This season has been largely a disappointing one for Kochi Blue Spikers. They are placed seventh in the standings with two points from five matches.
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Ahmedabad Defenders will be keen to maintain their good form in the RuPay Prime Volleyball League powered by A23 when they take on Kochi Blue Spikers. The Blue Spikers are the home side, hence they will hope to do well at the Regional Sports Centre in Kochi on Sunday. However, the magnitude of the challenge that awaits them is quite big. The Defenders, who were season-one runners-up, are currently leading the table with nine points from five games, making the side led by Muthusamy Appavu as the favourites on Sunday.
On the other hand, this season has been largely a disappointing one for Kochi Blue Spikers. They are placed seventh in the standings with two points from five matches. Despite their position in the table, Kochi side will hope to do well in front of the home crowd. Kochi Blue Spikers’ attacker Rohit Kumar was quoted as saying by a release as, “We have made a few changes in our combinations. We have practiced with those combinations in the training as well. So, we will look to play well and hope to get the win.”
He then spoke about how they can contain the Ahmedabad Defenders’ attackers. Speaking about some of the team’s strategies for the game, Rohit said, “Ahmedabad Defenders have strong attackers. So, we have to contain them. If we can stop them, then we can take advantage. We can get home crowd advantage here in Kochi because the fans come to the stands in large numbers here.”
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On the other hand, Ahmedabad Defenders might be flying high in this competition but their star Danial Moatazedi is focussed on the points table at the moment. They are solely focussed on winning the Championship. “We do not look at the table, our effort is to win the championship and for this we must always present our best game,” he added.
“We have a specific plan for each team and we try to do it right,” Danial said. “It is the head coach’s responsibility to decide on the formation, and obviously it may change according to the conditions of the game. For sure we will do our best against Kochi and give the fans the best show and make them happy.”
| Kolkata Thunderbolts | Ahmedabad Defenders |
| Calicut Heroes | Kochi Blue Spikers |
| Hyderabad Black Hawks | Chennai Blitz |
| Bengaluru Torpedoes | Mumbai Meteors |
| Date | Match | Time (IST) |
| 26 February | Kochi Blue Spikers vs Ahmedabad Defenders | 7 pm |
| 26 February | Hyderabad Blackhawks vs Mumbai Meteors | 9:30 pm |
The Prime Volleyball League 2023, which is held from February 4 to March 5, will consist of 31 matches. The games commence at 7pm. On the double header days, the second match begins at 9:30pm. The Season 2 will be broadcast exclusively by Sony Sports Network across Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 3 and Sony Sports Ten 4. It can also be livestreamed on SonyLIV. Besides, the 2nd edition of the PVL will be streamed globally on Volleyball World across all countries (except the Indian Subcontinent).
