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]
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| Founded | 2021 | ||
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| Owner | Kolkata Sports Ventures | ||
| Manager | Narayan Alva | ||
| Captain | Ashwal Rai | ||
| League | Prime Volleyball League | ||
| 2022 |  Champions | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Team
| Team roster 2022[3] | |||||
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| No. | Name | Position | |||
| 6 |  Deepesh Sinha | Blocker | |||
| 16 | Hariharan V | Setter | |||
| 8 | Anush Suvarna | Attacker | |||
| 15 | Suryansh Tomar | Attacker | |||
| 5 | Rahul Ramesh K | Attacker | |||
| 11 | Ashwal Rai (C)[4] | Blocker | |||
| 24 | Abhilash Chaudhary | Blocker | |||
| 17 |  Jose Verdi | Blocker | |||
| 7 | Vinit Kumar | Universal | |||
| 14 |  Cody Caldwell | Attacker | |||
| 2 | Gagandeep Singh | Attacker | |||
| 13 | Janshad U | Setter | |||
| 10 | Hari Prasad B S | Libero | |||
| 18 | Kushal Munshi | Libero | |||
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 | Narayan Alva[5] |
| Assistant coach | Amrit Pal Singh |
| 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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