Kochi Blue Spikers

Kochi Blue Spikers, commonly known as KBS, is a men's volleyball team from Kochi, Kerala playing in the Prime Volleyball League in India.[1] The team was founded in 2018 and owned by Muthoot Pappachan Group. The team had participated in the only season of the dissolved Pro Volleyball League in 2019 before it switched to Prime Volleyball League in 2021.[2]

Kochi Blue Spikers
Founded2018 (2018)
OwnerThomas Muthoot
ManagerM. H. Kumara
CaptainKarthik A.
LeaguePrime Volleyball League
20227th place
Uniforms
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Honors
Third Place: 2019

History

2019 season

In mid-2018, Volleyball Federation of India along with Baseline Ventures, India invited bids for franchisees based in Indian cities for Pro Volleyball League. The league was given the go-ahead by FIVB. Thomas Muthoot of the Muthoot Pappachan Group won the bid for the Kochi franchisee in the Pro Volleyball League[3]

Blue Spikers picked India international Prabagaran as their icon player for 1.20 million rupees. They also secured the services of India Captain, Mohan Ukkrapandian. USA international David Lee, who has won both the Olympic Gold medal and the World cup was their foreign pick. Lee expressed his thrill to join Kochi and expected that the league will do a world of good to the players and its fans.[4]

Logo used from 2018 to 2022

Team
Team roster 2022[5]
No. Name Position
17India Raison Benet RebelloAttacker
4United States Colton CowellAttacker
7India Sethu TAttacker
8India Erin VargheseAttacker
14India Karthik A (C)[6]Blocker
3India Abhinav B SBlocker
19India Dushyanth G NBlocker
9India Deepesh Kumar SinhaBlocker
5India Abdul RaheemUniversal
18India Prashant Kumar SarohaSetter
1India Asham ASetter
10India Darshan S GowdaLibero
13India C VenuLibero

Administration and support staff
Position Name
OwnerIndia Thomas Muthoot
Head coachIndia M H Kumara[7]
Assistant coachIndia Harilal S T

References
  1. "Kochi Blue Spikers are ready to shine!". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Kochi Blue Spikers | Pro Volleyball League Team". www.provolleyball.in.
  3. "Pro Volleyball League to start with 6 teams". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  4. "Prabagaran to smash for Kochi blue spikers". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. "Kochi Blue Spikers | Prime Volleyball League Team". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
  6. "PVL 2022: Karthik, the face of Kochi Blue Spikers". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. "Kochi's setters good for the PVL format, says coach Kumara". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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