Tamil Nadu sports teams: IPL, ISL, Pro Kabaddi and more
The professional teams that play for Tamil Nadu in India's main sports leagues, each linked to its official website, or to its page on the league's website. Where Tamil Nadu has no team of its own in a league, the team of its most populous neighbouring state is shown instead, as the nearest one to follow.
| League | Team | Based in | News feed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket, men | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | |
| Women's Premier League (WPL) Cricket, women | Royal Challengers Bengaluru no Tamil Nadu team; from neighbouring Karnataka | Bengaluru | RSS feed |
| Indian Super League (ISL) Football | Chennaiyin FC | Chennai | RSS feed |
| Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Kabaddi | Tamil Thalaivas | Chennai | |
| Hockey India League (HIL) Hockey, men and women | Tamil Nadu Dragons | Chennai | |
| Prime Volleyball League (PVL) Volleyball | Chennai Blitz | Chennai |
Following a team's news
Some teams' websites offer a news feed (RSS), listed above: add its address to a feed reader app to see the team's latest news as it is posted. For the others, follow the news on the team's website or the league's.
Playing sport
For sports schemes, scholarships and training centres, see the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' Khelo India and the Sports Authority of India, and sports of India on this site.
Sources: the leagues' official websites; neighbouring states' populations from the Census of India 2011. Teams checked November 2026.