Telugu Titans

Telugu Titans is a kabaddi team based in Hyderabad and Vizag that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team was led by Abozar Mighani in season 7 . The coaches for the Season 7 are Mr. Gholamreza Mazandarani (formerly with U Mumba) and 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 Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, when in Vizag and at G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium when in Hyderabad. The Titans reached the playoffs of Season 2 and 4 in PKL.

Telugu Titans

Founded	2014
Based in	Hyderabad Vishakhapatnam
Home ground	G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Port Indoor Stadium, Vizag
Colors	Yellow or Black
Owner	Veera Sports
Head coach	Gholamreza Mazandarani
Captain	Abozar Mohajer Mighani
Website	www.telugutitans.in

Franchise history

Telugu Titans logo from 2018

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

Name	Nationality	Date of Birth	Position	Height	Weight
Abozar Mohajermighani (C)		(1989-05-19) 19 May 1989	Defender	176 cm	84 kgs
Amit Kumar		(1998-08-02) 2 August 1998	Raider	175 cm	73 kgs
Ankit Beniwal		(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999	Raider	181 cm	74 kgs
Kamal Singh		(1998-08-02) 2 August 1998	Raider	176 cm	73 kgs
Mula Siva Ganesh Reddy		(1999-03-05) 5 March 1999	Raider	168 cm	72 kgs
Palle Mallikarjun		(1993-08-02) 2 August 1993	Defender ( Left Cover)	168 cm	72 kgs
Rajnish		(1998-08-25) 25 August 1998	Raider	183 cm	75 kgs
Rakesh Gowda		(1999-11-08) 8 November 1999	Raider	184 cm	77 kgs
Siddharth Desai		(2000-12-15) 15 December 2000	Raider	175 cm	72 kgs
Suraj Desai		(1995-03-17) 17 March 1995	Raider	178 cm	75 kgs
Aakash Dattu Arsul		(1998-08-02) 2 August 1998	Defender, Right Cover	176 cm	73 kgs
Aakash Chowdary		(1998-08-22) 22 August 1998	Defender, Right Corner	175 cm	72 kgs
Manish		(1998-04-10) 10 April 1998	Defender, Left Cover	170 cm	75 kgs
C Arun		(1993-08-02) 2 August 1993	Defender, Left Cover	168 cm	72 kgs
Krushna Madani		(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998	Defender, Left Corner	182 cm	70 kgs
Vishal Bhardwaj		(1997-01-01) 1 January 1997	Defender	170 cm	75 kgs
Armaan		(1999-07-08) 8 July 1999	All Rounder	189 cm	71 kgs
Farhad Rahimi Milaghardan		(1988-11-13) 13 November 1988	All Rounder	182 cm	84 kgs
Source: Pro Kabaddi[4]

Coaching Staff

• Manager - Trinadh Reddy.J
• Head Coach - Gholamrezam Mazandarani
• Assistant Coach - Jagdish Kumble
• Physio - Arjun
• Fitness Trainer - Shahri Vajihehallah
• Designing Team - Quolt Enterprises Pvt Ltd

Seasons

Season I

Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season

Telugu Titans finished fifth in the group stage and did not qualify to the playoffs.

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

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

Telugu Titans finished third in the group stage and qualified to the playoffs.

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

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)

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

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

Performance

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score
1	Jan 30, 2016	U Mumba	VIZAG	^25-27[9]
3	Jan 31, 2016	Puneri Paltan	VIZAG	^27-25[10]
6	Feb 1,2016	Dabang Delhi	VIZAG	^45-34[11]
7	Feb 2,2016	Bengal Warriors	VIZAG	^17-25[12]
14	Feb 3,2016	Bengaluru Bulls	BENGALURU	^35-26[13]
17	Feb 6, 2016	Patna Pirates	KOLKATA	^25-29[]14
25	Feb 13, 2016	Jaipur Pink Panthers	PUNE	^27-25[15]
30	Feb 16,2016	Jaipur Pink Panthers	PATNA	26-35
34	Feb 19,2016	Bengal Warriors	PATNA	28-32
38	Feb 21,2016	Bengaluru Bulls	JAIPUR	40-22
43	Feb 24,2016	Dabang Delhi	DELHI	44-36
46	Feb 26,2016	Puneri Paltan	DELHI	24-41
51	Feb 28,2016	Patna Pirates	MUMBAI	42-41
54	Mar 02,2016	U Mumba	MUMBAI	22-38

Season IV

Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)

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:prokabaddi.com[5]

•      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

Performance

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Score
1	Jun 25 2016	Puneri Paltan	Mumbai	^24-28[9]
8	Jun 29 2016	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Jaipur	^24-28[10]
15	Jul 03 2016	Patna Pirates	Hyderabad	^33-35[11]
18	Jul 04 2016	Bengal Warriors	Hyderabad	^35-18[12]
19	Jul 05 2016	Bengaluru Bulls	Hyderabad	^28-30[13]
21	Jul 06 2016	U Mumba	Hyderabad	^35-30[]14
27	Jul 10 2016	Dabang Delhi	PATNA	^28-23[15]
29	Jul 12 2016	Bengaluru Bulls	Bengaluru	32-24
34	Jul 15 2016	Puneri Paltan	Bengaluru	32-29
40	Jul 18 2016	Bengal Warriors	Kolkata	34-34
41	Jul 19 2016	Dabang Delhi	Kolkata	36-28
45	Jul 21 2016	U Mumba	MUMBAI	25-25
51	Jul 24 2016	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Delhi	35-23
53	Jul 26 2016	Patna Pirates	Delhi	46-25
Semi Final 2	Jul 29 2016	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Hyderabad	24-34
3/4 Place	Jul 31 2016	Puneri Paltan	Hyderabad	35-40

Season V

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

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	17	3	2	117	93
U Mumba	22	15	5	2	189	86
Dabang Delhi KC (R)	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

Telugu Titans had a poor run this season as they finished 11.The team roped in 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

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season

Period	Total	Wins	Losses	Drawn	% Win	Position
July–August,2014	14	6	5	3	42.85%	5
July–August,2015	16	9	4	3	56.25%	3
January–March,2016	14	7	7	0	50.00%	5
June–July,2016	16	8	6	2	50.00%	4
July–October,2017	22	7	12	3	31.81%	Zonal Stage
Total	82	37	34	11	45.12%

By opposition

Opposition	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn
U Mumba	144 1
Dabang Delhi	6	5	0	1
Puneri Paltan	6	4	1	1
Bengal Warriors	6	2	3	1
Bengaluru Bulls	7	2	4	1
Jaipur Pink Panthers	7	3	3	1
Patna Pirates	7	5	2	0
TOTAL	44	22	16	6

Sponsors

Year	Season	Kit Manufacturers	Anany Sponsors
2014	I		Nise Gel
2015	II	Field Gear	Greenko
2016	III
	IV
2017	V
2018	VI	Vats
2019	VII

References

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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. "Teams". Pro Kabaddi.
5. "Season 5, results".