Patna Pirates

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Patna Pirates
Patna Pirates logo.png
Full namePatna Pirates
NicknameThe Pirates
Sport Kabaddi
Founded2014
First season 2014
Last season 2023
League Pro Kabaddi League
Based in Patna
Arena Patliputra Sports Complex
Colours   
OwnerRajesh V Shah
Head coach Anup Kumar (kabaddi)
Captain Flag of India.svg Ankit Jaglan

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. [1] 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.

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The Pirates won their first title by defeating defending champions U Mumba in 2016 (January), after reaching the semi-finals in the previous two seasons (2014 and 2015). In the following 2016 (June) season, Patna Pirates defeated the Jaipur Pink Panthers, thus becoming the first team in PKL history to successfully defend their title and later completed a hat-trick of titles by defeating Gujarat Fortune Giants in the final of the 2017 tournament. The 2018-19 season was a contrasting season for the usually successful Patna Pirates, as the 3-time defending champions crashed out in the group stages, thus failing to make the playoffs for the first time ever. Patna is also the first team to play 100 Pro Kabaddi matches.

Identity

Logo and mascot

The Patna logo depicts a pirate with a green body and a purple beard-mustache. He is wearing a black tricorne and Eye patch. A pirate poses with angry and aggressive face.

Franchise history

Patna Pirates during a hog match at Patliputra Sports Complex Kankarbagh Indoor Stadium.png
Patna Pirates during a hog match at Patliputra Sports Complex

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] Patna Pirates is a Patna based franchise owned by Rajesh Shah. [4]

Current squad

NoNameNatPosition
Rakesh Narwal Flag of India.svg Raider
10Manjeet Flag of India.svg Raid
Kunal Mehta Flag of India.svg Raider
Sudhakar M Flag of India.svg Raider
Ranjit Naik Flag of India.svg Raider
Anuj Kumar Flag of India.svg Raider
Sandeep Kumar Flag of India.svg Raider
Mahendra Choudhary Flag of India.svg Defender-Right Corner
Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj Flag of India.svg Defender
Manish Flag of India.svg Defender
Babu M Flag of India.svg Defender
Abinand Subhash Flag of India.svg Defender
Sanjay Flag of India.svg Defender-Right Cover
Deepak Kumar Flag of India.svg Defender
Sajin Chandrasekar Flag of India.svg All-Rounder
Rohit Flag of India.svg All-Rounder
2Ankit Flag of India.svg All-Rounder
Source: Pro Kabaddi [5]

Seasons

Season I

Patna Pirates got the 3rd spot in the first season. They were led by Manpreet Singh (currently coach of Haryana Steelers).

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

Patna Pirates got the 4th spot 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

This season Patna Pirates finished the league as champions defeating U Mumba in a nail-biting match by 3 close points.

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

This season Patna Pirates successfully defended their title in the presence of Dubki King Pardeep Narwal and became 2-time champions of PKL.

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

This season Patna Pirates retained Pardeep Narwal before the auction. Pardeep Narwal has also scored fastest 50 raid points in the history of Pro Kabaddi League in just 4 matches. He also became the first player to score 100 points with an average of 12.77 in 9 matches. Now he is the Top Raider of Pro Kabaddi Season 5 with 369 raid points. In his playoff with Haryana, Pardeep broke 4 records in one day:- 1. 34 raid points in a single match. 2. Team making most overall points in just one match - 69. 3. Triple century in one season. 4. 8 raid points in a single raid.

Patna Pirates beat Gujarat Fortune Giants to become champions for the third time. Patna Pirates is the only team to win 3 titles in a row.

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

Patna pirates have retained Pardeep Narwal, Vijay, Jawahar Dagar and Manish. 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

This season they have retained Pardeep Narwal again, but released Manish and retained Vikash Jaglan instead [6]

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

PosTeamPldWLTSDPts
1 Patna Pirates (R)22165112086Qualification to semi finals
2 Dabang Delhi (C)221264-375
3 UP Yoddha 2210933368Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 221084267
5 Bengaluru Bulls 2211925366
6 Puneri Paltan 2212913366
7 Haryana Steelers 221093-2864
8 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22101021463
9 Bengal Warriors 229103-1857
10 U Mumba 227105-3455
11 Tamil Thalaivas 225116-4247
12 Telugu Titans 221174-13027
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

Season IX

PosTeamPldWLTSDPts
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

PosTeamPldWLTSDPts
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 for Patna Pirates

SeasonsTotalWinsLossesTied % WinPosition
Season 1 1686256.25%3rd place
Season 2 1678146.88%4th place
Season 3 16122281.25%Champions
Season 4 16124075%Champions
Season 5 26147563.46%Champions
Season 6 22911450%Group stage
Season 7 22813138.64%Group stage
Season 8 24176172.92 %Runners-up
Season 9 22811336.36%Group stage
Season 10 24129350%Semifinals

By opposition (for Patna Pirates)

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
OppositionPlayedWonLostDrawn% Win
Bengal Warriors 25166364.0%
Bengaluru Bulls 25147456.0%
Dabang Delhi 22109345.4%
Gujarat Fortune Giants 1486057.1%
Haryana Steelers 1357138.4%
Jaipur Pink Panthers 22139059.0%
Puneri Paltan 23136456.5%
Tamil Thalaivas 1584353.3%
Telugu Titans 241211150.0%
U Mumba 21812138.0%
UP Yoddha 17106158.8%
Total221117832152.9%

Sponsors (for Patna Pirates)

YearSeasonKit manufacturerMain sponsorBack sponsorSleeve sponsor
2014 I Bee Sports Bajaj Electricals Navratna Tail Mukand
2015 II Volini
2016 III Revital-H Mukand SunEdison
IV Manforce Himalaya Men TT Innerwear
2017 V Birla Gold Cement Johnson Tiles Supreme
2018 VI 4U SportsCapital Float
2019 VII Pace International Revital-H Mukand
2021 VIII DafaNews WinZORage Fan
2022 IX 1xBat Vision11
2023 X Blissful Bihar Dr. OrthoServokon
2024 XI DafaNews Lubi Pumps

References

  1. "Rakesh Kumar gets the highest bid by Patna Pirates". The Hindu. 26 May 2015.
  2. "'Patna Pirates' Join Pro Kabaddi League; Team Logo Unveiled". PatnaDaily.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. Monday, 26 May 2014 (21 May 2014). "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. "Squad". Pro Kabaddi.
  6. "Mashal Sports announces the elite retained players for Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 7". Kabaddi Adda. Retrieved 25 April 2019.