Telugu Talons

Last updated
Full nameTelugu Talons
Founded2023
OwnerKankanala Sports Group
Head CoachFernando Nunes
CaptainShubham Sheoran
LeaguePremier Handball League
20233rd

The Telugu Talons are a professional Indian men's handball team that competes in the Premier Handball League. The Telugu Talons are the only team from South India in the league and finished the 2023 edition as semi-finalists. [1] The team is currently owned by the Kankanala Sports Group. [2]

Contents

Season history

Premier Handball League, 2023

The inaugural season of the Premier Handball League saw the participation of six franchises and was held in the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium from June 8 to June 25. The Telugu Talons got off to a winning start, winning their first two games against Garvit Gujarat and Golden Eagles UP. [3] [4] This was followed by two consecutive defeats against the Maharashtra Ironmen and the Delhi Panzers before they went on a 4-game win streak culminating in a second win against the Golden Eagles UP. [5] The Talons wrapped up their league stage campaign with a victory over Garvit Gujarat. [6]

The Telugu Talons secured their qualification to the semi-final in their debut season in the competition. They faced defeat in a tightly contested encounter, going down 4–3 in a penalty shootout against the Golden Eagles UP in the semi-final. [7]

Rahul TK was awarded the Golden Glove for his league-high 184 saves over the course of the tournament. [8]

List of matches played in 2023 [1]
DateScoreWinner
League Stage
June 8Telugu Talons39-32Garvit GujaratTelugu Talons
June 9Golden Eagles UP38-40Telugu TalonsTelugu Talons
June 11 Maharashtra Ironmen 30-26Telugu Talons Maharashtra Ironmen
June 12Delhi Panzers29-27Telugu TalonsDelhi Panzers
June 14Rajasthan Patriots24-28Telugu TalonsTelugu Talons
June 15Telugu Talons26-23Delhi PanzersTelugu Talons
June 17Telugu Talons33-22Rajasthan PatriotsTelugu Talons
June 18Telugu Talons26-25Golden Eagles UPTelugu Talons
June 20Telugu Talons30-30 Maharashtra Ironmen Match Drawn
June 21Garvit Gujarat28-36Telugu TalonsTelugu Talons
Semi-Final
June 24Telugu Talons40-40 (3–4)Golden Eagles UPGolden Eagles UP (won on penalties)
Premier Handball League 2023 Points Table [9]
RankTeamMatchesWonLostDrawPoints
1 Maharashtra Ironmen 1072115
2Telugu Talons1072115
3Rajasthan Patriots1073014
4Golden Eagles UP103617
5Delhi Panzers103706
6Garvit Gujarat101813

Team records

Telugu Talons' Players in Premier Handball League, 2023
Player NameTotal ShotsTotal GoalsShot EfficiencyPenalty ShotsPenalty GoalsStealsAssists
Naseeb Singh1137869%352647
Kailash Patel876878%161637
Davinder Bhullar1025857%10737
Anil Khudia833846%11466
Mohit Kumar522854%00316
Rahul Nain292276%0042
Raghu Kumara261558%0027
Vishal Hadia321547%00418
Shubham Sheoran251144%2119
Ajay Moyal9667%0008
Chirag Chandel13646%2111
Mohit Yadav6350%0000
Iaroslav Shabanov7229%0012
Rey Joshua Tabuzo2150%0000
Goalkeepers
Player NameTotal SavesSave EfficiencyPenalty SavePenalty Save EfficiencyAssists-
Rahul T K18440%413%5
Andrei Nedbailo1023%627%0
Sombir00%00%0
Overall Team Stats
TitleTotalLeague Rank
Total Team Goals351Third
Total Team Saves195Third
Penalty Goals45First
Wing Goals71Second
FastBreak Goals24Second
Breakthrough Goals37First
Shot Efficiency60%First
Penalty Shot Efficiency79%Third
Penalty Saves10Fourth
Save Efficiency33%First
Total Steals34Second

Team Sponsors

The Telugu Talons announced a sponsorship agreement with A23, an online multi-gaming platform ahead of the start of the Premier Handball League 2023 season. A23 served as the main title sponsor for 2023 season. [10] Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University was announced as the training partner for the season and also hosted the official jersey launch of the Telugu Talons. [11]

Paradise, Ethames, Malla Reddy, Oxyloans and Prakash Projects were announced as associate sponsors for the season. [11] Mirchi FM served as the official entertainment partner and Whizzy was named the official delivery partner of the Telugu Talons. [11]

Sponsor list for the 2023 season
S.NoSponsorTitle
1 A23 Title Sponsor
2 Paradise Associate Sponsor
3 Ethames Associate Sponsor
4 Malla Reddy Associate Sponsor
5 Oxyloans Associate Sponsor
6Prakash ProjectsAssociate Sponsor
7 Mirchi FM Entertainment Partner
8 JNTU Training Partner
9 Whizzy Delivery Partner

Honors

Premier Handball League, 2023 [8]

Roster [1]

Squad
No.NamePosition
1Andrei Nedbailo Flag of Russia.svg Goalkeeper
2Iaroslav Shabanov Flag of Russia.svg Left back
3Rey Joshua Tabuzo Flag of the Philippines.svg Right back
4Naseeb Singh Flag of India.svg Right wing
5Anil Khudia Flag of India.svg Centre back
6Shubham Sheoran Flag of India.svg Left back
7Kailash Patel Flag of India.svg Left wing
8Rahul T K Flag of India.svg Goalkeeper
9Raghu Kumara Flag of India.svg Pivot
10Mohit Kumar Flag of India.svg Right back
11Chirag Chandel Flag of India.svg Right wing
12Vishal Hadia Flag of India.svg Right back
13Mohit Yadav Flag of India.svg Left wing
14Davinder Bhullar Flag of India.svg Left back
15Ajay Moyal Flag of India.svg Centre back
16Sombir Flag of India.svg Goalkeeper
17Rahul Nain Flag of India.svg Pivot

Administration and support staff

[1]

PositionName
Owner Flag of India.svg Kankanala Sports Group
Head Coach Flag of Portugal.svg Fernando Nunes
Assistant Coach Flag of India.svg Sachin Kumar Bhardwaj

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