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Telugu Titans is a
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 based in
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and
Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...
that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. Telugu Titans is a franchise of Veera Sports owned by Mr. Srinivas Sreeramaneni of Vaya Group, of NED Group and Mr. Mahesh Kolli of Greenko Group. The Titans play their home matches at
G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium G. M. C. Balayogi Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located in Hyderabad, India. It holds 5,000 people. It is located in the Gachibowli suburb. The stadium was built in 2002 headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu Government to host the 2003 Afro -Asia ...
when in Hyderabad and at
Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium Regional Sports Centre, also known as Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium is a multipurpose sports centre in Kochi, Kerala, India. The stadium is situated in of land, the centre has the facilities for badminton, tennis, basketball, table tennis, swi ...
, when in Vishakapatnam. The Titans reached the playoffs of Season 2 and 4 in PKL.In Season 2 Telugu Titans Went to Semi Final But Lost to Benguluru Bulls 38-39.In Season 9 They Signed Best Defender in PKL Manjeet Chillar as Assistant Coach.


Franchise history

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 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 ...
league in India, based on the format of the
Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...
T20 cricket Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inni ...
tournament. The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India. In 2014, the Titans played three seasons in Vizag and three in Hyderabad.


Current squad

* Players with international appearances are listed in bold. * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection. * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.


Administration and support staff


Seasons


Season I

Telugu Titans finished fifth in the group stage and did not qualify to the playoffs.


Season II

Telugu Titans finished third in the group stage and qualified to the playoffs.


Season III


Season IV


Season V


Season VI


Season VII

Telugu Titans had a poor run this season as they finished eleventh. The team signed Sidharth Desai for ₹1.45 crores. They were led by Iranian defender Abozar Mighani.The team recorded their biggest win of the season against Jaipur Pink Panthers. They defeated them by a margin of 20 points. The top raider of the team was Sidharth who scored 217 points whereas the top defender was Vishal Bhardwaj who scored 62 points. The best all rounder was Farhad Milaghardan with 78 points.


Season VIII


Season IX

After a disastrous last season where they only won one match out of all possible 22 matches, Telugu Titans decided to only retain Rajnish, Ankit Beniwal and a few other NYP(s) (New Young Player(s)) ahead of the season 9 auction. It was not shocking to any fans because of the last season. Even Rohit Kumar who was the captain last season and their record signing Siddharth Desai are shown the back door. It will be interesting to see how they will use their FBM cards during the auction.


Records


Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season


By opposition

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.


Sponsors


References

{{Pro Kabaddi League Pro Kabaddi League teams 2014 establishments in Telangana Kabaddi clubs established in 2014 Sport in Visakhapatnam 2014 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Sport in Hyderabad, India