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2017 Tamil Thalaivas season
SportKabaddi
LeaguePKL
LocationChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
(Capacity: 8,000)
OwnerNimmagadda Prasad
Sachin Tendulkar
Allu Arjun
Ram Charan
Allu Aravind
Head coachIndia K Baskaran
CaptainIndia Ajay Thakur

The 2017 Tamil Thalaivas season is the first season of the Tamil Thalaivas' existence in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is led by Ajay Thakur and coached by K Baskaran. The team is owned by Nimmagadda Prasad and former Indian cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar, Actors Allu Arjun and Ram Charan and also Allu Aravind. Actor Kamal Hasan is the brand ambassador of the team. Tamil Thalaivas play their home matches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai), Tamil Nadu.

Review

The Thalaivas had a good auction as they picked star defender Amit Hooda, who bagged a whopping Rs 63 lakh, along with C Arun and Sanket Chavan to make the defence rock solid. They also signed one of the best do-or-die raiders, Ajay Thakur, who will also be leading the team onto the pitch as captain. M Thivakaran and Sombir are other important names in attack.

Current squad

No. Name Nationality Birth date Role Previous Team
7 Ajay Thakur (C) India (1986-05-01) 1 May 1986 (age 38) Raider Puneri Paltan
NA Ananth Kumar India (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 29) All-Rounder NEW
88 Prathap D India (1996-01-29) 29 January 1996 (age 28) All-Rounder NEW
NA Sujit Maharana India (1999-06-05) 5 June 1999 (age 25) All-Rounder NEW
NA Chansik Park South Korea (1996-08-30) 30 August 1996 (age 28) All-Rounder NEW
6 Bhavani Rajput India (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29) Raider NEW
1 Dong Geon Lee South Korea (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28) Raider NEW
11 K. Prapanjan India (1993-05-29) 29 May 1993 (age 31) Raider U Mumba
NA M. Thivakaran India (1989-11-09) 9 November 1989 (age 35) Raider NEW
NA Sarang Arun Deshmukh India (1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 26) Raider NEW
NA Sombir India (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28) Raider NA
3 Vineet Sharma India (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 (age 34) Raider NA
NA Waleed Al Hasani Oman (1985-07-15) 15 July 1985 (age 39) Raider Puneri Paltan
28 Darshan J Devang India (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 27) Defender (Right Cover) NEW
12 Maruthu M India (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) Defender (Right Cover) NEW
NA Vijin Thangadurai India (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34) Defender (Right Cover) Bengal Warriors
10 Amit Hooda India (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28) Defender (Right Corner) Jaipur Pink Panthers
NA Mugilan Batumalai Malaysia (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 (age 31) Defender (Right Corner) NEW
NA Prabhakaran T India (1989-02-20) 20 February 1989 (age 35) Defender (Right Corner) NEW
NA Anil Kumar India (1991-06-01) 1 June 1991 (age 33) Defender (Left Cover) NA
NA C. Arun India (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 31) Defender (Left Cover) Jaipur Pink Panthers
NA Rajesh Manokaran India (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29) Defender (Left Cover) NEW
NA Anil Kumar India (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33) Defender (Left Corner) Dabang Delhi
63 Sanket Chavan India (1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 30) Defender (Left Corner) NA
NA Vijay Kumar India NA Defender (Left Corner) NEW

Points table

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 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 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

Sponsors

Tamil Thalaivas announced Muthoot Fincorp India will be the title sponsor. Associate sponsors included Maha Cements, Agni Steels, Nippon Paints, Smartron, and the kit was sponsored by Admiral Sportswear

Season Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2017 Admiral Sportswear Muthoot

References

  1. "Tamil Thalaivas pro kabaddi league season 5 beginning". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. "Tamil Thalaivas registered their first win of the season 2017". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "Tamil Thalaivas Jersey launch and Partners". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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