Premier Handball League: All you need to know about Telugu Talons

Owned by Abhishek Reddy, Telugu Talons is one of the six teams in the inaugural Premier Handball League - the season of which is set to begin in June 2023.

An eminent sports entrepreneur involved with multiple sports ventures, Abhishek is not new to the franchise-based sports league ecosystem.

"I am thrilled to venture into the world of handball and support these incredible athletes. Handball is an exciting and engaging sport and I believe it has immense potential to grow in popularity, especially in India," said Abhishek Reddy.

Each team will select a squad consisting of 14 Indian players and three foreign players. Telugu Talons have got Rahul Nain in the most valuable category.

The three foreign players are 21-year-old goalkeeper Russian Andrei Nedbailo, 22-year-old left-back Iaroslav Shabanov - a member of two gold medal-winning, one sliver medal winning and 2 bronze medal-winning squads for Russia, and the Filipino right-back Rey Joshua Tabuzo.

The Telugu Talons team will be coached by Sachin Kumar Bhardwaj.

Squad

Goalkeepers– Andrei Igorevich Nedbailo, Rahul T K, Sombir

Defenders– Iaroslav Alexandrovich Shananov, Rey Joshua Tabuzo, Ajay Moyal, Mohit Kumar, Anil Khudia, Vishal Hadia, Shubham Sheoran, Davinder Bhullar

Wingers– Kailash Patel, Mohit Yadav, Chirag Chandel, Naseeb Singh,

Pivot- Raghu Kumara, Rahul Nain

Coach- Sachin Kumar Bhardwaj

Foreign Players- Andrei Nedbailoo, Iaroslav Shabanov, Rey Joshua Tabuzo