Jaipur Pink Panthers
Full name | Jaipur Pink Panthers | ||
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Short name | JPP | ||
Sport | Kabaddi | ||
First season | 2014 | ||
Last season | 2023-24 | ||
League | PKL | ||
Based in | Jaipur | ||
Stadium | Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium (2,000) | ||
Colours | |||
Anthem | Sunny Subramanian | ||
Owner | Abhishek Bachchan | ||
Head coach | Sanjeev Baliyan | ||
Captain | Arjun Deshwal | ||
Championships | (2014, 2022) | ||
Titles | 2 | ||
Playoff berths | 5 | ||
Biggest win | |||
Jaipur Pink Panthers 67–30 UP Yoddhas 12 February 2024, Season 10 | |||
Website | Jaipur Pink Panthers | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional Kabaddi team from Jaipur, competing in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Arjun Deshwal and coached by Sanjeev Baliyan. The team is owned by Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan. Jaipur Pink Panthers play their home matches at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium. The team is the second-most successful team in league history with two titles.
Although the team has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners,[1] Jaipur Pink Panthers won the inaugural season by defeating U Mumba by 35-24.[2][3] The leading raider of the side was Jasvir Singh, while the leading defender was Ran Singh. Jaipur Pink Panthers are exclusively managed by GS Entertainment Worldwide, which is headed by Bunty Walia and Juspreet Singh Walia.
On 4 December 2020, Amazon Prime Video released Sons of the Soil, a series based on their journey in season 7.[4][5][6]
Team identity
[edit]The official theme of the team is "Roar for Panthers" and the official colours are pink and blue.
Logo
[edit]The team is reference to the Friz Freleng cartoon character Pink Panther. In the inaugural season, their logo had an illustration of the muscular pink panther with the smiling face. In 2015, pink panther's position and the perspective of the text were changed.
Current squad
[edit]No | Name | Nat | Position | |
---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Shrikant Jadhav | Raider | ||
88 | Vikash Kandola | Raider | ||
77 | Navneet Sehrawat | Raider | ||
23 | K. Dharanidharan | Raider | ||
8 | Abhijeet Malik | Raider | ||
2 | Arjun Deshwal | Raider | ||
45 | Ritik Sharma | Raider | ||
9 | Sombir | Raider | ||
10 | Neeraj Narwal | Raider | ||
13 | Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki | All-rounder | ||
55 | Amir Wani | All-rounder | ||
65 | Nitin Kumar | Defender | ||
44 | Mayank Malik | Defender | ||
18 | Ravi Kumar | Defender | ||
11 | Lucky Sharma | Defender | ||
7 | Ronak Singh | Defender | ||
33 | Arpit Saroha | Defender | ||
3 | Ankush | Defender | ||
6 | Surjeet Singh | Defender | ||
1 | Reza Mirbagheri | Defender | ||
4 | Abhishek KS | Defender | ||
Source: Pro Kabaddi[7] |
Seasons
[edit]Season I
[edit]Jaipur finished first in the league stage and won the championship beating U Mumba in the finals.[2][3]
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
[edit]This season Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the league at the 5th position.
Team |
Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
[edit]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
[edit]Jaipur Pink Panther finished Runner-up in the Fourth season.
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:www.prokabaddi.com
- 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
[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 (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
[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 (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
[edit]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 6 teams qualify for the playoffs
Season VIII
[edit]
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 |
- 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 IX
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 82 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Puneri Paltan (R) | 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
Season X
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puneri Paltan (C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 253 | 96 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 92 | |
3 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 79 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 70 | |
5 | Haryana Steelers (R) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | -13 | 70 | |
6 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 69 | |
7 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -43 | 55 | |
8 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -67 | 53 | |
9 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 51 | |
10 | U Mumba | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -79 | 45 | |
11 | UP Yoddhas | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | -116 | 31 | |
12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | -243 | 21 |
Rules for classification:
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points for a tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
Season XI
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Haryana Steelers | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 51 | Qualification to semi finals |
2 | U Mumba | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 45 | |
3 | Dabang Delhi | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 43 | Qualification to eliminators |
4 | Telugu Titans | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | -17 | 43 | |
5 | Puneri Paltan | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 42 | |
6 | Patna Pirates | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 42 | |
7 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 40 | |
8 | UP Yoddhas | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 38 | |
9 | Tamil Thalaivas | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 33 | |
10 | Bengal Warriorz | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | -66 | 24 | |
11 | Gujarat Giants | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | -74 | 20 | |
12 | Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -105 | 16 |
Rules for classification:
- 5 points for a win
- 3 points for a tied game
- 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
Records
[edit]Seasons | Total | Wins | Tied | Losses | % Win | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 75.00% | Champions |
Season 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% | Group stage |
Season 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28.57% | Group stage |
Season 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 56.25% | Runners-up |
Season 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 36.36% | Group stage |
Season 6 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27.27% | Group stage |
Season 7 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40.91% | Group stage |
Season 8 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 45.45% | Group stage |
Season 9 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 70.83% | Champions |
Season 10 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 69.56% | Semifinals |
Season 11 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 54.54% | TBD |
By opposition
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengal Warriors | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 45.0% |
Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 50.0% |
Dabang Delhi | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 50.0% |
Gujarat Fortune Giants | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50.0% |
Haryana Steelers | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 52.9% |
Patna Pirates | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 40.9% |
Puneri Paltan | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 56.0% |
Tamil Thalaivas | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 58.3% |
Telugu Titans | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.1% |
U Mumba | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 44.0% |
UP Yoddha | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.8% |
Total | 217 | 109 | 89 | 19 | 50.2% |
Sponsors
[edit]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 | Finolex | Lux Cozi | ||
2018 | VI | D:FY | Kalyan Jewellers | ||
2019 | VII | TYKA | Ambuja Cements | TVS | Justdial |
2021 | VIII | Indinews | MyFab11 | Herbalife Nutrition | |
2022 | IX | Fairplay Fantasy | DafaNews | Astro Nutrition | |
2023 | X | Batery | Bikaji | Naagin | |
2024 | XI | MelBat | GNC | IDFC First Bank |
References
[edit]- ^ "Big B, Aamir, SRK cheer for Abhishek's Pink Panthers". Mumbai. The Hindu. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.
- ^ Kumar, Pradeep (15 December 2020). "How Abhishek Bachchan's 'commitment to honest storytelling' helped 'Sons of the Soil'". The Hindu.
- ^ "Abhishek Bachchan: Sons Of The Soil is an honest look at Jaipur Pink Panthers' journey". The Indian Express. 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Sons Of The Soil Review: Unscripted Documentary Is Unusual Fare". NDTV.com.
- ^ "Squad". Pro Kabaddi.