Kolkata Thunderbolts

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Kolkata Thunderbolts
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Founded2021;3 years ago (2021)
OwnerKolkata Sports Ventures
ManagerNarayan Alva
CaptainAshwal Rai
League Prime Volleyball League
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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]

Contents

Honors

Winners (1): 2022

Team

Team roster 2024 [3]
No.NamePosition
Flag of Turkey.svg Onur CukurSetter
Flag of India.svg Vinayak RokhadeSetter
Flag of India.svg Hari PrasadLibero
Flag of India.svg Arjun NathBlocker
Flag of India.svg Ashwal RaiBlocker
Flag of India.svg Deepesh SinhaBlocker
Flag of India.svg Praful SBlocker
Flag of India.svg Sudheer ShettyBlocker
Flag of India.svg Amit ChokkerAttacker
Flag of Poland.svg David Kisiel Attacker
Flag of India.svg Deepak KumarAttacker
Flag of India.svg PrabagaranAttacker
Flag of India.svg Rahul KAttacker
Flag of India.svg Rakesh KumarAttacker
Flag of India.svg Vinit Kumar [4] Attacker

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Owner Flag of India.svg Kolkata Sports Ventures
Chairman Flag of India.svg Pawan Kumar Patodia
Co-Owner Flag of India.svg Vinay Kishan
Co-Owner Flag of India.svg Vineet Bhandari
Team director Flag of India.svg Sumedh Patodia
Head coachRahman Mohammadrad [5]
Assistant coachDavoud Mogbehli
Team manager Flag of India.svg Vaibhav Choudhary
Senior manager Flag of India.svg Nayan Kumar
Physio Flag of India.svg Dr. Utkarsh Kulshreshtha

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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.