Bengaluru Bulls

Last updated

Bengaluru Bulls
Bengaluru Bulls logo.png
Full nameBengaluru Bulls
Short nameBGB
Sport Kabaddi
Founded2013
First season 2014
Last season 2023
League PKL
Based in Bengaluru, India
Location Karnataka
Stadium Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
ColorsRed, black, yellow
OwnerAshwin Mallaya ullal Mangalore
Managing directorAshwin Mallaya ullal
Head coachRandhir Singh
Captain Flag of India.svg Pardeep Narwal
Championships Simple gold cup.svg (2018)
Playoff berths6
Website bengalurubulls.com
Uniforms
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body beb22.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg


Regular kit

Bengaluru Bulls (BGB) is a professional kabaddi team based in Bengaluru that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team were champions in Season 6 and are led by Pardeep Narwal [1] and coached by Randhir Singh. The team is owned by Ashwin Mallaya Ullal from Mangalore. [2] Bulls play their home matches at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. Bulls are one of the most successful teams in PKL history after winning the trophy for the first time by defeating the Gujarat FortuneGiants in the 2018–19 season. [3] The team was also the runner-up to U Mumba in 2015 and reached the semifinals in the inaugural 2014 season.

Contents

Current squad

NoNameNatPosition
9 Pardeep Narwal Captain sports.svg Flag of India.svg Raider
19Ajinkya Pawar Flag of India.svg Raider
Pramot Saising Flag of Thailand.svg Raider
91Jai Bhagwaan Flag of India.svg Raider
Jatin Flag of India.svg Raider
Manjeet Flag of India.svg Raider
5Sushil Khatri Flag of India.svg Raider
Pankaj Flag of India.svg Raider
12Akshit Dhull Flag of India.svg Left Raider
Lucky Kumar Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Cover
44 Nitin Rawal Flag of India.svg All Rounder - Left Corner
4Arulnanthababu Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Corner
99Ponparthiban Subramanian Flag of India.svg Defender-Right Cover
22Saurabh Nandal Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Corner
03Aditya Powar Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Corner
Chandra Naik Flag of India.svg All Rounder
17Parteek Gulia Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Cover
Hasun Thongkruea Flag of Thailand.svg Defender - Right Corner
Rohit Kumar Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Cover
Source: Pro Kabaddi [4]

Seasons

Season I

Bulls secured fourth place in the first season. [5] [6]

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: 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

Bengaluru Bulls finished second in the second season.

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

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

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: www.prokabaddi.com

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 (R)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

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 (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

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

Season VIII

Season IX

PosTeam
PldWLTSDPts
1 Jaipur Pink Panthers (C)22156117482Qualification to semi finals
2 Puneri Paltan (R)2214626680
3 Bengaluru Bulls 2213813974Qualification to eliminators
4 UP Yoddha 2212824271
5 Tamil Thalaivas 221084566
6 Dabang Delhi 22101021763
7 Haryana Steelers 22101021661
8 Gujarat Giants 229112-1659
9 U Mumba 2210120-2856
10 Patna Pirates 228113-5854
11 Bengal Warriors 228113-1253
12 Telugu Titans 222200-24515
Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

Season X

PosTeam
PldWLTSDPts
1 Puneri Paltan (C)22172325396Qualification to semi finals
2 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22163314192
3 Dabang Delhi 2213635379Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 2213903270
5 Haryana Steelers (R)221381-1370
6 Patna Pirates 2211835069
7 Bengal Warriors 229112-4355
8 Bengaluru Bulls 228122-6753
9 Tamil Thalaivas 2291303251
10 U Mumba 226133-7945
11 UP Yoddhas 224171-11631
12 Telugu Titans 222191-24321
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

SeasonsTotalWinsTiedLosses % WinPosition
Season 1 1681756.25%3
Season 2 16100662.50%runner-ups
Season 3 14201214.23%7
Season 4 1451842.85%6
Season 5 22831150.00%4
Season 6 24152762.58%Champions
Season 7 241211152.50%3
Season 8 22119254.54%5
Season 9 2213813
Season 10 2282128

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
OppositionPlayedWonLostDrawn% Win
Bengal Warriors 22913040.9%
Dabang Delhi 21910242.9%
Gujarat Fortune Giants 1256141.7%
Haryana Steelers 954055.6%
Jaipur Pink Panthers 1999147.4%
Patna Pirates 22712331.8%
Puneri Paltan 17710041.2%
Tamil Thalaivas 14113078.57%
Telugu Titans 22153468.2%
U Mumba 19514026.3%
UP Yoddha 1596060%
Total19291901147.39%

Sponsors

YearSeasonKit manufacturerMain sponsorBack sponsorSleeve sponsor
2014 I Golden Harvest
2015 II Vats Kotak AirAsia
2016 III Karbonn Mobiles Unlimited
IV Omtex
2017 V ARMR Karbonn Mobiles Kent RO GEM Home Appliances
2018 VI Shiv-NareshAbhiPaisaO&O Academy Xiaomi
2019 VII VatsAshirvad PipesWalkmateAbhiPaisa
2021 VIII TYKA 1xNews Breathing Room Herbalife Nutrition
2022 IX VatsVST Tillers Breathing Room
2023 X Surfa Coats Paints
2024 XI Vision11White Gold

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pro Kabaddi League</span> Kabaddi tournament in India

Pro Kabaddi League or abbreviated to PKL is an Indian men's professional Kabaddi league. It was launched in 2014 and is broadcast on Star Sports. It is the most popular kabaddi league in the world. It is also the second most watched sports league in India after the Indian Premier League (IPL). Puneri Paltan are the current champions of PKL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bengal Warriorz</span> Indian kabaddi team

Bengal Warriorz (BEN) is a professional kabaddi team based in Kolkata, West Bengal that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. In 2019, they won the trophy for the first time by defeating Dabang Delhi. The team is currently led by Fazel Atrachali and coached by Prashant Surve. The team play their home matches at the Netaji Indoor Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaipur Pink Panthers</span> Professional kabaddi team based in Jaipur, India

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U Mumba</span> Team of PKL

U Mumba is a professional kabaddi team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The franchise is currently led by Sunil Kumar, and coached by Anil Chaprana and Gholamreza Mazandarani. The team is owned by Unilazer Ventures Pvt. Ltd with co-founders Ronnie Screwvala and Supratik Sen. U Mumba play their home matches at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puneri Paltan</span> Professional kabaddi team

Puneri Paltan is a professional kabaddi team that represents the city of Pune, Maharashtra in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team, coached by BC Ramesh, plays at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. In the 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League, they won their first ever trophy after beating Haryana Steelers in the Final and are defending champions of the league. They won the Sport Franchise of the year award at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sports Business Awards ceremony which held at New Delhi in October 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patna Pirates</span> Professional kabaddi team based in Patna, India

Patna Pirates (PTP) is a professional kabaddi team based in Patna, Bihar, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is led by Shubham Shinde and coached by Narender Redu. Their home ground is the Patliputra Sports Complex. The Pirates are the most successful team in PKL history with a record of winning 3 out of 8 titles and winning all of them in successive. They are also one time runners up in season 8 of pkl which started after the COVID-19 pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dabang Delhi K.C.</span> Professional kabaddi team based in New Delhi, India

Dabang Delhi K.C. is a professional kabaddi team based in New Delhi, India, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Ashu Malik and coached by Joginder Narwal. The team is owned by Radha Kapoor and they play their home matches at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi. The team have won their maiden VIVO Pro Kabaddi League title defeating Patna Pirates in the 2021–22 season final. Dabang Delhi is owned by Radha Kapoor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Telugu Titans</span> Professional kabaddi team based in Hyderabad

Telugu Titans is a professional kabaddi team based in Hyderabad, Telangana that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. Telugu Titans is a franchise of Veera Sports owned by Srinivas Sreeramaneni of Vaya Group, of NED Group and Mahesh Kolli of Greenko Group. The Titans play their home matches at G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium when in Hyderabad. The Titans reached the playoffs of Season 2 and 4 in PKL.

The 2015 Pro Kabaddi League was the second season of Pro Kabaddi League. The season started on 18 July 2015. 56 games were played amongst 8 teams. First game was played between U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers. The event was broadcast live by Star Sports in India with commentary in 5 different languages - English, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, & Hindi.

2016 Pro Kabaddi League season was the third season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional kabaddi league played in India since 2014. Pro Kabaddi, which saw success in its second season, was all set to make its much awaited return for a third season from 30 January 2016, just five months after completion of the second season. Hyderabad hosted the opening leg of Season 3, with the first match being played between Telugu Titans and U Mumba at the Titan's home turf, Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.The winner is Patna Pirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Pro Kabaddi League</span> 5th Season of Pro Kabaddi League

The 2017 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season was the fifth season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional kabaddi league in India since 2014. It is organised by Mashal Sports and Star India. This season includes 12 teams after the inclusion of four new teams: UP Yoddha, Tamil Thalaivas, Haryana Steelers and Gujarat Fortunegiants.

Tamil Thalaivas is an Indian professional kabaddi franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The team competes in the Pro Kabaddi League and was added as one of the four additional franchises when the league was expanded in 2017. The team plays its home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai and is owned by Magnum Sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gujarat Giants (kabaddi)</span> Professional kabaddi team in Gujarat, India

Gujarat Giants, formerly Gujarat Fortune Giants, is a professional Kabaddi team based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, competing in the Pro Kabaddi League. Owned by the sports arm of the Adani Group, Adani Sportsline, Gujarat Giants joined the league in 2017. The team, currently led by Iranian defender Fazel Atrachali and coached by Ram Mehar Singh, plays home matches at The Arena by TransStadia. They made it to the finals in their first two seasons, in 2017 and 2018, finishing as runners-up both times. Despite a strong come-back, they were eliminated in the playoffs of PKL Season X by Haryana Steelers in the Eliminator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haryana Steelers</span> Professional Indian kabaddi team

Haryana Steelers (HAR) is a professional kabaddi team based in Panchkula, Haryana, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Jaideep Dahiya and Mohit Nandal, and coached by Manpreet Singh. The team is owned by JSW Sports, part of the JSW Group. The Steelers play their home matches at Tau Devi Lal Athletic Stadium (Panchkula).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UP Yoddhas</span> Professional kabaddi team in Uttar Pradesh, India

UP Yoddhas is a professional kabbadi team of Pro Kabaddi League, based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is owned by the GMR Group. It was founded in 2017.

The 2018–19 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the sixth season of Pro Kabaddi League, a professional kabaddi league in India since 2014. The season began on 7 October 2018 and concluded on 5 January 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Pro Kabaddi League</span> 7th Season of Pro Kabaddi League

The 2019 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the seventh season of Pro Kabaddi League. The season began on 20 July 2019 and concluded on 19 October 2019. The zonal system present in the previous seasons was removed, and each team played against all the other teams twice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League</span> 8th Season of Pro Kabaddi League

The 2021–22 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the eighth season of Pro Kabaddi League. The season began on 22 December 2021. The usual travelling caravan format was changed to a single venue hosting all the matches of the season due to spread of COVID-19 pandemic in India. Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore was initially announced as the venue, but was later changed to the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Convention Center located in Whitefield, Bangalore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Pro Kabaddi League</span> 9th Season of Pro Kabaddi League

The 2022 Vivo Pro Kabaddi League was the ninth season of Pro Kabaddi League. The season began on 7 October 2022 and ended on 17 December 2022. Jaipur Pink Panthers defeated Puneri Paltan in the final match to win their second title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023–24 Pro Kabaddi League</span> 10th Season of Pro Kabaddi League

The 2023–2024 Pro Kabaddi League was the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League, a franchise based kabaddi league in India. Jaipur Pink Panthers were the defending champions.

References

  1. ↑ "Rohit Kumar: Bengaluru Bulls announces Captain for fifth Pro Kabaddi League". The Times of India. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Lasrado, Svetlana (21 July 2014). "Bengaluru Bulls gear up for Pro Kabbadi League". The New Indian Express . Bangalore. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "PKL Season 6: Pawan Sehrawat stars as Bengaluru Bulls clinch maiden title". The Times of India. 5 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Bengaluru Bulls". Pro Kabaddi. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.