Jaipur Pink Panthers

Professional kabaddi team based in Jaipur, India

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Full name| Jaipur Pink Panthers
Short name| JPP
Sport| Kabaddi
First season| 2014
Last season| 2024
League| PKL
Based in| Jaipur
Stadium| Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium (2,000)
Colours|
Anthem| Sunny Subramanian
Owner| Abhishek Bachchan
Head coach| Narender Redhu
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
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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. 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 Maninder 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

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The official theme of the team is "Roar for Panthers" and the official colours are pink and blue.

### Logo

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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.

Old logo, used during the inaugural season.

## Current squad

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No | Name  | Nat | Position

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22 | Shrikant Jadhav |  | Raider
88 | Vikash Kandola |  | Raider
77 | Navneet Sehrawat |  | Raider
23 | K. Dharanidharan |  | Raider
8 | Abhijeet Malik |  | Raider
2 | Arjun Deshwal (captain) |  | 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

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### Season I

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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]

Team

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|  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  D  |  SD  |  Pts

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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

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
* Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

### Season II

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Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

This season Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the league at the 5th position.

Team

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|  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

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Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)

Team

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|  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  D  |  SD  |  Pts

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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

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 IV

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Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)

Jaipur Pink Panther finished Runner-up in the Fourth season.

Team  |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  D  |  SD  |  Pts

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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

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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

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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

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|  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  D  |  SD  |  Pts

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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]

Main article: 2018_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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season

Team

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|  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

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Main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts |

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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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

* 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

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Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts |

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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

Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

* 5 points for a win
* 3 points for a tied game
* 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

### Season X

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Main article: 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts |

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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

Source: ProKabaddi
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

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Main article: 2024 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos | Team

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1  | Haryana Steelers (C) | 22  | 16  | 6  | 0  | 112  | 84  | Qualification to semi finals
2  | Dabang Delhi | 22  | 13  | 5  | 4  | 85  | 81
3  | UP Yoddhas | 22  | 13  | 6  | 3  | 97  | 79  | Qualification to eliminators
4  | Patna Pirates (R) | 22  | 13  | 7  | 2  | 93  | 77
5  | U Mumba | 22  | 12  | 8  | 2  | 16  | 71
6  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22  | 12  | 8  | 2  | 55  | 70
7  | Telugu Titans | 22  | 12  | 10  | 0  | -40  | 66  |
8  | Puneri Paltan | 22  | 9  | 10  | 3  | 61  | 60
9  | Tamil Thalaivas | 22  | 8  | 13  | 1  | 16  | 50
10  | Bengal Warriorz | 22  | 5  | 14  | 3  | -116  | 41
11  | Gujarat Giants | 22  | 5  | 14  | 3  | -152  | 38
12  | Bengaluru Bulls | 22  | 2  | 19  | 1  | -227  | 19

Source: ProKabaddi
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

## Records

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Seasons  | Total  | Wins  | Tied  | Losses  | % Win  | Position

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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 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 52.17% | Eliminator

### By opposition

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition  | Played  | Won  | Lost  | Drawn  | % Win

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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 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.0%
Total | 218 | 109 | 90 | 19 | 50.0%

## Sponsors

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Year  | Season  | Kit manufacturer  | Main sponsor  | Back sponsor  | Sleeve sponsor

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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  | IDFC First Bank

## References

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1. ^ "Big B, Aamir, SRK cheer for Abhishek's Pink Panthers". Mumbai. The Hindu. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
2. ^ a b "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
3. ^ a b "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.

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Pro Kabaddi League

Seasons|

* 2014
* 2015
* January 2016
* June 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Teams|

* Bengal Warriors
* Bengaluru Bulls
* Dabang Delhi
* Gujarat Giants
* Haryana Steelers
* Jaipur Pink Panthers
* Patna Pirates
* Puneri Paltan
* Tamil Thalaivas
* Telugu Titans
* U Mumba
* UP Yoddha

Venues|

* Netaji Indoor Stadium
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
* Thyagaraj Sports Complex
* EKA Arena
* Motilal Nehru School of Sports
* Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
* Patliputra Sports Complex
* Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
* Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
* Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium
* Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium
* Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium

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*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[L]: Lost
*[T]: Tied
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