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trained for eight years but here, even
players and coaches are not convinced
about the benefits of such long training
and the Establishment needs to embrace
this idea first” he rued.
Again, players looking for financial
stability are not willing to let go of a
constable’s job or that of flight attendant,
though franchise owners are prepared
to spend large sums of money, “I cannot
convince them that a constable’s job would
not fetch this kind of money in the next
40 years. It is not their fault. This has been
the mindset for all these years,” he said
while talking about impediments faced by
owners.
In fact Telugu Titans is just not another
franchise but actually an academy, where
young talents are spotted and trained.
“So long we have heard that lack of funds
has been the bane of sports in India. This
is an experiment to find out whether
funds can actually uplift sports. Hence,
young tribal boys from backward districts
In fact telugu titans is just
not another franchise but
actually an academy, where
young talents are spotted
and trained. “so long we have
heard that lack of funds has
been the bane of sports in
India. this is an experiment
to find out whether funds can
actually uplift sports.
like Adilabad are being handpicked for
training in the academy,” Sreeramaneni
explained. He also wants changes in the
PKL format, such as more replays but
without extending the duration of each
game, to increase revenue opportunities
through advertisements”. He is convinced
that the short duration and the fact that it
is a contact sport, almost “gladiator like” -
are the two prime reasons behind the new
found fame of kabaddi.
Season two will definitely bring in a lot
of changes for Telugu Titans which was
deliberately based in Visakhapatnam
last year, to shield the team from the
ramifications of the bifurcation of the
state. But in the second season which
will start from July, PKL is all set to travel
to Hyderabad because home matches of
Telugu Titans will be played this time at
the Gacchibowli Stadium. Right from
the beginning Tollywood has been quite
supportive, rooting for Telugu Titans and
travelling all the way to Vizag. During
Season two the film fraternity is expected
to turn up in larger numbers due to the
change in venue. The Franchise intends to
alternate the venues between Hyderabad
and Vizag to cater to all the Telugus of both
the states.
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