# Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional Kabaddi team from Jaipur, competing in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Arjun Deshwal. The team is owned by Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan. Jaipur Pink Panthers play their home matches at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium. The team is the second-most successful team in league history with two titles.
Although the team has gained immense popularity due to its association with celebrity owners, Jaipur Pink Panthers won the inaugural season by defeating U Mumba by 35-24. The leading raider of the side was Maninder Singh, while the leading defender was Ran Singh. Jaipur Pink Panthers are exclusively managed by GS Entertainment Worldwide, which is headed by Bunty Walia and Juspreet Singh Walia.
On 4 December 2020, Amazon Prime Video released Sons of the Soil, a series based on their journey in season 7.

## Team identity

The official theme of the team is "Roar for Panthers" and the official colours are pink and blue.

### Logo

The team is reference to the Friz Freleng cartoon character Pink Panther. In the inaugural season, their logo had an illustration of the muscular pink panther with the smiling face. In 2015, pink panther's position and the perspective of the text were changed.

## Current squad

| No | Name | Position |
| 22 | Shrikant Jadhav | Raider |
| 88 | Vikash Kandola | Raider |
| 77 | Navneet Sehrawat | Raider |
| 23 | K. Dharanidharan | Raider |
| 8 | Abhijeet Malik | Raider |
| 2 | Arjun Deshwal (captain) | Raider |
| 45 | Ritik Sharma | Raider |
| 9 | Sombir | Raider |
| 10 | Neeraj Narwal | Raider |
| 13 | Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki | All-rounder |
| 55 | Amir Wani | All-rounder |
| 65 | Nitin Kumar | Defender |
| 44 | Mayank Malik | Defender |
| 18 | Ravi Kumar | Defender |
| 11 | Lucky Sharma | Defender |
| 7 | Ronak Singh | Defender |
| 33 | Arpit Saroha | Defender |
| 3 | Ankush | Defender |
| 6 | Surjeet Singh | Defender |
| 1 | Reza Mirbagheri | Defender |
| 4 | Abhishek KS | Defender |
| Source: Pro Kabaddi ||||

## Seasons
### Season I

Jaipur finished first in the league stage and won the championship beating U Mumba in the finals.
| Team vte | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 54 |
| U Mumba (R) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 51 |
| Bengaluru Bulls (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 47 |
| Patna Pirates (3) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 45 |
| Telugu Titans | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 42 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -27 | 32 |
| Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -85 | 24 |
| Puneri Paltan | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -127 | 17 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* 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
* Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

### Season II

This season Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the league at the 5th position.
| Team vte | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| U Mumba (C) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 60 |
| Telugu Titans (3) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 50 |
| Bengaluru Bulls (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 48 |
| Patna Pirates (4) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -18 | 41 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 38 |
| Bengal Warriors | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -63 | 27 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -68 | 27 |
| Puneri Paltan | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | -74 | 21 |
Source: ProKabaddi (C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* 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

### Season III

| Team vte | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| U Mumba (R) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 60 |
| Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 58 |
| Puneri Paltan (3) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 48 |
| Bengal Warriors (4) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 47 |
| Telugu Titans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -10 | 38 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -63 | 28 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | -102 | 14 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | -142 | 11 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* 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

### Season IV

Jaipur Pink Panther finished Runner-up in the Fourth season.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| Patna Pirates (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 52 |
| Telugu Titans | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 50 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 47 |
| Puneri Paltan | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 42 |
| U Mumba | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -18 | 42 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | -55 | 32 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 29 |
| Bengal Warriors | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | -60 | 26 |
Source:www.prokabaddi.com
* Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* 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

### Season V

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 vte | 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 vte | 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

### 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) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 117 | 93 |
| U Mumba | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 189 | 86 |
| Dabang Delhi KC | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 68 |
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -45 | 52 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -69 | 43 |
| Haryana Steelers | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | -91 | 42 |
Zone B
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| Bengaluru Bulls (C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 104 | 78 |
| Bengal Warriors | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| UP Yoddha | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | -45 | 57 |
| Patna Pirates | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -36 | 55 |
| Telugu Titans | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | -55 | 51 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | -70 | 42 |
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
* Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs

### Season VII

| Team vte | Pld | W | L | D | SD | Pts |
| Dabang Delhi KC (R) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 85 |
| Bengal Warriors (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 83 |
| UP Yoddha | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 74 |
| U Mumba | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 72 |
| Haryana Steelers | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 71 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 64 |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -13 | 58 |
| Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 51 |
| Gujarat Forunte Giants | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 51 |
| Puneri Paltan | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | -72 | 48 |
| Telugu Titans | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -67 | 45 |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | -119 | 37 |
Source: ProKabaddi
* advanced to Finals
* 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
* Top 6 teams qualify for the playoffs

### Season VIII

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
| 1 | Patna Pirates (R) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 86 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Dabang Delhi (C) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 75 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 68 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 67 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 5 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 66 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 6 | Puneri Paltan | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 66 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | -28 | 64 | |
| 8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 63 | |
| 9 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | -18 | 57 | |
| 10 | U Mumba | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | -34 | 55 | |
| 11 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | -42 | 47 | |
| 12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 1 | 17 | 4 | -130 | 27 | |
* 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

### Season IX

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
| 1 | Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 174 | 82 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Puneri Paltan (R) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 80 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 74 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | UP Yoddha | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 71 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 5 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 66 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 6 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 63 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 7 | Haryana Steelers | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 61 | |
| 8 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -16 | 59 | |
| 9 | U Mumba | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | -28 | 56 | |
| 10 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -58 | 54 | |
| 11 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -12 | 53 | |
| 12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | -245 | 15 | |
* 5 points for a win
* 3 points for a tied game
* 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

### Season X

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
| 1 | Puneri Paltan (C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 253 | 96 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 92 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 79 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 70 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 5 | Haryana Steelers (R) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | -13 | 70 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 6 | Patna Pirates | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 69 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 7 | Bengal Warriors | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | -43 | 55 | |
| 8 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | -67 | 53 | |
| 9 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 51 | |
| 10 | U Mumba | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | -79 | 45 | |
| 11 | UP Yoddhas | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | -116 | 31 | |
| 12 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | -243 | 21 | |
* 5 points for a win
* 3 points for a tied game
* 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

### Season XI

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | SD | Pts | |
| 1 | Haryana Steelers (C) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 84 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 2 | Dabang Delhi | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 81 | Qualification to semi finals |
| 3 | UP Yoddhas | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 97 | 79 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 4 | Patna Pirates (R) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 93 | 77 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 5 | U Mumba | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 71 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 6 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 70 | Qualification to eliminators |
| 7 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | -40 | 66 | |
| 8 | Puneri Paltan | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 61 | 60 | |
| 9 | Tamil Thalaivas | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 50 | |
| 10 | Bengal Warriorz | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | -116 | 41 | |
| 11 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | -152 | 38 | |
| 12 | Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 2 | 19 | 1 | -227 | 19 | |
* 5 points for a win
* 3 points for a tied game
* 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

## Records

| Seasons | Total | Wins | Tied | Losses | % Win | Position |
| Season 1 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 75.00% | Champions |
| Season 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 42.86% | Group stage |
| Season 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28.57% | Group stage |
| Season 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 56.25% | Runners-up |
| Season 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 36.36% | Group stage |
| Season 6 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27.27% | Group stage |
| Season 7 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40.91% | Group stage |
| Season 8 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 45.45% | Group stage |
| Season 9 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 70.83% | Champions |
| Season 10 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 69.56% | Semifinals |
| Season 11 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 52.17% | Eliminator |

### By opposition

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Opposition | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Win |
| Bengal Warriors | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 45.0% |
| Bengaluru Bulls | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Dabang Delhi | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Gujarat Fortune Giants | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Haryana Steelers | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 52.9% |
| Patna Pirates | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 40.9% |
| Puneri Paltan | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 56.0% |
| Tamil Thalaivas | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 58.3% |
| Telugu Titans | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.1% |
| U Mumba | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 44.0% |
| UP Yoddha | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Total | 218 | 109 | 90 | 19 | 50.0% |

## Sponsors

| Year | Season | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | Back sponsor | Sleeve sponsor |
| 2014 | I | TYKA | Magic Bus | | Kalyan Jewellers |
| 2015 | II | TYKA | JioChat | Manforce | Kalyan Jewellers |
| 2016 | III | Dida | Magic Bus | Binani Cement | Daawat Basmati |
| 2016 | IV | Dida | Karbonn Mobiles | JioChat | Cycle Pure Agarbathies |
| 2017 | V | Dida | Finolex | Lux Cozi | Cycle Pure Agarbathies |
| 2018 | VI | D:FY | Finolex | Lux Cozi | Kalyan Jewellers |
| 2019 | VII | TYKA | Ambuja Cements | TVS | Justdial |
| 2021 | VIII | TYKA | Indinews | MyFab11 | Herbalife Nutrition |
| 2022 | IX | TYKA | Fairplay Fantasy | DafaNews | Astro Nutrition |
| 2023 | X | TYKA | Batery | Bikaji | Naagin |
| 2024 | XI | TYKA | MelBat | Bikaji | IDFC First Bank |