Live streaming, Premier Handball League 2023: Six teams in inaugural pro tourney - full schedule, squads
Starting June 8, a total of 33 matches will be played in Jaipur. Watch PHL live.
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The inaugural edition of the Premier Handball League (PHL), scheduled to start on June 8, will see six teams competing for the title in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
The Premier Handball League is the first professional handball league in India. Matches will be live streamed.
Garvit Gujarat, Rajasthan Patriots, Maharashtra Ironmen, Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh, Delhi Panzers and Telugu Talons are the six sides competing in PHL 2023.
Each team comprises 17 players, including 14 Indian and three foreign players. The league stage will be held in a round-robin format, consisting of 30 matches, followed by the semi-finals and final on June 24 and 25, respectively. Each team will play a minimum of 10 matches.
All the matches will take place at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur.
A total of 116 Indian and international players went under the hammer during the PHL auction in April.
Atul Kumar, captain of the Indian handball team, was roped in by the Rajasthan Patriots, while Telugu Talons acquired the services of star pivot Raghu Kumara, a four-time national champion. Harender Singh Nain, a three-time national champion, was signed by Garvit Gujarat as their star Indian pick.
Among overseas picks, Telugu Talons acquired goalkeeper Andrei Igorevich Nedbailo, a six-time Russian champion. Iran’s Omid Reza, who featured in the last two handball World Cups, was picked by the Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh as their goalkeeper.
Where to watch Premier Handball League 2023 live in India
Premier League Handball 2023 will be telecast live on the Sports18 1 SD, Sports18 1 HD and Sports18 Khel TV channels in India. Live streaming of the Premier Handball League will be available on JioCinema.
Premier Handball League 2023 schedule and live start times
June 8, Thursday
Rajasthan Patriots vs Maharashtra Ironmen - 7:00 PM
Telugu Talongs vs Garvit Gujarat - 8:30 PM
June 9, Friday
Golden Eagles UP vs Telugu Talons - 7:00 PM
Delhi Panzers vs Garvit Gujarat - 8:30 PM
June 10, Saturday
Maharashtra Ironmen vs Golden Eagles UP - 7:00 PM
Rajasthan Patriots vs Delhi Panzers - 8:30 PM
June 11, Sunday
Telugu Talons vs Maharashtra Ironmen - 7:00 PM
Rajasthan Patriots vs Garvit Gujarat - 8:30 PM
June 12, Monday
Telugu Talons vs Delhi Panzers - 7:00 PM
Golden Eagles UP vs Garvit Gujarat - 8:30 PM
June 13, Tuesday
Delhi Panzers vs Maharashtra Ironmen - 7:00 PM
Golden Eagles UP vs Rajasthan Patriots - 8:30 PM
June 14, Wednesday
Maharashtra Ironmen vs Garvit Gujarat - 7:00 PM
Telugu Talons vs Rajasthan Patriots - 8:30 PM
June 15, Thursday
Golden Eagles UP vs Garvit Gujarat - 7:00 PM
Telugu Talons vs Delhi Panzers - 8:30 PM
June 16, Friday
Golden Eagles UP vs Rajasthan Patriots - 7:00 PM
Maharashtra Ironmen vs Delhi Panzers - 8:30 PM
June 17, Saturday
Rajasthan Patriots vs Telugu Talons - 7:00 PM
Maharashtra Ironmen vs Garvit Gujarat - 8:30 PM
**June 18, Sunday **
Telugu Talons vs Golden Eagles UP - 7:00 PM
Garvit Gujarat vs Delhi Panzers - 8:30 PM
June 19, Monday
Golden Eagles UP vs Maharashtra Ironmen - 7:00 PM
Delhi Panzers vs Rajasthan Patriots - 8:30 PM
June 20, Tuesday
Maharashtra Ironmen vs Telugu Talons - 7:00 PM
Garvit Gujarat vs Rajasthan Patriots - 8:30 PM
June 21, Wednesday
Golden Eagles UP vs Delhi Panzers - 7:00 PM
Telugu Talons vs Garvit Gujarat - 8:30 PM
June 22, Thursday
Rajasthan Patriots vs Maharashtra Ironmen - 7:00 PM
Golden Eagles UP vs Delhi Panzers - 8:30 PM
June 24, Saturday
Semi-final 1 - 7:00 PM
Semi-final 2 - 8:30 PM
June 25, Sunday
Final - 7:00 PM
Premier Handball League 2023 squads
Rajasthan Patriots
Goalkeepers – Thanawat Sanyamud, Ramesh Godara, Atul Kumar
Defenders – Artem Ulanov, Baderaladeen Naser, Robin Singh, Mohit Ghanghas, Happy Singh, Arjun Lakra, Sahil Malik, Bhupender Jangra
Wingers – Hardev Singh, Rohit Kumar, Sumit, Sidharth Singh,
Pivot - Siddharth Bidhuri, Thoufeeq VM
Garvit Gujarat
Goalkeepers – Farhad Shafiei Alavijeh, Mandeep Lochab, Dinesh
Defenders – Tuliboev Mukhtor, Atsawamethee Barameechuay, Karamjeet Singh, Tarun Thakur, Harender Singh Nain, Sachin Singh, Sivaprasad Nair, Surender Kumar
Wingers – Aman Khiche, Amit Ghanghas, Naveen Panghal, Mohammed Shuja Ur Rehman
Pivot - Ravinder Pal Singh, Avin Khatkar
Delhi Panzers
Goalkeepers – Elmuratov Sardor, Rakesh Ahlawat, Nitin Kumar Sharma
Defenders – Artem Martynow, Emil Minnulin, Deepak Ghanghas, Mithun Sharma, Dinesh Kumar, Deepak Ahlawat, Ashok Nain, Jasmeet Singh
Wingers – Nandkishor Bhardwaj, Subir Roy, Bhupender Ghanghas, Arun Sharma,
Pivot - Mintu Sardar, Deepak
Telugu Talons
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
Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh
Goalkeepers – Omid Reza, Gurpinder Singh, Sunil Ghanghas
Defenders – Ziad Obeidat, Van Lacob Baccay, Sukhveer Singh Brar, Aashish Kumar, Amit Sharma, Harjinder Panjeta, Sahil Rana, Vikas Kumar
Wingers – Sanchit Kumar Gupta, Bhushan Shinde, Mankesh Poonia, Kamal Ghanghas,
Pivot - Naveen Malik, Vansh Thakran
Maharashtra Ironmen
Goalkeepers – Alexander Lesnik, Rajat Khatkar, Naveen Deshwal
Defenders – Sumit Kumar, Mohit Punia, Manjeet Kumar, Mohammed Sohail Akhtar, Vishal Dabas, Vijay Thakur, Jasim Mohammed, Jalal Kiani
Wingers – Mitul, Ankit Kumar, Sumit Ghanghas, Sunil Sharma,
Pivot - Shubham Sharma, Ranjeet Singh