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U.P. YODDHA

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U.P. YODDHA U.P. Yoddha is the kabaddi franchise in the Pro Kabaddi League, the kabaddi team is owned by GMR Group. The team captures the warrior spirit of Uttar Pradesh. The players are known as Yoddha, who are ready to give their blood, sweat and tears in the battlefield. The team made it to the playoffs in every season since its inception in 2017. Its emblem is in the form of a shield in red and blue background crested by the logo of its owner and its name written in extra bold sans serif text supported by the silhouetted image of Arjuna with his bow and arrow targeting a revolving fish by looking at its reflection in the water below.

U MUMBA

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U MUMBA U Sports is a futuristic sports business company started in the year 2014, owns U Mumba kabaddi team. It works with talented athletes to achieve their maximum potential by providing them with a platform to build and advance their careers in their respective sporting disciplines. Sport in India continues to transform the way we live, persevere, learn, compete, enthrall, inspire and entertain ourselves. With ‘U’ as the umbrella brand, representing its sports business. ‘U’ also stands for Unilazer, as much as it symbolises ‘you’ and ‘youth’. The 4 independent lines on the left side of the letter ‘U’ are lines meant to imply ‘cutting edge’. Each of the four lines signifies (a) dream; (b) faster; (c) higher and (d) stronger. The first line represents the dream of playing/being/performing a sport while the last 3 lines are part of the Olympic motto which is Citius, Altius and Fortius. Its aim is to be among the best in crafting the present and building the future of...

TELUGU TITANS

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TELUGU TITANS Telugu Titans is a kabaddi team based in Hyderabad. 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. The Titans play their home matches at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, when in Vizag and at G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, when they play in Hyderabad. The team's logo has a pictorial and wordmark in red and gold. The pictorial is a face of a warrior with a full-face covering helmet, with a tuft of fire and a cross. The name is written in red brush script with a thin border.

TAMIL THALAIVAS

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TAMIL THALAIVAS Tamil Thalaivas is a Kabaddi team based in Tamil Nadu that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is owned by the consortium called Magnum Sports Private Limited, the parent company of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC. Actor Vijay Sethupathi is the brand ambassador of the team. Tamil Thalaivas play their home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai), Tamil Nadu. They play their home games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which is also known as the home ground of the Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League. The Thailavas motto is ‘Idhu Namma Aatam’ which translates from Tamil into ‘This is our sport’. The gold and blue logo of this team has a pictorial of a muscular man with a helmet and handlebar moustache has its name written using chiseled serif extra bold typeface.

PUNERI PALTAN

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PUNERI PALTAN Puneri Paltan is a kabaddi team which represents the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India in the Pro Kabaddi League. The teamplays at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. Puneri Paltan is a founding member of the Pro Kabaddi League. The identity of Puneri Paltan is an ode to Maharashtra’s rich culture. The logo takes inspiration from the Rajmudra - symbol of Swarajya, which represents the glory of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who vowed for the wellbeing of his people. The emblem is a lion representing the royalty of the king of the jungle. The prominence of the Tilak (Chandrakor) is a symbol of blessings bestowed upon warriors and the overarching saffron colour is a way of paying homage to Maharashtra’s heritage. It is a statement that states that Puneri Paltan is here to rule the world of Kabaddi.

PATNA PIRATES

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PATNA PIRATES Patna Pirates is the Patna city franchise and the most successful team in the league with only team to win the title thrice in a row in season 3, 4 and 5 of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi. Pirates have proved themselves as real champions by giving three consecutive wins back to back. Owned by KVS Energy and Sports Limited, Patna Pirates believes that the spirit of the pirate is the spirit of not letting go, of using the environment to advantage, of striking when the enemy is least aware. It is named not after the criminal meaning of the word but after the Greek word 'peirin' which means ‘to attack’. The Pirates anthem which is penned by the great Prasoon Joshi, put to music by the much loved Late Aadesh Shrivastava and rendered by none other than Kailash Kher. The Patna logo depicts a pirate with a green body and a purple beard and moustache. He is wearing a black tricorne and Eye patch. The pirate poses with an angry and aggressive face.

JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS PVT. LTD.

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JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS PVT. LTD. 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 owned by Abhishek Bachchan. Jaipur Pink Panthers play their home matches at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium. Although the team has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners, Jaipur Pink Panthers won the inaugural season of Pro Kabaddi League 2014 by defeating U Mumba by 35-24. On December 4, 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. Abhishek Bachchan stated “One day when he (his father) came back home from shooting, he asked me 'How are you tiger? I replied,' I am fine Panther. How are you?' and I was 4-5 years old then. Since then it became like a fun thing, he used to call me Tiger, I used to call him P...

HARYANA STEELERS PVT. LTD.

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HARYANA STEELERS PVT. LTD. The Haryana Steelers are one of the newest chapters in the sporting revolution of Kabaddi in India. Owned by JSW Sports, the country’s foremost sports firm that has mentored and supported India’s finest athletes in the past decade, the Steelers are rooted at the ancient birthplace of kabaddi and a hotbed of talent, Haryana. The franchise stands for resilience, strength and tenacity. This Kabaddi team based in Panchkula, Haryana that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The Steelers play their home matches at Tau Devi Lal Stadium (Panchkula). The Haryana Steelers, unveiled a new logo for the eighth season of the Pro Kabaddi League, which began on December 22, 2021. The new logo, which is a dynamically posed Bhima wielding his heavy mace, powerfully leaning forward with his arm and reaching out strikingly, exemplifies Haryana Steelers' core values of resilience, strength and tenacity. The logo also captures the action and emotion of an energetic and fi...

GUJARAT GIANTS

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GUJARAT GIANTS Gujarat Giants owned by Adani Sportsline, is an Ahmedabad based kabaddi team participating in the Pro Kabaddi League. Entering the fray in 2017, the team known for its slogan of Garjega Gujarat roared its way to the finals for two consecutive years. Adani Sportsline believes in nurturing homegrown sports at the grassroots level in line with its philosophy of nation building. The logo of Gujarat Giant has an illustration of a muscular man. This is the tilak on the forehead of the mascot. Also he wears red dhoti. This muscular man exemplifies Gujarat Giants' core values of power, strength and vigour, much needed in the game of Kabaddi. The logo also captures the action and emotion of an energetic and fierce man. ‘Ghan Ghan Ghan Ghaat, Garjega Gujarat’ is the current anthem. It was sung by Sukhvinder Singh and Gujarati folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi, composed by musical duo Salim-Sulaiman.

DABANG DELHI KABADDI CLUB

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DABANG DELHI KABADDI CLUB Dabang Delhi KC encapsulates the spirit of the North as it holds the exclusive rights to the Delhi/ NCR territory and is the only team that represents North India in the Star Sports ProKabaddi League. It has a state of the art ‘home arena’ – Thyagraj Stadium, which is the only green stadium in the country. Dabang Delhi KC is a venture of DOIT Sports Management India Pvt. Ltd. which was founded by Ms. Radha Kapoor, a creative entrepreneur and the only female team owner in the league. DoIT Sports Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated as a part of DOIT Creations Group with the vision of promoting sports, athletes, sports facilities and events across India. Dabang Delhi KC are also known as ‘The Eagles’ as the eagle resonates Dabang. The eagle symbolises perspicacity, courage, strength and immortality, but is also considered ‘king of the skies’ and messenger of the highest Gods. With these attributes and qualities the eagle became a symbol of pow...

BENGAL WARRIORS

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BENGAL WARRIORS Bengal Warriors is a Kolkata based franchise owned by Future Group promoted by Kishore Biyani. The Bengal Warriors play in the Pro Kabaddi League, which is a professional kabaddi league in India. Bengal Warriors were initially owned by retail company Fortune Group, who are known for their market retail stores like FBB, Big Bazaar, Home Centre, Brand Factory to name a few. Before the start of 12-team PKL 5, Bengal Warriors roped in Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar to be the co-owner of the team. Its present owners are 'Birthright Games & Entertainment Private Limited'. Bengal Warriors (BEN) is based in Kolkata, West Bengal. In 2019, they won the trophy for the first time by defeating Dabang Delhi. Its logo has a pictorial and wordmark in orange and blue. It depicts the face of a roaring and ferocious tiger of Bengal and wordmark carries its name in orange and white in blue background using a slab serif bold font. A flying pigeon orange repres...

BENGALURU BULLS

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BENGALURU BULLS Bengaluru Bulls (BGB) is a Kabaddi team based in Bengaluru that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team were champions in Season 6 and are led by Pawan Sehrawat and coached by Randhir Singh. Bulls play their home matches at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. This team is owned by WL League Private Limited. Its yellow, red and black logo has a partial line drawing of a bull with its name written in sans serif italic bold font. Its tagline ‘Fully Charged’ is written on a black border at the bottom.

PRO KABADDI LEAGUE

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PRO KABDDI LEAGUE Pro Kabaddi is a ground-breaking initiative by Mashal Sports Pvt. Ltd and Disney Star. Ever since its inception in 2014, The League has revolutionised the sport of kabaddi with innovations, making it an aspirational sport for players and fans alike. Backed by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) and supported by participating members of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) and the Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF), the league has witnessed tremendous growth over the past seasons. Mashal Sports is the organising company of Pro Kabaddi League. It was founded in 1994 by Anand Mahindra and Charu Sharma with a vision to make kabaddi more available to the Indian audience. Bengal Warriors, Bengaluru Bulls, Dabang Delhi K.C., Gujarat Giants, Haryana Steelers, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Patna Pirates, Puneri Paltan, Tamil Thalaivas, Telugu Titans, U Mumba and U. P. Yoddhas are constituent teams. The emblem of this league is a wordmark topped by a pictorial in ...