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{{Infobox sports team
| name = 2017 Tamil Thalaivas season
| logo =
| logo_size =
| alt = Tamil Thalaivas
| caption = தமிழ் தலைவாஸ்
| sport = Kabaddi
| league = [[Pro Kabaddi League|PKL]]
| division =
| location = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| stadium = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] (Capacity: 8,000)
| owner = [[Nimmagadda Prasad]] [[Sachin Tendulkar]] [[Allu Arjun]] [[Ram Charan]] [[Allu Aravind]]
| managing_director =
| coach = {{Flagicon|India}} [[Kasinatha Baskaran|K Baskaran]]
| manager =
| captain = {{Flagicon|India}} [[Ajay Thakur]]
}}

The '''2017 Tamil Thalaivas season''' is the first season of the [[Tamil Thalaivas]]' existence in the [[Pro Kabaddi League]]. The team is led by [[Ajay Thakur]] and coached by [[Kasinatha Baskaran|K Baskaran]]. The team is owned by [[Nimmagadda Prasad]] and former Indian cricket captain [[Sachin Tendulkar]], Actors [[ Allu Arjun]] and [[Ram Charan]] and also [[ Allu Aravind]]. Actor [[Kamal Hasan]] is the brand ambassador of the team. Tamil Thalaivas play their home matches at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)]], [[Tamil Nadu]].

== Review ==
The Thalaivas had a good auction as they picked star defender Amit Hooda, who bagged a whopping Rs 63 lakh, along with C Arun and Sanket Chavan to make the defence rock solid. They also signed one of the best do-or-die raiders, [[Ajay Thakur]], who will also be leading the team onto the pitch as captain. M Thivakaran and Sombir are other important names in attack.<ref name="firstmatch">{{cite news|title=Tamil Thalaivas pro kabaddi league season 5 beginning |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/newly-framed-pro-kabaddi-league-returns-from-28th-july/story-awzFiBP6zgCR4Xt6bnRbPI.html | publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=June 19, 2017}}</ref>
<ref name="firstwin2017">{{cite news|title=Tamil Thalaivas registered their first win of the season 2017|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/tamil-thalaivas-record-1st-win-of-2017-pro-kabaddi-league-vs-bengaluru-bulls/story-gXfNFB4SO9ueiBgAvZEJbN.html | publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}</ref>

== Current squad ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; width:70%;"
|-
! style="background:Yellow; color:Blue; text-align:center;"| No.
! style="background:Yellow; color:Blue; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:Yellow; color:Blue; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:Yellow; color:Blue; text-align:center;"| Birth date
! style="background:Yellow; color:Blue; text-align:center;"| Role
! style="background:Yellow; color:Blue; text-align:center;"| Previous Team
|-
|7 || [[Ajay Thakur]] '''(C)''' || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1986|5|01|df=y}} || Raider || [[Puneri Paltan]]
|-
|NA || Ananth Kumar || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1995|10|25|df=y}} || All-Rounder || NEW
|-
|88 || Prathap D || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1996|01|29|df=y}} || All-Rounder || NEW
|-
|NA || Sujit Maharana || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1999|06|05|df=y}} || All-Rounder || NEW
|-
|NA || Chansik Park || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|KOR}} || {{birth date and age|1996|08|30|df=y}} || All-Rounder || NEW
|-
|6 || Bhavani Rajput || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1995|5|14|df=y}} || Raider || NEW
|-
|1 || Dong Geon Lee || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|KOR}} || {{birth date and age|1996|7|1|df=y}} || Raider || NEW
|-
|11 || [[K. Prapanjan]] || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1993|5|29|df=y}} || Raider || [[U Mumba]]
|-
|NA || M. Thivakaran || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1989|11|09|df=y}} || Raider || NEW
|-
|NA || Sarang Arun Deshmukh || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1998|1|02|df=y}} || Raider || NEW
|-
|NA || Sombir || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1996|3|18|df=y}} || Raider || NA
|-
|3 || Vineet Sharma || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1990|1|10|df=y}} || Raider || NA
|-
|NA || Waleed Al Hasani || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|OMN}} || {{birth date and age|1985|7|15|df=y}} || Raider || [[Puneri Paltan]]
|-
|28 || Darshan J Devang || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1997|6|28|df=y}} || Defender (Right Cover) || NEW
|-
|12 || Maruthu M || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1996|1|10|df=y}} || Defender (Right Cover) || NEW
|-
|NA || Vijin Thangadurai || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1990|05|20|df=y}} || Defender (Right Cover) || [[Bengal Warriors]]
|-
|10 || Amit Hooda || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1996|5|03|df=y}} || Defender (Right Corner) || [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]]
|-
|NA || Mugilan Batumalai || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|MAS}} || {{birth date and age|1993|5|28|df=y}} || Defender (Right Corner) || NEW
|-
|NA || Prabhakaran T || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1989|2|20|df=y}} || Defender (Right Corner) || NEW
|-
|NA || Anil Kumar || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|6|01|df=y}} || Defender (Left Cover) || NA
|-
|NA || C. Arun || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1993|3|05|df=y}} || Defender (Left Cover) || [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]]
|-
|NA || Rajesh Manokaran || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1995|03|10|df=y}} || Defender (Left Cover) || NEW
|-
|NA || Anil Kumar || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1991|6|15|df=y}} || Defender (Left Corner) || [[Dabang Delhi]]
|-
|63 || Sanket Chavan || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || {{birth date and age|1994|8|24|df=y}} || Defender (Left Corner) || NA
|-
|NA || Vijay Kumar || style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|IND}} || NA || Defender (Left Corner) || NEW
|-
|}

== Points table ==
Source: ''prokabaddi.com''<ref name="Standings">{{cite web|title=Season 5, standings|url=http://www.prokabaddi.com/standings}}</ref> 
The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.

=== Zone A ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! style="width:225px;"|Team
! style="width:35px;"| Played
! style="width:35px;"| Won
! style="width:35px;"| Lost
! style="width:35px;"| Tied
! style="width:35px;"|{{Tooltip| SD | Score Difference}}
! style="width:50px;"| Points
|- style="background:#cfc"
| style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Gujarat Fortune Giants]]'''
| 22
| 15
| 4
| 3
| 126
| 87
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Puneri Paltan]]'''
| 22
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 91
| 80
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Haryana Steelers]]'''
| 22
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 40
| 79


|-
| colspan="8" style="background:#013;"|
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|'''[[U Mumba]] '''
| 22
| 10
| 12
| 0
| -50
| 56
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Jaipur Pink Panthers]] '''
| 22
| 8
| 13
| 1
| -91
| 51
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Dabang Delhi]] '''
| 22
| 5
| 16
| 1
| -134
| 38
|}

=== Zone B ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! style="width:225px;"|Team
! style="width:35px;"| Played
! style="width:35px;"| Won
! style="width:35px;"| Lost
! style="width:35px;"| Tied
! style="width:35px;"|{{Tooltip| SD | Score Difference}}
! style="width:50px;"| Points
|- style="background:#cfc"
| style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Tamil Thalaivas]] '''
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 110
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Patna Pirates]] '''
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 71
|- style="background:#FFFFCC"
| style="text-align:left;"|'''[[UP Yoddha]]'''
| 22
| 8
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 60

|-
| colspan="7" style="background:#013;" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|'''[[Bengaluru Bulls]]'''
| 22
| 8
| 11
| 3
| 10
| 57
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Telugu Titans]] '''
| 22
| 7
| 12
| 3
| -2
| 52
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |'''[[Bengal Warriors]] '''
| 22
| 11
| 5
| 6
| 19
|after match 132
|}

*{{color box|border=darkgray|#cfc}} advanced to [[2017 Pro Kabaddi League season#Qualifier 1 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai|Qualifier 1]]
*{{color box|border=darkgray|#FFFFCC}} advanced to [[2017 Pro Kabaddi League season#Eliminator 1 – Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai|Eliminators]]
* Five points for every win
* Three points each if draw
* One point if a team loses by seven or fewer points
* Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs
* SD = Score Difference

==Sponsors==

Tamil Thalaivas announced [[Muthoot Pappachan Group|Muthoot Fincorp India]] will be the Official Title Sponsor for Season 5, 2017. Powered by [http://www.myhomeindustries.com/sports-association/ Maha Cement], Associate sponsors are [http://www.agnisteels.com/ Agni Steels], [[Nippon Paint]]s, [http://www.smartron.com/ Smartron] and [[Admiral Sportswear]]<ref name="sponsors">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/tamil-thalaivas-jersey-launched/article19320616.ece|title=Tamil Thalaivas Jersey launch and Partners|accessdate=July 21, 2017|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Year
!Edition
!Season
!Kit Manufacturers
!Shirt Sponsor
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2017 Pro Kabaddi League season|2017]]
|July
|V
|[[Admiral Sportswear]]
|[[Muthoot Pappachan Group|Muthoot]]
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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