Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional kabaddi team from Jaipur that competes in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is owned by Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and plays its home matches at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium.^[1][2] It is currently captained by Nitin Rawal and coached by Narender Redhu.^[3] JPP won the inaugural season of the PKL in 2014, adding another title in 2022. Its two titles are the second most in league history.

The team's celebrity ownership has attracted media attention and a celebrity following.^[4] On 4 December 2020, Amazon Prime Video released Sons of the Soil, a series following the team and its players throughout the 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season.^[5][6][7]

Team identity

The team's motto is "Roar for the Panthers" and its official colours are pink and blue.^[8]

Name and logo

The team name is a reference to the Friz Freleng cartoon character Pink Panther. In the inaugural season, the logo featured an illustration of a muscular pink panther with a smiling face. In 2015, the design was updated leading to the current logo.^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

Seasons

Season I

Jaipur finished first in the league stage and won the championship beating U Mumba in the finals.^[10][11]

Season II

This season Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the league at the 5th position.

Season III

Season IV

Jaipur Pink Panther finished Runner-up in the Fourth season.

Season V

Season VI

Season VII

Season VIII

Season IX

Season X

Season XI

Records

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Sponsors

References

1. ^ Farooqui, Javed (2023-12-01). "No plans to dilute stake in Jaipur Pink Panthers: Abhishek Bachchan". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
2. ^ "Player List, Name, Bio, Stats, Records, Squads". Pro Kabaddi League. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
3. ^ "Jaipur Pink Panthers". Jaipur Pink Panthers. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
4. ^ "Big B, Aamir, SRK cheer for Abhishek’s Pink Panthers". The Hindu. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
5. ^ Kumar, Pradeep (15 December 2020). "How Abhishek Bachchan’s ‘commitment to honest storytelling’ helped ‘Sons of the Soil’" (in en-IN). The Hindu
6. ^ "Abhishek Bachchan: Sons Of The Soil is an honest look at Jaipur Pink Panthers’ journey". The Indian Express. 24 November 2020.
7. ^ "Sons Of The Soil Review: Unscripted Documentary Is Unusual Fare". NDTV.com
8. ^ "Jaipur Pink Panthers". Jaipur Pink Panthers. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
9. ^ "Squad". Pro Kabaddi.
10. ^ "Season 1, results". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
11. ^ "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.