Meet India's Most Famous Volleyball Players
Volleyball is one of the interesting sports, and its popularity is no secret. The game known as Mintonette, popularly known as volleyball, is a game played by two teams on a court divided by a net. There are different versions of the game available for specific situations to provide the variability of the game for each. ... The ball is brought into play by the server by serving, that is, by hitting the ball over the net to the opponent's court. The basic rules of volleyball state that a team scores a point if they throw the ball into the opponent's court. throw in court and the opposition fails to return him; And if the opposing team makes a mistake, a team can also score a point. In a match of 5 sets, the team with 25 points wins, and the team with three sets wins the match. Volleyball is a sport more than 100 years old. It is claimed that the roots of 'volleyball' are also associated with America. But it took a while for the game to reach a larger community. It originated in the United States. It is played all over the world and has a huge fan following.
How did the game of Volleyball gain popularity in India?
YMCA societies in countries like India, China, Europe, South America and Africa played a major role in taking it forward and soon volleyball was also liked by the people here.
Volleyball became popular when the game earned a permanent place at the 1987 South Asian Association Games (SAF) in Kolkata. The Indian volleyball team won the gold medal at the 1991 Colombo Games.
Palaniswami (1961), Nrijit Singh (1962), Balwant Singh (1972), G Malini Reddy (1973), Shyamsundara Rao (1974), Ranveer Singh and KC Elmma (1975), Jimmy George (1976), and many others He is among the famous volleyball players in India who have received the prestigious Arjuna Award. Jimmy George, one of India's greatest volleyball players, was ranked among the top players in the world. He is the most famous volleyball player of India.
The players of India have made their country proud on many occasions in the volleyball game. Here is the list of famous volleyball players in India
| S.N | Player Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy George |
| 2 | A.Palanisamy |
| 3 | Cyril Vellore |
| 4 | Balwant Singh Sagwal |
| 5 | Riaz Ahmed |
| 6 | Abdul Basith |
| 7 | Suresh Kumar Mishra |
| 8 | Govindarajan Ramakrishnan Vaishnav |
| 9 | Karunakarakurup Udaya Kumar |
| 10 | G E Sridharan |
| 11 | Nirmal Kaur |
| 12 | Soorya Thottangal |
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