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 Sandeep Dhull and coached by Sanjeev Baliyan. 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 logo
Full nameJaipur Pink Panthers
NicknamesPink panthers
Short nameJPP
SportKabaddi
First season2014
Last season2021
LeaguePKL
Based inJaipur
LocationRajasthan
StadiumSawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
Colours  
AnthemSunny Subramanian
OwnerAbhishek Bachchan
Head coach Sanjeev Baliyan
Captain Sandeep Dhull
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. 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. 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]

Team identity

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

In the inaugural season, Their logo had an illustration of the muscular pink panther with cool smiling face. In 2015, minor changes in logo was happened. Pink panther's position was changed and the perspective of the text was also changed.

Old logo, used during the inaugural season.

This team is reference to a popular cartoon character Pink Panther.

Current squad
Jersey No Name Nat Date of Birth Position
5Deepak Niwas Hooda10 Jun 1994All-Rounder
7Dharmaraj Cheralathan21 Apr 1975Defender - Right And Left Corner
Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki25 Apr 1993Raider
10Amit Hooda03 May 1996Defender - Right Corner
Amit Kharb30 Dec 1998Defender - Right Cover
Amit Nagar27 Aug 1999Raider
2Arjun Deshwal07 Jul 1999Raider
Ashok24 Jan 1999Raider
1Elavarasan A23 Jun 1998Defender - Left Cover
Mohammad Amin Nosrati16 Dec 1993Raider
77Naveen Dilbag09 Oct 1994Raider
Nitin Rawal03 Sep 1998All-Rounder
Pavan TR24 Aug 1998Defender - Right Cover
Sachin Narwal21 Nov 2000All-Rounder
4Sandeep Kumar Dhull (C)10 Feb 1996Defender - Left Corner
6Sahul Kumar19 May 2001Defender - Right Corner
23Sushil Gulia08 Jul 1999Raider
3Vishal Lather15 Jun 1996Defender
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]

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) 14103110054
U Mumba (R) 148335951
Bengaluru Bulls (4) 148513647
Patna Pirates (3) 147521845
Telugu Titans 146532642
Dabang Delhi KC 14581-2732
Bengal Warriors 14491-8524
Puneri Paltan 142120-12717
Source: https://www.prokabaddi.com/standings

(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
Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

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

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (C) 1412204060
Telugu Titans (3) 148338550
Bengaluru Bulls (R) 149505548
Patna Pirates (4) 14761-1841
Jaipur Pink Panthers 146714338
Bengal Warriors 14491-6327
Dabang Delhi KC 14491-6827
Puneri Paltan 142111-7421

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
Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)
Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (R) 1412209560
Patna Pirates (C) 14102210458
Puneri Paltan (3) 147439248
Bengal Warriors (4) 1495026 47
Telugu Titans 14770-1038
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14482-6328
Bengaluru Bulls 142120-10214
Dabang Delhi KC 141121-14211
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
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
Patna Pirates (C) 1410401452
Telugu Titans 148426750
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) 148512247
Puneri Paltan 146622342
U Mumba 14761-1842
Bengaluru Bulls 14581-5532
Dabang Delhi KC 14491729
Bengal Warriors 14392-6026

Source:prokabaddi.com[8]

  •   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
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 22154312687
Puneri Paltan 22157091 80
Haryana Steelers 2213544079
U Mumba 2210120-5056
Jaipur Pink Panthers 228131-9151
Dabang Delhi KC 225161-13429

Zone B

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengal Warriors 2211561977
Patna Pirates (C) 22107560 71
UP Yoddha 228104260
Bengaluru Bulls 2281131057
Telugu Titans 227123-252
Tamil Thalaivas 226142-7146

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

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) 22173211793
U Mumba 22155218986
Dabang Delhi KC 221192-168
Puneri Paltan 228122-4552
Jaipur Pink Panthers 226133-6943
Haryana Steelers 226142-9142

Zone B

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengaluru Bulls (C) 22137210478
Bengal Warriors 2212822 69
UP Yoddha 228104-4557
Patna Pirates 229112-3655
Telugu Titans 228131-5551
Tamil Thalaivas 225134-7042

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
Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Dabang Delhi KC (R) 2215436685
Bengal Warriors (C) 2214537183
UP Yoddha 221372974
U Mumba 2212824772
Haryana Steelers 2213811571
Bengaluru Bulls 22111011664
Jaipur Pink Panthers 229112-1358
Patna Pirates 2281312951
Gujarat Forunte Giants 2271321851
Puneri Paltan 227123-7248
Telugu Titans 226133-6745
Tamil Thalaivas 224153-11937

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
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
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points each for a Tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or less than 7 points

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi Seasons
Seasons Total Wins Tied Losses  % Win Position
Season 116121375.00%Champions (against U Mumba)
Season 21461742.86%5
Season 31442828.57%6
Season 4 1691656.25% Runners Up (against Patna Pirates)
Season 522811336.36%5
Season 6 22631327.27%5
Season 722921140.91%7
Season 8 221021045.45%8

By opposition
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
Bengal Warriors1248033.3%
Bengaluru Bulls1375157.7%
Dabang Delhi1677250.0%
Gujarat Fortune Giants825131.3%
Haryana Steelers842262.5%
Patna Pirates1459035.7%
Puneri Paltan1695262.5%
Tamil Thalaivas431075.0%
Telugu Titans1357142.3%
U Mumba1769241.2%
UP Yoddha523040.0%
Total12654611147.2%

Sponsors
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

References
  1. "Big B, Aamir, SRK cheer for Abhishek's Pink Panthers". Mumbai. The Hindu. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. "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. "Season 5, results".
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