Kolkata Thunderbolts
Kolkata Thunderbolts is a men's volleyball team from Kolkata, West Bengal playing in the Prime Volleyball League in India.[1] The team was founded in 2021 and owned by Kolkata Sports Ventures. They won the inaugural, 2022 PVL season by defeating Ahmedabad Defenders 3-0 in the final.[2]
| Founded | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Kolkata Sports Ventures | ||
| Manager | Narayan Alva | ||
| Captain | Ashwal Rai | ||
| League | Prime Volleyball League | ||
| 2022 | Champions | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Team
| Team roster 2024[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Position | |||
| Onur Cukur | Setter | ||||
| Vinayak Rokhade | Setter | ||||
| Hari Prasad | Libero | ||||
| Arjun Nath | Blocker | ||||
| Ashwal Rai | Blocker | ||||
| Deepesh Sinha | Blocker | ||||
| Praful S | Blocker | ||||
| Sudheer Shetty | Blocker | ||||
| Amit Chokker | Attacker | ||||
| David Kisiel | Attacker | ||||
| Deepak Kumar | Attacker | ||||
| Prabagaran | Attacker | ||||
| Rahul K | Attacker | ||||
| Rakesh Kumar | Attacker | ||||
| Vinit Kumar[4] | Attacker | ||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kolkata Sports Ventures |
| Chairman | Pawan Kumar Patodia |
| Co-Owner | Vinay Kishan |
| Co-Owner | Vineet Bhandari |
| Team director | Sumedh Patodia |
| Head coach | Rahman Mohammadrad[5] |
| Assistant coach | Davoud Mogbehli |
| Team manager | Vaibhav Choudhary |
| Senior manager | Nayan Kumar |
| Physio | Dr. Utkarsh Kulshreshtha |
References
- "Thunderbolts gear up for a ball in Prime Volleyball League". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- "Kolkata Thunderbolts rout Ahmedabad Defenders to become inaugural PVL champions". Telegraph India. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Kolkata Thunderbolts | Prime Volleyball League Team". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
- "Want to do something magical in PVL, says Kolkata Thunderbolts captain Ashwal Rai". ANI News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Prime Volleyball League: Kolkata Thunderbolts has "high calibre" players, says head coach". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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