Bengal Warriors

Bengal Warriors
Captain: Nilesh Shinde
Coach: Pratap Shetty
City: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Colors: Blue & Orange
Owner: Kishore Biyani, Future Group
Founded: 2014 (2014)
Home ground: Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
Official website: bengalwarriors.com

Bengal Warriors is a Kabaddi team based in Kolkata, West Bengal that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is currently led by Nilesh Shinde and coached by Pratap Shetty. The team is owned by Future Group and play their home matches at the Netaji Indoor Stadium.

Franchise history

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament.[1] The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.[2] Bengal Warriors is a Kolkata based franchise owned by Future Group promoted by Kishore Biyani.[3]

2014 season

Bengal Warriors finished seventh in the first season.[4][5]

Team
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 14 5 8 1 -27 32
Bengal Warriors 14 4 9 1 -85 24
Puneri Paltan 14 2 12 0 -127 17

Source: prokabaddi.com
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.
*      Advanced to the Playoff Stage
* Five (5) points for a win
* One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
* Three (3) points each for a drawn game
* Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

2015 season

Bengal Warriors finished 6th in the second season.

Team
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 14 4 9 1 -68 27
Puneri Paltan 14 2 11 1 -74 21

Source: starsports.com
(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

2016 Season

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (R) 14 12 2 0 95 60
Patna Pirates (W) 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 14 1 12 1 -142 11

Source: StarSports.com
(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 3 Performance[6][edit source | edit]

Match Date Opponent Venue Score
7 Feb 2, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans VIZAG 25-17[7]
10 Feb 4, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls BENGALURU 34-24 [8]
15 Feb 7, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Puneri Paltan KOLKATTA 33-28 [9]
18 Feb 8, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Dabang Delhi KOLKATTA 34-17 [10]
19 Feb 9, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates KOLKATTA 31-36 [11]
21 Feb 10, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Jaipur Pink Panthers KOLKATTA 34-20 [12]
27 Feb 14, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba PUNE 21-32 [13]
29 Feb 16, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates PATNA 27-32 [14]
34 Feb 19, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans PATNA 32-28 [15]
40 Feb 22, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Jaipur Pink Panthers JAIPUR 34-18 [16]
41 Feb 23, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba JAIPUR 17-30 [17]
49 Feb 27, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Dabang Delhi DELHI 37-31 [18]
53 Mar 1, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls DELHI 26-22 [19]
55 Mar 2, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs Puneri Paltan DELHI 43-19 [20]
SF2 Mar 4, 2016 Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba DELHI 29-41 [21]
3/4 PLACE Mar 05, 2016Bengal Warriors vs Puneri Paltans DELHI 27-31 [22]

Current squad

Sr. no. Player name Nationality Birth date Position
1. Nilesh Shinde Indian October 8, 1980. Defender – Right corner
2. Nitin Tomar Indian April 30, 1995. All rounder
3. Jang Kun Lee Korean November 6, 1992 Left raider
4. Girish Ernak Indian December 12, 1990. Defender – Left corner
5. Nitin Madane Indian September 10, 1989. Left raider
6. Mahendra Rajput Indian April 5, 1990. Left raider
7. Bajirao Hodage Indian May 9, 1982. Defender – Left centre
8. Mahesh Goud Indian February 27, 1990. Right raider
9. Nitin Laxman More Indian June 21, 1982. Defender - Left corner
10. Shyam Kumar Sah Indian September 27, 1985. Defender -Left cover
11. Umesh Mhatre Indian July 10, 1989. Right raider + both corner
12. Kedar Lal Indian February 15, 1990. Right raider
13. Deepak Dhull Indian February 1, 1989. Left cover
14. Shrikant Dattatray Jadhav Indian September 17, 1995. Raider
15. Vineet Sharma Indian 10 January 1990 All rounder
16. Narender Indian July 24, 1988. Raider
17. Phelix Odhiambo Opana Kenyan October 28, 1990. All rounder
18. Chaminda Ruwan Samarakoon Mudiyanselage Sri Lanka October 20, 1990. Defender – Left corner
19. Krushna Madane Indian January 16, 1998. Right corner + right raider
20. Dinesh Kumar Indian May 1, 1981. All rounder
21. Manjeet Singh Indian May 10, 1988. All rounder
22. Deepak Kumar Indian December 11, 1995. Defender – Left corner.
23. Vijin Thangdurai Indian Defender - Right cover

Records

Overall Results Pro Kabbaddi season

Period Total Wins Losses Drown % Win Position
July-August,2014 14 4 9 1 28.57% 7
July-August,2015 14 4 9 1 14.28% 6
January-March,2016 16 9 7 0 56.25% 4
Total 44 17 25 2 38.63%

By opposition

Opposition Played Won Lost Drown
U Mumba 7 0 7 0
Dabang Delhi 6 4 2 0
Telugu Titans 6 3 2 1
Puneri Paltan 7 3 4 0
Bengaluru Bulls 6 2 4 0
Jaipur Pink Panthers 6 4 2 0
Patna Pirates 6 1 4 1
TOTAL 44 17 25 2

References

  1. ↑ "'Patna Pirates' Join Pro Kabaddi League; Team Logo Unveiled". PatnaDaily.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Monday, May 26, 2014 (2014-05-21). "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  4. ↑ "Season 1, results". Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Match Reports". Prokabaddi 2016: Analytics led Insights. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  7. ↑ "Ring side view : Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors in Vizag : 17-25". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  8. ↑ "Ring side view : Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors in Bengaluru : 24-34". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Ring side view : Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriors in Kolkata : 28-33". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  10. ↑ "Ring side view : Dabang Delhi vs Bengal Warriors in Kolkata : 17-34". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  11. ↑ "Ring side view : Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates in Kolkata : 31-36". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  12. ↑ "Ring side view : Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors in Kolkata : 20-34". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  13. ↑ "Ring side view : Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba in Pune : 21-32". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  14. ↑ "Ring side view : Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates in Patna : 27-32". Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  15. ↑ "Ring side view : Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors in Patna: 28-32". Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  16. ↑ "Ring side view :Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors : 18-34". Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  17. ↑ "Ring side view :Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba in Jaipur: 17-30". Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  18. ↑ "Ring side view :Dabang Delhi vs Bengal Warriors In Delhi : 31-37". Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  19. ↑ "Ring side view: Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors In Mumbai : 22-26". Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  20. ↑ "Ring side view: Bengal Warriors vs Puneri Paltan In Mumbai : 19-43". Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  21. ↑ "Ring side view: Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba In Delhi : 29-41". Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  22. ↑ "PunevBenga_34 at Delhi". SKREAM.

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