Founded in 2014 as JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS, the club has historically used a pink and blue shirt, with the team's official slogan being "Roar for Panthers." Since its establishment, the squad has played its home matches in the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium which seats 2,000 people. Abhishek Bachchan is the owner of the Pink Panther Kabaddi team.
As a professional kabaddi team that has been participating in the pro kabaddi league, they won their first trophy in 2014 (their first year competing in the PKL).
A documentary series was released by Amazon prime video released On 4 December 2022 known as "Sons of the Soil," based on JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS Team Players’ journey in Season 7 of Pro kabaddi.
During the 2014 season, the Jaipur Kabaddi Team won the Pro Kabaddi League, becoming the league's inaugural champion.
Since that season, the Pink Panthers Team seems to have lost its edge. They have been unable to replicate their initial success, finishing fifth with only six victories out of fourteen in their second season.
They continued to fall in the next season, when they only won four games out of fourteen.
In the fourth season, the Pro Kabaddi Jaipur Team seemed to have found their stride as they made it to the finals. But, Patna Pirates, the defending champions retained their title.
In 2017, the Panthers finished with a goal differential of -91 and only eight victories out of 22 games.
They ended at a place above last, with just a point differential in zone A the next season and only five victories.
In the 2022 season, the Panthers finished 7th, winning 9 of 22 games. Fans are expectant for any improvement in the 2022 season as the global pandemic affected the last season’s schedule.
After the 2022 season auction, the JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS squad of 18 players would include members indicated in the table below. The team will be led by captain Deepak Niwas Hooda.
Five players from the previous season have been retained, in addition to new acquisitions from the 3-day auction for this season.
| S/N | NAME | Position |
| 1 | Arjun Deshwal | Raider |
| 2 | Deepak Niwas Hooda | All-Rounder |
| 3 | Sandeep Dhull | Defender |
| 4 | Naveen | Raider |
| 5 | Dharmaraj Cheralathan | Defender |
| 6 | Amit Hooda | Defender |
| 7 | Amir Mohammadmaleki | Raider |
| 8 | Mohammad Nosrati | Raider |
| 9 | Amit | Defender |
| 10 | Shaul Kumar | Defender |
| 11 | Amit Nagar | Raider |
| 12 | Ashok | Raider |
| 13 | Vishal | Defender |
| 14 | Nitin Rawal | All-Rounder |
| 15 | Sachin Narwal | All-Rounder |
| 16 | Pavan TR | Defender |
| 17 | Sushil Gulia | Raider |
| 18 | Elavarasan A | Defender |
Here is the 2022 JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS schedule.
Note: JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS is indicated in the table as ‘JPP.’
| Date (2022) | Match |
| 22-Jul | U Mumba vs JPP |
| 27-Jul | JPP vs Bengal Warriors |
| 31-Jul | Haryana Steelers vs JPP |
| 3-Aug | Patna Pirates vs JPP |
| 5-Aug | Dabang Delhi KC vs JPP |
| 15-Aug | JPP vs Puneri Paltan |
| 16-Aug | Gujarat Fortune Giants vs JPP |
| 19-Aug | UP Yoddha vs JPP |
| 21-Aug | Tamil Thalaivas vs JPP |
| 24-Aug | JPP vs Telugu Titans |
| 25-Aug | JPP vs Bengaluru Bulls |
| 31-Aug | U Mumba vs JPP |
| 4-Sep | JPP vs Dabang Delhi K.C. |
| 11-Sep | Haryana Steelers vs JPP |
| 12-Sep | JPP vs Patna Pirates |
| 16-Sep | JPP vs UP Yoddha |
| 21-Sep | JPP vs Gujarat Fortune Giants |
| 22-Sep | JPP vs Bengal |
| 25-Sep | JPP vs Puneri Paltan |
| 27-Sep | JPP vs Telugu Titans |
| 4-Oct | JPP vs Bengaluru |
| 7-Oct | Tamil Thalaivas vs JPP |
Following their 2022 auction wins, the Pink Panthers Team now seems to be a champions team. The management invested in acquiring some new players to the squad, to improve overall performance.
The new acquisitions include the third-most expensive buy of the auction season, Arjun Deshwal. Here is a complete summary of the auctions.
| S/N | Player Name | Player Position | Auction Price |
| 1 | Arjun Deshwal | Raider | Rs 96 lac |
| 2 | Deepak Niwas Hooda | All-Rounder | Rs 55 lac |
| 3 | Sandeep Dhull | Defender | Rs 45 lac |
| 4 | Naveen | Raider | Rs 22 lac |
| 5 | Dharmaraj Cheralathan | Defender | Rs 20 lac |
| 6 | Amir Mohammadmaleki | Raider | Rs 10 lac |
| 7 | Mohammad Nosrati | Raider | Rs 11 lac |
| 8 | Amit | Defender | Rs 20 lac |
| 9 | Shaul Kumar | Defender | Rs 10 lac |
| 10 | Amit Nagar | Raider | Rs 10 lac |
| 11 | Ashok | Raider | Rs 10 lac |
The JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS team owner is none other than Abhishek Amitabh Bachchan, a legendary Bollywood superstar. The actor is also an active fan of the team.
Reddy's resume demonstrates a high degree of accomplishment on both the international and local levels. He has previously served as an assistant coach for both the Telugu Titans and the Haryana Steelers, and he has coached in South Korea, Australia, and India. Reddy helped South Korea earn bronze at the 2014 Asian Games and led India to victory at the 2018 Dubai Masters.
Hooda was a member of Haryana's Senior National level squad that won gold in Patna in 2014. He made his national team debut in the 2016 South Asian Games, where the team won a gold medal. Hooda led Puneri Paltan with nine raid points in the third-place play-off. The Telugu Titans acquired Hooda in the 2014 League auction for Rs.12.6 lakh. He joined Puneri Paltan for the 3rd and 4th seasons in 2016.
Following their incredible success in the inaugural league games of the PKL, the JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS have not experienced much success. JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS played 126 matches, winning 54 and losing 61, with draw score lines on the other games.
The Pink Panthers spent Rs 4.22 crores in the 2022 Auctions to retain some of their professional players and acquire new talent to boost the team. They brought back their key talents Deepak Niwas Hooda and Sandeep Dhull, thanks to the FBM card. Still, it didn't stop them from adding experience to the roster, as the Pro Kabaddi JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS signed experienced defender Dharmaraj Cheralathan.
In addition, the Pink Panthers have signed Arjun Deshwal for a fee of 96 lakh. The management has clearly invested in the acquisitions for the season and it is left to see how the player combination on the squad plays out in actual game time.
With these additions coming onboard, there is high hopes for better performance from the Panthers this season.
Deepak Ram Niwas Hooda (born June 10, 1994) was born in Haryana's Rohtak district's Chamaria Village. When he was four years old, he lost his mother. In 2009, he began playing kabaddi and earned a gold medal at an All-India University competition.
Abhishek Amitabh Bachchan is a well-known actor and film producer born in Mumbai on February 5, 1976. People will buy tickets to see the actor, which acts as the major cause for the growth in popularity of this squad and the league in general.
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