Published By: Sohini

Most valuable and famous volleyball players in India

Volleyball is one of the most exciting sports in the world and India’s volleyball players have made their country proud multiple times.

Undoubtedly, volleyball is one of the most fascinating sports in the world. Thanks to the growth of international volleyball leagues and tournaments, such as those organized by the Federation Internationale de Volleyball, India has had the opportunity to meet some of the country's most well-known volleyball players. Here is the list of the famous volleyball players of India who have earned this honor.

Ramavtar Singh Jakhar

He is a well-known retired Indian volleyball player and is the current chairman of the Volleyball Federation of India, he comes from the Rajasthan area of Jhunjhunu. He has been the team manager since 2006 and also received the Aravali Award in 1991 and the Maharana Pratap Award two years later in 1992.

Muthusamy Appavu

He is the setter for the Ahmedabad Defenders at the moment. They have since won bronze at the U21 BRICS Games and the U23 Asian Championship. Muhussamy Appavu, with these statistics, continues to advance as a young athlete, joining Senior Indian teams at the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

Jimmy George

Jimmy was a member of India’s national volleyball team for three straight Asian Games: Tehran, Bangkok and Seoul, where India won bronze. He also led their team to victory in the India Gold Cup International Volleyball Tournament in Hyderabad in 1986. He eternally changed the globe as a member of the Men’s Volleyball Public Group by becoming the leading Indian volleyball player to play expertly and addressing an Italian expert volleyball crew.

Palanisamy

He was a volleyball player from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. After many years of illness, he died on November 12, 2007. He was a member of the national volleyball team that competed in the Asian Games in the 1960s. Because of his aggressiveness on the court during those matches, particularly in 1962, he gained the moniker Black Panther. After some time touring the Savaging District in Tamil Nadu.

Nirmal Kaur Saini

She was an Indian volleyball player and captain of the Indian women's public volleyball team. She is most known for being the mother of Jeev Milkha Singh and the wife of sportsman Milkha Singh. She won a position of honor in the Asian Games in Seoul in 1986 by defeating Japan and leading India to a bronze medal.

They have helped India win gold, silver and bronze medals in all those years of competitive volleyball tournaments.