Kochi Blue Spikers, commonly known as KBS, is a men's

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team from

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playing in the

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in India. The team was founded in 2018 and owned by

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. The team had participated in the only season of the dissolved

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in 2019 before it switched to Prime Volleyball League in 2021.

Honors

:: Third Place:

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History

2019 season

In mid-2018,

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along with

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, India invited bids for franchisees based in Indian cities for

. The league was given the go-ahead by FIVB. Thomas Muthoot of the

won the bid for the

franchisee in the

Blue Spikers picked

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international Prabagaran as their icon player for 1.20 million rupees. They also secured the services of

Captain, Mohan Ukkrapandian.

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international David Lee, who has won both the

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and the

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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.

Team

Administration and support staff

References

{{Kerala Sports Men's volleyball teams Volleyball clubs in India Sports clubs and teams in India Muthoot Group