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Telugu Titans
File:Telugu Titans new logo.png
Founded2014
First season2014
Last season2019
Based inHyderabad
Vishakapatnam
Home groundG. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Vishakapatnam
Colors  
OwnerVeera Sports
Head coachIndia Jagdish Kumble
CaptainIndia Rohit Kumar
Playoff berths2
Websitewww.telugutitans.in

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]

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]

  • 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 India (1990-01-19) 19 January 1990 (age 34) 6 ft 79 kg 2021 36 lakh (US$50,472.00)
2. Siddharth Sirish Desai India (1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 32) 6 ft 2 in 87 kg 2021 1.3 crore (US$180,000)
3. Rajnish India (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 25) 6 ft 75 kg 2021
4. Ankit Beniwal India (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 24) 5 ft 11 in 72 kg 2021
5. Rakesh Gowda India (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 24) 6 ft 3 in 73 kg 2021
6. Hyunsu Park South Korea 2021 Overseas
7. G. Raju India 2021
8. Amit Chauhan India 2021
Defenders
1. C. Arun India (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 30) 5 ft 5 in 68.6 kg 2021 Left cover
2. Ruturaj Shivaji Koravi India (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 29) 5 ft 9 in 2021 Right Corner
3. Manish India (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26) 70 kg 2021 Right cover
4. Akash Choudhary India (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 25) 5 ft 8 in 71.6 kg 2021 Right corner
5. Surinder Singh India (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 25) 5 ft 9 in 78 kg 2021 Right Cover
6. Aakash Dattu Arsul India 2021 Right cover
7. Prince India 2021 Right cover
8. Abe Tetsuro Japan 2021 Overseas
9. Sandeep India (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 25) 5 ft 9 in 73.1 kg 2021 Left corner
10. Adarsh T India 2021 Left corner
Source:TT Players

Administration and support staff[edit]

Position Name
Owner India Srinivas Sreeramaneni, Goutham Reddy, Mahesh Kolli
General manager India Suraj Penukonda
Team manager India Trinadh Reddy.J
Head coach India Jagdish Kumble
Physiotherapist India Arjun
Fitness trainer India Naresh N
Source:TT Staff

Seasons[edit]

Season I[edit]

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]

Telugu Titans finished third in the group stage and qualified to the playoffs. Template:2015 Pro Kabaddi League season points table

Season III[edit]

Template:2016 Pro Kabaddi League season points table

Season IV[edit]

Template:2016 Pro Kabaddi League season(June) points table

Season V[edit]

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]

Template:2018 Pro Kabaddi League season points table

Season VII[edit]

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]

Template:2021-22 Pro Kabaddi League season points table

Records[edit]

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season[edit]

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]

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]

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]

  1. "Pro Kabaddi League: Telugu Titans team launched". webindia123.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. "'Patna Pirates' Join Pro Kabaddi League; Team Logo Unveiled". PatnaDaily.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. Monday, May 26, 2014 (21 May 2014). "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)