Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], March 23 (ANI): Calicut Heroes beat the Delhi Toofans in the Final of the third season of the Prime Volleyball League picking a 15-13, 15-10, 13-15, 15-12 win at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai on Thursday to lift their maiden Championship trophy
Expressing his excitement after lifting the trophy, Jerome Vinith, who plays as an attacker for the Calicut Heroes, and was also adjudged as the MVP for Season 3, said that this is the most important win for Calicut Heroes and personally also. “I have waited for this opportunity for years and now finally, I have the trophy in my hands. I would say that teamwork and hard work were two key reasons that the Calicut Heroes have won the title,” Vinith said, according to a release
Middle-blocker Danial Moatazedi, who won the trophy last year with Ahmedabad Defenders, was instrumental in helping the Calicut Heroes lift the trophy this season. He echoed similar statements.
“It is amazing as I have won back-to-back titles now with different teams. It is a feeling that cannot be expressed in words. In the start of the tournament, we lost matches but that only made us stronger because when you keep on winning, you don’t realize your mistakes, errors or where one can improve. But we worked as a team, put in the hard work and now we can celebrate.”
The blocker from Iran also praised Jerome Vinith and Mohan Ukkrapandian, who had a phenomenal season. “Both these players have huge talent and I feel that if they work more on their game, they can easily be among best players in Asia.”
Veteran star Mohan Ukkrapandian, who was named the Nippon Paint Most Innovative Setter of the season, said they are really happy after lifting the trophy.
“This is what we dreamt of when we were training pre-season. We were fully focused on making that dream into a reality and that is exactly what we have done.”
Kishore Kumar, head coach of Calicut Heroes said it feels so good to lift the trophy.
“I feel like I have achieved something big in my life. We played the final after two years and the players lived up to the expectation. I would like to thank the management as they gave me full freedom in my decision-making. Each and every player has contributed to this success and I couldn’t be more happy,” he said. (ANI)
