Indian Pro Volleyball League started with a bang



The feeling of watching a Pro Volleyball League live on prime time  is something the Volleyball fraternity of India will cherish forever. Date -2nd Feb 2019 , Venue – Kochi  will go down in the history book  of Indian Volleyball and so will the big names  from the  corporate world who joined  the volleyball  family to make the game turn Pro.

    ( Photo credit: Sportstar)

Be it David Lee, the Olympic Gold Medalist, P V Sindhu , the Olympic Silver Medalist or our very own U man, Ronnie Screwala,  who were present on the opening day in different roles will agree, Volleyball in India has the Thrill to turn the  Indian sports lovers crazy.

The unique scoring system, house-full spectators, bright lights, music, excellent camera positioning and harmonious  fusion of Indian and foreign players has enough potential to make the league popular in India.

Verdict

 Day I – Kochi Blue Spikers vs U Mumba


# The way Ukkra Pandian, the setter of Kochi, managed  to bring out the best in his players  specially David Lee, truly deserves a round of applause. For the setter combining with the foreign players was perhaps the toughest task but Pandian made it seamless and perfect. Hats off to him, truly deserves the best player award.

U Mumba actually lost the match in the 2nd set when the score was 12-12. It would have been other way round had they not made those unforced errors. What Ukkra Pandian managed in the beginning of the match for Kochi, U Mumba setter took time until it was 4-0.

Overall  there were some extraordinary blocks , backline attack and defence from both the team. Manu Joseph, of Kochi  made his presence felt on the ground with some terrific block and attack. This scoring system is definitely a treat for the spectators but there will be much pressure for the players.

Thank you Rupay, Peter England, Bank of Baroda, #My Team11, Nippon paint, Gold Gym and all others who have contributed in making this league possible. Special thanks to Sony, Baseline and VFI for bringing  Volleyball  live to our bedroom.

This  February we will wait for 7PM…!

Signing off:
Amir and Abhijit







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