Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional
kabaddi
Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...
team which belongs to Pink City of India
Jaipur
Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...
, competes in
Pro Kabaddi League which is a professional Kabaddi league in India. The team is currently led by Sunil Kumar Malik and coached by Sanjeev Baliyan. The team is owned by
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan (born 5 February 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Hindi films. Part of the Bachchan family, he is the son of actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and the grandson of poet Harivansh Rai Bach ...
. Jaipur Pink Panthers play their home matches at
Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium is an indoor stadium located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Facilities includes air conditioning, player change rooms and lounge, with control and medical rooms, media centre, state-of-the-art-acoustics and parking fa ...
.
Although the team has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners,
Jaipur Pink Panthers won inaugural season of
Pro Kabaddi League 2014 by defeating
U Mumba
U Mumba (MUMBAI) is a Kabaddi team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The franchise is currently led by Surinder singh, and will be coached by Anil Chaprana, coach of Army Kabbadi team. The team is owned by Un ...
by 35-24.
The team's performance however then dropped in PKL Season 2 and Season 3 but improved from the season 4 as it qualified for the playoffs. The leading raider of the side was
Jasvir Singh, while the leading defender was Ran Singh. Jaipur Pink Panthers are exclusively managed b
GS Entertainment Worldwidewhich is headed by Mr.
Bunty Walia
Guneet "Bunty" Walia is an Indian film producer and sport entrepreneur. He has produced films like Lamhaa, Hello Brother, Ek Ajnabee and Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya starring actors like Arbaaz Khan, Dharmendra and Salman Khan. He is the COO for ...
, one of the leading film producers and Sports Entrepreneur and Mr
Juspreet Singh Walia
Juspreet Singh Walia (born 30 August 1979), often informally referred to as Jus, is an Indian film producer, assistant director, restaurateur, celebrity manager, entrepreneur and a yogi who is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. He is t ...
.
On 4 December 2020
Amazon prime video
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released ''
Sons of the Soil'', a docu-series based on Jaipur pink panthers and their journey in Season 7 of
Pro kabaddi league.
Team identity
The official theme of the team is ‘Roar for Panthers’ and the official colours are pink and blue.
Logo
In the inaugural season, Their logo had an illustration of the muscular pink panther with cool smiling face. In 2015, minor changes in logo was happened. Pink panther's position was changed and the perspective of the text was also changed.
This team is reference to the
Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' ...
cartoon character
Pink Panther
''The Pink Panther'' is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the classic film ''The Pin ...
.
Current squad
Seasons
Season I
Jaipur finished first in the league stage and won the championship beating
U Mumba
U Mumba (MUMBAI) is a Kabaddi team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The franchise is currently led by Surinder singh, and will be coached by Anil Chaprana, coach of Army Kabbadi team. The team is owned by Un ...
in the finals.
Season II
This season Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the league at the 5th position.
Season III
Season IV
Jaipur Pink Panther finished Runner-up in the Fourth season.
Season V
Season VI
Season VII
Season VIII
Season IX
Records
Overall results Pro Kabbaddi Seasons
By opposition
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Sponsors
References
{{Pro Kabaddi League
Pro Kabaddi League teams
Sport in Jaipur
2014 establishments in Rajasthan
Kabaddi clubs established in 2014