| File:Telugu Titans new logo.png | |
| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2014 |
| Last season | 2019 |
| Based in | Hyderabad Vishakapatnam |
| Home ground | G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vishakapatnam |
| Colors | |
| Owner | Veera Sports |
| Head coach |  Jagdish Kumble |
| Captain | Rohit Kumar |
| Playoff berths | 2 |
| Website | www |
Telugu Titans is a kabaddi team based in Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The coach for the Season 8 is Mr. Jagadeesh Kumble (formerly with Bengal Warriors). Telugu Titans is a franchise of Veera Sports owned by Mr. Srinivas Sreeramaneni of Vaya Group, Mr. Goutham Reddy Nedurmalli 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
Franchise history[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raiders | ||||||||||
| 1. | Rohit Kumar | |
19 January 1990 | 6 ft | 79 kg | 2021 | ₹36 lakh (US$50,472.00) | |||
| 2. | Siddharth Sirish Desai | |
5 December 1991 | 6 ft 2 in | 87 kg | 2021 | ₹1.3 crore (US$180,000) | |||
| 3. | Rajnish | |
25 August 1998 | 6 ft | 75 kg | 2021 | ||||
| 4. | Ankit Beniwal | |
14 February 1999 | 5 ft 11 in | 72 kg | 2021 | ||||
| 5. | Rakesh Gowda | |
8 November 1999 | 6 ft 3 in | 73 kg | 2021 | ||||
| 6. | Hyunsu Park |  |
2021 | Overseas | ||||||
| 7. | G. Raju | |
2021 | |||||||
| 8. | Amit Chauhan | |
2021 | |||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 1. | C. Arun | |
5 March 1993 | 5 ft 5 in | 68.6 kg | 2021 | Left cover | |||
| 2. | Ruturaj Shivaji Koravi | |
1 April 1994 | 5 ft 9 in | 2021 | Right Corner | ||||
| 3. | Manish | |
3 October 1997 | 70 kg | 2021 | Right cover | ||||
| 4. | Akash Choudhary | |
1 July 1998 | 5 ft 8 in | 71.6 kg | 2021 | Right corner | |||
| 5. | Surinder Singh | |
23 July 1998 | 5 ft 9 in | 78 kg | 2021 | Right Cover | |||
| 6. | Aakash Dattu Arsul | |
2021 | Right cover | ||||||
| 7. | Prince | |
2021 | Right cover | ||||||
| 8. | Abe Tetsuro |  |
2021 | Overseas | ||||||
| 9. | Sandeep | |
12 December 1998 | 5 ft 9 in | 73.1 kg | 2021 | Left corner | |||
| 10. | Adarsh T | |
2021 | Left corner | ||||||
| Source:TT Players | ||||||||||
Administration and support staff[edit | edit source]
| Position | Name | |||||||||
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| Owner | Srinivas Sreeramaneni, Goutham Reddy, Mahesh Kolli
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| General manager | Suraj Penukonda
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| Team manager | Trinadh Reddy.J
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| Head coach | Jagdish Kumble
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| Physiotherapist | Arjun
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| Fitness trainer | Naresh N
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| Source:TT Staff | ||||||||||
Seasons[edit | edit source]
Season I[edit | edit source]
Telugu Titans finished fifth in the group stage and did not qualify to the playoffs. Template:2014 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season II[edit | edit source]
Telugu Titans finished third in the group stage and qualified to the playoffs. Template:2015 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season III[edit | edit source]
Template:2016 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season IV[edit | edit source]
Template:2016 Pro Kabaddi League season(June) points table
Season V[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Template:2018 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Season VII[edit | edit source]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Season VIII[edit | edit source]
Template:2021-22 Pro Kabaddi League season points table
Records[edit | edit source]
Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season[edit | edit source]
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.00% | 12 |
By opposition[edit | edit source]
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Fortune 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[edit | edit source]
| Year | Season | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | Back Sponsor | Sleeve Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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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