Kolkata Thunderbolts

Kolkata Thunderbolts
Founded2021; 4 years ago (2021)
OwnerKolkata Sports Ventures
ManagerNarayan Alva
CaptainAshwal Rai
LeaguePrime Volleyball League
20221st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
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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]

Honors

Winners (1): 2022

Team

Team roster 2024[3]
No. Name Position
TurkeyOnur Cukur Setter
IndiaVinayak Rokhade Setter
IndiaHari Prasad Libero
IndiaArjun Nath Blocker
IndiaAshwal Rai Blocker
IndiaDeepesh Sinha Blocker
IndiaPraful S Blocker
IndiaSudheer Shetty Blocker
IndiaAmit Chokker Attacker
PolandDavid Kisiel Attacker
IndiaDeepak Kumar Attacker
IndiaPrabagaran Attacker
IndiaRahul K Attacker
IndiaRakesh Kumar Attacker
IndiaVinit Kumar[4] Attacker

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Owner India Kolkata Sports Ventures
Chairman India Pawan Kumar Patodia
Co-Owner India Vinay Kishan
Co-Owner India Vineet Bhandari
Team director India Sumedh Patodia
Head coach Rahman Mohammadrad[5]
Assistant coach Davoud Mogbehli
Team manager India Vaibhav Choudhary
Senior manager India Nayan Kumar
Physio India Dr. Utkarsh Kulshreshtha

References

  1. ^ "Thunderbolts gear up for a ball in Prime Volleyball League". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Kolkata Thunderbolts rout Ahmedabad Defenders to become inaugural PVL champions". Telegraph India. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Kolkata Thunderbolts | Prime Volleyball League Team". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
  4. ^ "Want to do something magical in PVL, says Kolkata Thunderbolts captain Ashwal Rai". ANI News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Prime Volleyball League: Kolkata Thunderbolts has "high calibre" players, says head coach". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 January 2022.