Tamil Thalaivas

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Tamil Thalaivas
Full nameTamil Thalaivas
Sport Kabaddi
Founded2017
First season 2017
Last season 2023
League PKL
Based in Tamil Nadu
Location Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)
Colours  
AnthemNamma Mannu Namma Velayattu
Owner Magnum Sports Private Limited
Head coach Ashan Kumar [1]
Captain Sagar Rathee
Website www.tamilthalaivas.co.in

Tamil Thalaivas is a professional kabaddi team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. [2] The team is owned by the consortium 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, Tamil Nadu. [3]

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Franchise history

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament. The fifth edition of the tournament was played in 2017 with 12 franchises representing various cities in India. Representing Tamil Nadu, 'Tamil Thalaivas' made their debut in 2017. The team plays their home games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai). [4]

Current squad

NoNameNatPosition
Selvamani K Flag of India.svg Raider
19Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (VC) Flag of India.svg Raider
Vishal Chahal Flag of India.svg Right Raider
18Himanshu Narwal Flag of India.svg Raider
-Himanshu Singh Flag of India.svg Raider
Nitin Singh Flag of India.svg Raider
8Narender Flag of India.svg Raider
Jatin Flag of India.svg Raider
Sathish Kannan Flag of India.svg Right Raider
Masanamuthu Lakshnanan Flag of India.svg Right Raider
7M. Abishek Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Cover
9Himanshu Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Corner
13 Sagar Rathee Captain sports.svg Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Corner
Aashish Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Cover
10Mohit Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Cover
Sahil Gulia Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Corner
Amirhossein Bastami Flag of Iran.svg Defender
Ronak Flag of India.svg Defender - Right Cover
Nitesh Kumar Flag of India.svg Defender - Left Corner
Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi Flag of Iran.svg Defender
Ritik Flag of India.svg All-Rounder
Source: Tamil Thalaivas [5]

Head coach record

NameNationalityFromTo
K.Baskaran Flag of India.svg  India 20172018
E.Baskaran Flag of India.svg  India 20182019
J.UdayakumarFlag of India.svg  India 20212022
Ashan KumarFlag of India.svg  India 2022Current

Seasons

Season V

In the auction for the 2017 season, Thalaivas picked up defender Amit Hooda for Rs 63 lakh. They also roped in Indian national team captain Ajay Thakur. [6] [7] 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

It was an interesting auction for Tamil Thalaivas where they picked up players such as Manjeet, Surjeet and Prapanjan for big money and formed a balanced team. Despite early season form and some strong defensive displays by Sagar and Surjeet, it was an underwhelming season for Tamil Thalaivas yet again, finishing 11th in the league stage. Prapanjan missed out most of the season due to injury to the dismay of the local fans. Sagar, who was retained by the management was the find of the season for Tamil Thalaivas which was the only consolation.

PosTeam
PldWLTSDPts
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

In a freak incident, Pawan Sehrawat injured himself in the first match of the Thalaivas season. Head coach J.Udayakumar was sacked mid-season after a bad run of form and ultra-defensive gameplay. Team India Head coach Ashan Kumar took charge of the team and was the reason behind team's upheaval of form. Thalaivas played attractive kabaddi with young players like Narendar coming to forefront breaking the 200 raid points barrier for the season. Ajinkya Pawar played the supporting role in the raiding department who was involved 2 mega 6 and 7 points raid against Telugu Titans in 2 separate matches. Sagar was the hero again in the defense supported well by Sahil, Mohit and M. Abhishek. Another injury blow to Sagar near the close season brought doubts on the play-off qualification but Thalaivas rallied behind the coach and kept winning which resulted in play-off qualification for the first time in their Pro Kabaddi history after winning the crunch match against UP Yoddhas in matchday 21. Tamil Thalaivas finished 5th in the league table and played against UP Yoddhas in Eliminator 2. Yoddhas were defeated in the shoot out after the match ended in a tie only for the second time in Pro Kabaddi KO round history. Tamil Thalaivas qualified for the semi-finals for the first time where they played Puneri Paltan but lost the match by 2 points despite putting up a valiant effort. Despite missing their star players in Pawan and Sagar, this was the most successful season in the franchise's history.

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

Pawan Sehrawat was released before the auctions and TT decided not to use the RTM on him. Young TN raiders Sathish Kannan and Masanamuthu Lakshmanan were bought for big money alongside experienced Selvamani, though none of them featured largely during the season. Otherwise it was a slow season for Thalaivas and spending most of the time in bottom 3. TT picked up form in mid season and tried to close the gap between the teams who are in contention for the play-offs but unfortunately didn't qualify for the play-offs and finished their season in 9th position in the table. But it was the last match which will be remembered for a long time where they defeated Bengal Warriors 74-37 in which 3 PKL records were broken; Most pts by single team (74 points), Most pts by two teams combined (111 points), Most all outs inflicted in a match (7 all-outs, 6 by Thalaivas and 1 by Bengal), Most all outs inflicted by a team in a match (6 by Tamil Thalaivas).

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PosTeam
PldWLTSDPts
1 Telugu Titans 212190-24318Qualification to semi finals
2 Puneri Paltan 20152323686
3 Dabang Delhi 2213635379Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 2113804170
5 Haryana Steelers 2013611070
6 Patna Pirates 2211835069
7 Bengal Warriors 229112-4355
8 Tamil Thalaivas 2291303251
9 Bengaluru Bulls 217122-8148
10 U Mumba 216132-7942
11 UP Yoddhas 214161-11430
12 Jaipur Pink Panthers 21153313287
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 2024. Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:
  • 0 points for a win
  • 0 points for a tied game
  • 7 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season

SeasonsTotalWinsTiedLosses % WinPosition
Season 5 22621431.82%6
Season 6 22541331.82%6
Season 7 22431525.00%12
Season 8 22561131.82%11
Season 9 22104757.14%5
Season 10 167097
Source: BalleBaazi [8]

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
OppositionPlayedWonLostDrawn% Win
Bengal Warriors 13210115.38%
Bengaluru Bulls 14311021.42%
Dabang Delhi 925222.22%
Gujarat Fortune Giants 935133.33%
Haryana Steelers 1126318.18%
Jaipur Pink Panthers 925222.22%
Patna Pirates 1447328.57%
Puneri Paltan 1035230.0%
Telugu Titans 1485157.14%
U Mumba 1027120.0%
UP Yoddha 1465342.85%
Total12737711929.13%
Source: myKhel [9]

Sponsors

YearSeasonKit ManufacturerMain SponsorBack SponsorSleeve Sponsor
2017 V Admiral Muthoot Maha CementAgni Devices
2018 VI Orbit Cables Valvoline Asian Paints
2019 VII Kaizen SportsCelon Labs
2021 VIII Trak-Only [10] Parimatch News [11] Iodex Nippon Paint
2022 IX DafaNews Kajaria
2023 X 1xBat Kick-EV

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