U Mumba

U Mumba
Captain: Anup Kumar
City: Mumbai
Owner: Ronnie Screwvala, Unilazer Sports
Founded: 2014
Home ground: National Sports Club of India, Mumbai
Official website: umumba.in

U Mumba is a Kabaddi team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League.[1] The team is currently led by Anup Kumar, and coached by Ravi Shetty. The team is owned by Ronnie Screwvala, Unilazer Sports. U Mumba play their home matches at the National Sports Club of India, Mumbai.

Franchise history

Pro Kabaddi League is a Kabaddi tournament backed by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) and the Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF). For the inaugural tournament to be held in July - August 2014, the PKL has finalized a list of 8 teams who will be participating in the tournament. The teams representing 8 different cities of India, including Mumbai.

Current squad

No. Name Nat Birth date Position Height Weight Category
Anup Kumar (Captain) India 20 November 1983 Raider 181 cm 81 kg A
Suresh Pathapalem India 19 June 1990 All rounder 171 cm 73 kg A
Shabeer Bapu India 8 March 1986 Raider 181 cm 84 kg A
Jeeva Kumar India 6 January 1981 Defender, left cover 162 cm 74 kg A
Mohammad Ziaur Rahman Bangladesh 1 October 1977 Raider 183 cm 79 kg B
Masayuki Shimokawa Japan 3 June 1989 Raider 170 cm 70 kg B
Rishank Devadiga India 2 March 1992 Raider 182 cm 80 kg A
Mohammad Aruduzzaman India 7 May 1986 All Rounder 175 cm 73 kg B
Mohit Chhillar India 13 July 1993 Defender, right corner 180 cm 77 kg B
Jeeva Gopal India 21 April 1995 Defender, left cover 167 cm 68 kg B
Surender Nada India 1 January 1990 Defender, left corner 176 cm 78 kg C
Vishal Prabhakar Mane India 21 September 1985 Defender, right cover 174 cm 78 kg SW

References

  1. G, Viswanath (27 July 2014). "U Mumba starts with win". Mumbai: The Hindu. Retrieved Jul 28, 2014.