Who are the owners of Dabang Delhi KC?
Dabang Delhi KC is one of the eight teams that featured in the 1st edition of the Pro Kabaddi League. As the name indicates, the team represents the place of Delhi and is owned by entrepreneur Radha Kapoor.
The team is captained by Naveen Kumar, who is also known as the 'Naveen Express'. The star raider joined the team as a younger through the programme but ended up as the most valuable player in the seventh edition. The star raider currently captains Dabang Delhi KC.
Talking about the owner of Dabang Delhi KC, Radha Kapoor has been a real trailblazer when it comes to the development of sports in the country. The young entrepreneur pursued a degree at the Parsons School of Design, New York, with a specialisation in Communication Design and Management. She is the founder of the India School of Design and Innovation. She believes that she is a creative entrepreneur.
Radha Kapoor played a lot of sports while growing up and Kabaddi is one of them. Since she had played the sport for a long time, she is very keen on promoting it.
One of the major aims of Radha Kapoor is to play a big role in the development of Sportainment in India. In a recent interview, she pointed out how Pro Kabaddi League are bringing out talents all around the country and how the Kabaddi players are earning in Crores nowadays. She also hopes that her franchise helps out kids to take up sports.
She also dreams of bringing out a lot of talents through Dabang Delhi KC in such a way that they go on to represent India and win medals for the country.
Radha Kapoor is also interested in developing many other sports, and it is the main reason why we have Dabang Mumbai Hockey Club and the Dabang Delhi Table Tennis Club.
Her team won the title in the second edition of the Ultimate Table Tennis League.
If you take a look, all her teams have 'Dabang' in them. In a recent interview, she was asked why all her team names begin with 'Dabang'. Radha said that it is a perfect fit for her team.
"The 'Dabang' name stuck with all our franchisees as we felt it resonates with our supporters and fans," she said.
She is also hoping to expand the "Dabang" brand to various other sports in the country.
History of Dabang Delhi KC in PKL
Dabang Delhi had a poor start to the Pro Kabaddi League tournament. They finished 6th in the first two editions respectively. In the 3rd edition, they managed only one win and ended the team in the 8th spot. The next season, they finished in the 7th spot.
Things turned around for the Delhi franchise in the 6th edition. The team managed to end in the 3rd spot with 12 wins from 24 games. They managed to capture the 2nd spot in the 7th edition with 16 wins and just 5 losses.
The 8th edition was the best of all for the Dabang Delhi franchise. They ended up as the champions with 14 wins from 24 games. They finished second in the points table with Patna Pirates topping the list. The team defeated Bengaluru Bulls in the semi-final and Patna Pirates in the final.
The final was a close affair with the team winning by 37-36.
In the most recent edition, they made it to the Eliminators after finishing 6th but failed to make it to the final four.
Naveen Kumar ended as one of the best raiders of the season. The team's captain had 254 raid points.
The star raider is likely to be retained for the upcoming edition of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League.
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