Coach dragan mihailovic

Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium: Ahmedabad Defenders surged to the top of the table in the third season of the Prime Volleyball League (PVL) with a 15-9, 6-15, 15-11, 15-7 win over Kochi Blue Spikers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai on Sunday.

Reception errors from Kochi gave Ahmedabad an early push. But Athos led a three-man block to counter Player of the Match Nandhagopal and Kochi entered into the contest.

Max Senica's attacks helped the Defenders, but Erin Varghese's spikes kept the game levelled. Shikhar Singh justified selection with solid blocks and Nandha moved the game in Ahmedabad's Favour with aggressive serving.