Jaipur Pink Panthers

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
Uniforms
Home Away
Current season

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

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

Logo

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

No	Name	Nat	Position
22	Shrikant Jadhav		Raider
88	Vikash Kandola		Raider
77	Navneet Sehrawat		Raider
23	K. Dharanidharan		Raider
8	Abhijeet Malik		Raider
2	Arjun Deshwal		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

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 v t e	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: 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

Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

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

Team v t e	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 v t e	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

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)	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

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 v t e	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
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 v t e	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

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)	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
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

Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season

Team v t e	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 6 teams qualify for the playoffs

Season VIII

Main article: 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos	Team v t e	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) 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

Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
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

Main article: 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
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

Main article: 2024 Pro Kabaddi League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
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

Seasons	Total	Wins	Tied	Losses	% Win	Position
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

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Opposition	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Win
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

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
2022	IX		Fairplay Fantasy	DafaNews	Astro Nutrition
2023	X		Batery	Bikaji	Naagin
2024	XI		MelBat		IDFC First Bank

References

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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.