Bengaluru Raptors
Bengaluru Raptors (previously Banga Beats, Bengaluru Topguns and Bengaluru Blasters) is a franchise badminton team representing Bengaluru in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team is one of the six founding members of PBL (previously IBL) in 2013. The franchise was owned by the conglomerate, BOP group in 2013. In 2016, Sachin Tendulkar bought the franchise and named it after his Blasters sports franchises. In 2018, Matrix Badminton Teamworks Pvt. Ltd. took over the team and renamed it to Bengaluru Raptors.
| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 (as Banga Beats); renamed as Bengaluru Blasters in 2016 and renamed again as Bengaluru Raptors in 2018 |
| League | Premier Badminton League |
| Based in | Bangalore, India |
| Home ground | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium |
| Owner | Slash21 Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. |
| Head coach | Arvind Bhat |
| Captain | B. Sai Praneeth |
| PBL wins | 2 (2018-19, 2020) |
| Website | blrraptors |
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