Patna Pirates

Patna Pirates
Nickname(s) Pirates
Personnel
Captain Pardeep Narwal
Coach Ram Mehar Singh
Owner Rajesh V. Shah
Team information
City Patna, Bihar, India
Colours Green and Yellow
Founded 2014
Home ground Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna, Bihar
Secondary home ground(s) Harivansh Tana Bhagat Indoor Stadium, Ranchi
Official website: www.patnapirates.net

Patna Pirates (PTP) is a kabaddi team based in Patna, Bihar that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is led by Pardeep Narwal and coached by Ram Mehar Singh. They are champions of season 3,4 and season 5. They became the first team to retain their title after defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers in season 4 final and for second time they have retained the title after defeating Gujarat FortuneGiants.The team is owned by Rajesh V. Shah and their home ground is Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna .[1]

Franchise history

Patna Pirates during a home leg match at Patliputra Sports Complex

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament.[2] The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.[3] Patna Pirates is a Patna based franchise owned by Rajesh Shah.[4]

Current Squad

No. Name Nationality Birth date Position Jersey number Weight (kg)
01Pardeep Narwal (C)India16 Feb 1997Raider980
02VijayIndia1 July 1997Raider1NA
03Rajesh D India18 April 1995RaiderNANA
04ManishIndia03 Oct 1997DefenderNANA
05JadeepIndia10 Aug 1992DefenderNANA
06Arvind KumarIndia10 Aug 1988All RounderNANA
07Jawahar DagaIndia2 May 1995All RounderNANA
08Parveen BirwlIndia01 Jan 1999All RounderNANA

PKL Season 1 (2014) season

Patna Pirates got the 3rd spot in the first season. They were led by Rakesh Kumar(currently in Telugu Titans)

PKL Season 2 (2015) season

Patna Pirates got the 4th spot in the second season.

This season Patna Pirates finished the league as champions defeating U Mumba in a nail-biting match by 3 close points.

PKL Season 4 (2016) season

This season Patna Pirates successfully defended their title in the presence of Dubki King Pardeep Narwal and became 2-time champions of PKL.

PKL Season 5 (2017) season

This season Patna Pirates retained Pardeep Narwal before the auction. Pardeep Narwal has also scored fastest 50 raid points in the history of pro kabbadi league in just 4 matches.He also became the first player to score 100 points with an average of 12.77 in 9 matches.Now he is the Top Raider of Pro Kabaddi Season 5 with whopping 369 raid points. In his playoff with Haryana Pardeep broke 4 records in one day:- 1. 34 raid points in a single match. 2. Team making most overall points in just one match - 69 3. Triple century in one season!!!! 4.8 Raid points in a single raid

Patna Pirates beat Gujarat Fortune giants to become champions for the third time . Patna Pirates is the only team to win 3 titles in a row.

PKL SEASON 6 (2018)

Patna pirates have retained Pardeep Narwal,Vijay,Jawahar Dagar and Manish.

Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season

Season Period Total Wins Losses Drawn % Win Position
012014 Pro Kabaddi League1608060250.00%03
022015 Pro Kabaddi League1607080143.75%04
032016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)1612020275.00%01
042016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)1612040075.00%01
052017 Pro Kabaddi League season2816070559.84%01
Total9355271060.88%

By opposition

Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
U Mumba1004050140.00%
Dabang Delhi0805020162.50%
Bengal Warriors0906010266.66%
patna pirates1008020080.00%
Jaipur Pink Panthers1006040060.00%
Puneri Paltan1108010272.72%
Gujarat Fortune Giants0301020033.3%
UP Yoddha0301010133.3%
Tamil Thalaivas0302010065.00%
Haryana Steelers0201000175.00%
TOTAL9355271060.88%

Honours

Pro Kabaddi League

References

  1. "Rakesh Kumar gets the highest bid by Patna Pirates". The Hindu. 26 May 2015.
  2. "'Patna Pirates' Join Pro Kabaddi League; Team Logo Unveiled". PatnaDaily.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. Monday, 26 May 2014 (2014-05-21). "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  4. "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
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