Telugu Titans Team & Players: Pro Kabbadi League 2016, Season 4 Squad & Players bought by Telugu Titans in PKL 2016
The Vishakhapatnam-based Pro Kabaddi League franchise, Telugu Titans have had a mixed bag journey over the three editions of the domestic Indian Kabaddi tournament till now. Currently owned by Veera Sports, the Telugu Titans had finished 5th in the inaugural season of the Pro Kabaddi League. However, the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium-based franchise had fought valiantly in the second edition of the tournament to secure the number three spot at the end of it. The Titans repeated their inaugural season finish earlier this year to finish below the coveted top four positions in the 2016 Pro Kabaddi League table.
The Telugu Titans won half of the 14 group stage matches that they had played last year as they finished at the number 5 spot in the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League table, nine less than the fourth-placed, Bengal Warriors. Their biggest winning margin came against the Bengaluru Bulls when they defeated their fellow South Indian PKL franchise by a score of 40-22 in Jaipur.
The Telugu Titans had lost their opening and final group matches of the tournament to U Mumba by 25-27 and 22-38 respectively. The Vizag-based franchise had retained Rahul Chaudhari and Sukhesh Hedge as they took part in the 2016 Pro Kabaddi League auction.
The Hyderabad-based franchise added Cfn S Ramalingam and Chme Kuldeep to balance their sides in the recently concluded Services Players’ draft process, aligned with the Services Sports Controlled Board (SSCB) and the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI)
Key Transfers
1. Sandeep Narwal: The former Patna Pirates man is definitely going to be a key addition to the Telugu Titans squad.
2. Jasmer Singh Gulia: The Telugu Titans side has also notched up the services of Jasmer Singh Gulia, who was a part of the Puneri Paltan roster in the earlier edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.
Here is the full list of players that have been bought by the Telugu Titans at the end of 2016 Pro Kabaddi League auction:
| Players | Position |
| Vinod Kumar | Defender |
| Sandeep Dhull | Defender |
| Jasmer Singh Gulia | All Rounder |
| Rupesh Tomar | All Rounder |
| Sandeep Narwal | All Rounder |
| Mohammad Maghsoudlou | All Rounder |
| Shashank Wankhede | All Rounder |
| Akhlaq Hussain | All Rounder |
| Muhammad Rizwan | All Rounder |
| Sagar B. Krishna | All Rounder |
| Vinoth Kumar | Raider |
| K. Prapanjan | Raider |
| Nilesh Salunke | Raider |
| Cfn S Ramalingam | All Rounder |
| Chme Kuldeep | All Rounder |
Now, let’s see how Telugu Titans’ Twitter handle looks like at the end of today’s auction: