Kolkata Thunderbolts

Kolkata Thunderbolts
Founded2021 (2021)
OwnerKolkata Sports Ventures
ManagerNarayan Alva
CaptainAshwal Rai
LeaguePrime Volleyball League
2022 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
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

  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.