India men's national volleyball team

The India men's national volleyball team represents India in international volleyball competitions which is managed by Volleyball Federation of India. It is currently sponsored by Sahara India Pariwar and Asics.

India
Head coachAchyutan Kurup
FIVB ranking131 (as of October 2019)
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Volleyball Federation history

The Volleyball Federation of India was formed in the year 1951. Prior to the formation of the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI), the game was controlled by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and at that time the Interstate Volleyball Championship was held every two years from 1936 to 1950 for men only. The first Championship was held in the year 1936 at Lahore (now in Pakistan). In 1951, Volleyball Federation of India was formed and its first meeting was held in Ludhiana (Punjab).

2020
  • Sandeep Sharma
  • Uday Kumar
  • Kareemullah Shaikh
  • Cyril Valoor
  • P V Rammana
  • G E Sridhar
  • Sukhpal Singh
  • A Basith
  • Mihir Bhimani
  • Kirtesh Kumar
  • Mehar Singh
  • Dalel Singh

Former Players

Former Coaches
  • Augusto Jose Sabbatini
  • [[Yada hi huhh
  • G. E. Sridharan
  • A. Kurup
  • L. Oviodo
  • Kirtesh Kumar Trivedi(Only Indian Coach who ever Coached a Foreign National Team along with Foreign Clubs for 16 Years)
  • Suresh Mishra (Foreign Clubs)
  • A. Ramanna Rao
  • Shyam Sunder Rao
  • Sethumadhavan

Recent Results & Schedule

For past match results of the national team, see the team's results page.

Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualification
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Jan 2020    Qatar Vs India  25-22 25-20 25-23     75-65  
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jan 2020   India  Vs  South Korea              
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
9 Jan 2020   India  Vs  Australia 27-25 21-25 21-25 22-25   1-3  

FIVB World Championship
Championship Venue Position
1952  Soviet Union, Moscow 8th

Asian Volleyball Championship
Championship Venue Position
1975  Australia, Melbourne DNP
1979  Bahrain, Manama 5th
1983  Japan, Tokyo 5th 1986 Asian Games 1986  South Korea, Seoul 3rd
1987  Kuwait, Kuwait City 5th
1989  South Korea, Seoul 6th
1991  Australia, Perth 10th
1993  Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima 9th
1995  South Korea, Seoul DNP
1997  Qatar, Doha 9th
1999  Iran, Tehran 9th
2001  South Korea, Changwon 7th
2003  China, Tianjin 5th
2005  Thailand, Suphanburi 4th
2007  Indonesia, Jakarta 9th
2009  Philippines, Manila 9th
2011  Iran, Tehran 6th
2013  United Arab Emirates, Dubai 7th
2015  Iran, Tehran 11th
2017  Indonesia, Gresik Withdrew
2019  Iran, Tehran 8th

Men's Junior Volleyball World Championship
Championship Venue Position
1981 11th
1995 9th
2005 9th
2007  Morocco, Rabat and Casablanca DNP
2009  India, Delhi 4th
2011  Brazil, Rio de Janeiro and Niterói 8th
2013  Turkey 8th
2015  Mexico, Tijuana and Mexicali DNP

Awards

2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

2013

  • Best Blocker:  [[Kamlesh Khatale]] (IND)

1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

1989

  • 3rd Best Blocker:  [[Sandeep Sharma]] (IND)

1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

1989

  • 5th Best server:  [[Kirtesh Kumar]] (IND)
  • India's Top 20 Volleyball Players
  • Palanisamy (Tamilnadu)
  • Nripjit Singh Nippy (Punjab)
  • T D Joseph (Kerala)
  • Balwant Singh Ballu (Harayna/Punjab)
  • Jimmy George (Kerala)
  • Suresh Mishra (Rajasthan)
  • Ranvir Singh (UP)
  • Abdul Basith (AP)
  • GE Sridhar (Tamilnadu)
  • Sandeep Sharma (Haryana)
  • Uday Kumar (Kerala)
  • Kirtesh Kumar Trivedi (Rajasthan)
  • Cyril C Valoor (Kerala)
  • Abdul Rassak (Kerala)
  • Sukhpal Singh Pali (Punjab)
  • Dalel Singh (Harayana)
  • Subba Rao (AP)
  • Amir Singh (Haryana)
  • Sivaraman A (Tamilnadu)
  • Tom Joseph

References
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