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 are the current defending champions, having won the 2022 PVL season by defeating Ahmedabad Defenders 3-0 in the final.[2]
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| Founded | 2021 | ||
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| Owner Head Coach | Kolkata Sports Ventures Sunny Joseph | ||
| Captain | Ashwal Rai | ||
| League | Prime Volleyball League | ||
| 2022 |  Champions | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Team
Current Team
| Team roster – Season 2022[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Position | |||
| 6 | Sujoy Dutta | Attacker | |||
| 16 | Anu James | Attacker | |||
| 8 | Tharun Gowda K | Attacker | |||
| 15 | Mohamed Riyazudeen | Attacker | |||
| 5 | Rahul Ramesh K | Attacker | |||
| 11 | Ashwal Rai (C)[4] | Blocker | |||
| 24 |  Matthew August | Blocker | |||
| 17 | Shameemudeen A | Blocker | |||
| 7 | Vinit Kumar | Universal | |||
| 14 | Ian Woo Satterfield | Universal | |||
| 2 | Aravindhan S | Setter | |||
| 13 | Janshad U | Setter | |||
| 10 | Hari Prasad B S | Libero | |||
| 18 | Muhammed Eqbal T N | Blocker | |||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kolkata Sports Ventures |
| Head Coach | Sunny Joseph[5] |
| Mentor | Abhijeet Bhattacharya |
| Coach | Siju Joseph |
| Physio | Dr. Adnan Badr |
| Team Manager | Himangshu Talukdar |
| Team Manager | Saurabh Pal |
References
- "Thunderbolts gear up for a ball in Prime Volleyball League". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Kolkata Thunderbolts rout Ahmedabad Defenders to become inaugural PVL champions". Telegraph India. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Kolkata Thunderbolts | Prime Volleyball League Team". www.primevolleyballleague.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Want to do something magical in PVL, says Kolkata Thunderbolts captain Ashwal Rai". ANI News. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Prime Volleyball League: Kolkata Thunderbolts has "high calibre" players, says head coach". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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