Pro Kabaddi League to begin on July 20; Bengaluru Bulls to take on Patna Pirates in second match

The current champions Bengaluru Bulls will take on three-time champions Patna Pirates in the second game of the opening day.

Bengaluru: The organisers of the Pro Kabaddi League recently announced that Telugu Titans will take on U Mumba in the opening game of the seventh season on July 20. The game will be played at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad, PKL organisers Mashal Sports Pvt Ltd said in a statement.

Current champions Bengaluru Bulls will take on three-time champions Patna Pirates in the second game of the opening day, it said.

According to the organisers, each team will play every other team twice, and the top six will make it to the playoffs. Totally, there are 12 teams in the fray.

They also announced that Telugu Titans would be returning to their base Hyderabad, while Bengaluru Bulls and Jaipur Pink Panthers would be returning to Bengaluru and Jaipur respectively.

The matches would start at 7: 30 pm.

The seventh season will see new coaches take to the mat - Anup Kumar for Puneri Paltan and Rakesh Kumar for Haryana Steelers.

Among the notable players, Siddharth Desai, who had a fabulous run with U Mumba, would be looking to recreate the magic with Telugu Titans.

The Mumbai leg of the event will be held from July 27 to August 2. The final will be held on October 19.