| Pune Warriors India | |||
| Captain: | Yuvraj Singh | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach: | Praveen Amre | ||
| Bowling coach: | Allan Donald | ||
| City: | Pune, Maharashtra | ||
| Colours: | Turquoise blue, silver | ||
| Owner: | Sahara India Pariwar | ||
| Founded: | 2010 | ||
| Home ground: | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium (Capacity: 55,000) | ||
| IPL wins: | 0 | ||
| CLT20 wins: | 0 | ||
| Official website: | www.punewarriorsindia.com | ||
Pune Warriors India is a franchise cricket team that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL) representing the city of Pune, Maharashtra. The team was one of two new franchises added to the IPL for the 2011 season, alongside the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. On 21 March 2010, Sahara Adventure Sports Limited made the winning bid of $370 million (approximately Rs 1900 crore) for the Pune franchise. The bid is the highest bid by any company in the history of IPL.
Yuvraj Singh is the captain of the team while former India cricketer Praveen Amre serves as the head coach. Former South African pacer Allan Donald is the bowling coach of the team. The team's home ground is the newly-constructed Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune.
2013 Season
Pune Warriors India retained Steve Smith,Tamim Iqbal,Marlon Samuels And Luke Wright for for the 2013 season but released Michael Clarke,Callum Ferguson and Jesse Ryder. Later in the auction which was held during February 3, 2013,Pune Warriors bought Michael Clarke for $400,000,Abhishek Nayar for $675,000,Ajanta Mendis for $725,000 and Kane Richardson for $700,000.They have also signed domestic players like Thirumalasetti Suman,Ishwar Pandey,Harpreet Singh,Parvez Rasool and Udit Birla for the 2013 season.Pune Warriors India also saw the return of Yuvraj Singh in their team who missed 2012 season. On February 12 2013, the franchise made a swap with the Delhi Daredevils, trading veteran fast bowler Ashish Nehra for former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor.
Pune Warriors will begin their Campaign in the 2013 IPL when they face of Sunrisers Hyderabad,the newly joined team in IPL On the 5th of April.
Current squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 01 | Tirumalasetti Suman |  | 15 December 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 03 | Ross Taylor |  | 8 March 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| 06 | Harpreet Singh | | 11 August 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 07 | Michael Clarke |  | 2 April 1981 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas |
| 29 | Tamim Iqbal |  | 20 March 1989 | Left-handed | Overseas | |
| 30 | Anustup Majumdar | | 30 April 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 35 | Mithun Manhas | | 12 October 1979 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 69 | Manish Pandey | | 10 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 730 | Marlon Samuels |  | 5 February 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| – | Dheeraj Jadhav | | 24 August 1983 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| – | Udit Birla | | 17 November 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 10 | Luke Wright |  | 7 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| 12 | Yuvraj Singh | | 12 December 1981 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Captain |
| 20 | Mitchell Marsh | | 20 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
| 49 | Steve Smith | | 2 June 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas |
| 99 | Angelo Mathews |  | 2 June 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| – | Raiphi Gomez | | 16 October 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Abhishek Nayar | | 8 October 1983 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Parvez Rasool | | 13 February 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 17 | Robin Uthappa | | 11 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Mahesh Rawat | | 25 October 1985 | Right-handed | – | |
| – | Eklavya Dwivedi | | 22 July 1988 | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 02 | Ashok Dinda | | 25 March 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 04 | Rahul Sharma | | 30 November 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 05 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | | 5 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 08 | Alfonso Thomas |  | 9 February 1977 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 33 | Ali Murtaza | | 1 January 1990 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 94 | Wayne Parnell | | 30 July 1989 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| – | Shrikant Wagh | | 9 October 1988 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Krishnakant Upadhyay | | 18 June 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Ishwar Pandey | | 15 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Kane Richardson | | 12 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas |
| 20 | Ajantha Mendis | | 11 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break/leg break | Overseas |
2013 season Match Schedule:
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 5, 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | ||
| 2 | April 7, 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Pune | ||
| 3 | April 11, 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Pune | ||
| 4 | April 13, 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | ||
| 5 | April 15, 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | ||
| 6 | April 17, 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pune | ||
| 7 | April 21, 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | ||
| 8 | April 23, 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | ||
| 9 | May 28, 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | New Delhi | ||
| 10 | April 30, 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Pune | ||
| 11 | May 2, 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune | ||
| 12 | May 5, 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | ||
| 13 | May 9, 2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Pune | ||
| 14 | May 11, 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Pune | ||
| 15 | May 14, 2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ranchi | ||
| 16 | May 18, 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Pune |
Franchise history
During the 2010 franchise auction for two new Indian Premier League teams, Subrata Roy of Sahara Group purchased the Pune IPL team. Pune and Kochi joined the current eight teams from the fourth season of IPL to be held in 2011. On March 22, 2010 Sahara group bought Pune IPL team for 
1,702 crore.The Videocon Group lost the bid for the Pune IPL Team.
1,702 crore.The Videocon Group lost the bid for the Pune IPL Team.
Club logo and colours
The team logo has a spear wielding warrior riding a stallion,with the am's name next to it. The team colour is Turquoise blue and Silver [2012 Season].They kept their name Sahara Pune Warriors but later changed it to Pune Warriors India . TVS Motors is the principal sponsor for the Pune Warriors India who hteave also signed Adidas as their official apparel sponsor for the upcoming season ofIPL 2011.The other sponsors include Royal Challenge, Pepsi, Playup(mobile gaming partner), Amity University, Finolex, Valvoline.
For the 5th season of IPL Pune Warriors India were assigned to play their home matches in the newly constructed MCA Stadium also known as Pune International Cricket Centre|MCA Stadium. The name was later changed to Subroto Roy Cricket Stadium after the name of Saharashree Subroto Roy.For the 4th season of IPL Pune Warriors India played their home matches at the DY Patil Stadium ground located at Mumbai as the MCA Stadium was still under Construction.
