirates Vizag 28-29[9]
12 5 February 2016 Bengaluru Bulls Bengaluru 26-36[10]
16 7 February 2016 Dabang Delhi Kolkata 39-34[11]
21 10 February 2016 Bengal Warriors Kolkata 20-34[12]
24 12 February 2016 Puneri Paltan Pune 32-32[13]
25 13 February 2016 Telugu Titans Pune 25-27[14]
30 16 February 2016 Telugu Titans Patna 35-26[15]
36 20 February 2016 Bengaluru Bulls Jaipur 30-21[16]
39 21 February 2016 Puneri Paltan Jaipur 18-33[17]
40 22 February 2016 Bengal Warriors Jaipur 18-34[18]
42 23 February 2016 Patna Pirates Jaipur 24-47[19]
47 26 February 2016 Dabang Delhi Delhi 21-21[20]
50 28 February 2016 U Mumba Mumbai 21-35[21]

Season IV

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)

Jaipur Pink Panther finished Runner-up in the Fourth season. Template:2016 Pro Kabaddi League season(June) points table

Performance

Match Date Opponent Venue Score
2 25 June 2016 U Mumba Mumbai 34-36[22]
8 29 June 2016 Telugu Titans Jaipur 28-24[23]
10 30 June 2016 Bengaluru Bulls Jaipur 28-28[24]
12 1 July 2016 Bengal Warriors Jaipur 36-33[25]
14 2 July 2016 Puneri Paltans Jaipur 28-33[26]
20 6 July 2016 Dabang Delhi Hyderabad 51-26[27]
28 10 July 2016 Patna Pirates Patna 26-21[28]
31 13 July 2016 Bengaluru Bulls Bengaluru 24-22[29]
32 14 July 2016 U Mumba Bengaluru 23-29[30]
36 16 July 2016 Bengal Warriors Kolkata 25-32[31]
38 17 July 2016 Puneri Paltans Kolkata 33-27[32]
44 21 July 2016 Dabang Delhi Mumbai 24-22[33]
46 22 July 2016 Patna Pirates Mumbai 29-22[34]
51 24 July 2016 Telugu Titans Delhi 23-35[35]
Semi Final 2 29 July 2016 Telugu Titans Hyderabad 34-24[34]
Final 31 July 2016 Patna Pirates Hyderabad 29-37[34]

Season V

Main article: 2017_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

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 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

Main article: 2018_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

Template:2018 Pro Kabaddi League season points table

Season VII

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
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 three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi Seasons

Seasons Period Total Wins Losses Drown SD Position
Season 1 July 2014 - August 2014 16 12 3 1 100 1
Season 2 July 2015 – August 2015 14 6 7 1 43
Season 3 January 2015 – March 2016 14 4 8 2 -63
Season 4 June 2016 - July 2016 16 8 5 1 43
Season 5 July 2017 - October 2017 22 8 13 1 -91
Season 6 October 2018 - January 2019 22 6 12 3 -61
Season 7 July 2019 - October 2019 22 9 11 2 -3

By opposition

Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn
U Mumba 7 3 3 1
Dabang Delhi 6 4 1 1
Telugu Titans 6 3 2 1
Bengal Warriors 6 2 4 0
Bengaluru Bulls 6 4 2 0
Puneri Paltan 6 4 1 1
Patna Pirates 7 2 5 0
TOTAL 44 22 18 4

Sponsors and Kit Manufacturers

Year Season Kit Manufacturer Main Sponsor Back Sponsor Sleeve Sponsor
2014 I TYKA Magic Bus Kalyan Jewellers
2015 II JioChat Manforce
2016 III dida Magic Bus Binani Cement Daawat Basmati
IV Karbonn Mobiles JioChat Cycle Pure Agarbathies
2017 V Performax Finolex Lux Cozi
2018 VI D:FY Kalyan Jewellers
2019 VII TYKA Ambuja Cements TVS Justdial

References

  1. ↑ "Big B, Aamir, SRK cheer for Abhishek's Pink Panthers". Mumbai. The Hindu. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Pradeep (15 December 2020). "How Abhishek Bachchan's 'commitment to honest storytelling' helped 'Sons of the Soil'". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ "Abhishek Bachchan: Sons Of The Soil is an honest look at Jaipur Pink Panthers' journey". The Indian Express. 24 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sons Of The Soil Review: Unscripted Documentary Is Unusual Fare". NDTV.com.
  7. ↑ "Squad". Pro Kabaddi.
  8. ↑ "JaipurVMumbai at Vizag". SKREAM.
  9. ↑ "JaipurVPatna at Vizag". SKREAM.
  10. ↑ "JaipurVBengaluru at Bengaluru". SKREAM.
  11. ↑ "JaipurVDelhi at Kolkata". SKREAM.
  12. ↑ "JaipurVBengal at Kolkata". SKREAM.
  13. ↑ "JaipurVPune at Pune". SKREAM.
  14. ↑ "JaipurVTelugu at Pune". SKREAM.
  15. ↑ "JaipurVTelugu at Patna". SKREAM.
  16. ↑ "JaipurVBengaluru at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  17. ↑ "JaipurVPune at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  18. ↑ "JaipurVBengal at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  19. ↑ "JaipurVBengal at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  20. ↑ "JaipurVDelhi at Delhi". SKREAM.
  21. ↑ "JaipurVMumbai at Mumbai". SKREAM.
  22. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba at Mumbai". SKREAM.
  23. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  24. ↑ "jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  25. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  26. ↑ "Jaipur pink panthers vs Puneri Paltan at Jaipur". SKREAM.
  27. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi at Hyderabad". SKREAM. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "Jaipur pink panthers vs Patna Pirates at Patna". SKREAM.
  29. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls at Bengaluru". SKREAM.
  30. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba at Bengaluru". SKREAM.
  31. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors at Kolkata". SKREAM.
  32. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltans at Kolkata". SKREAM.
  33. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi at Mumbai". SKREAM. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 "Jaipur pink panthers vs Patna pirates at Hyderabad". SKREAM.
  35. ↑ "Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans at Delhi". SKREAM.
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