Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Ayushi Bhandari has been appointed as the vice-captain of the Indian women’s volleyball team for the National Cup Volleyball Championship scheduled to be held in Vietnam from June 7 to 14.The 27-year-old Ayushi, who plays as an opposite in the Indian squad, will be deputy to Kerala’s Anusree Kambrath Poyilil in the 14-member side, which is a mixture of experience and youth. The Indian team had a preparatory camp prior to the tournament.Nilesh Matte of Maharashtra will be the head coach of the team, while Shazia Cariappa Machamada will be the assistant coach. The team will leave for Vietnam on Wednesday.Indian women’s volleyball squadShaalini Saravanan, DP Ezhilmathi, Anusree Kambrath Poyilil (captain), Abitha Anilkumar, Shilpa Sindhu, Anna Mathew, Ananya Sree Pullari, Anagha Radhakrishnan, Ayushi Bhandari (vice-captain), Kavita, Amitha Keekoth, Devika Devarajan, Anannya Das, Sivapriya Govind.Reserves: Shukla Puma Dipakbhai, Muthu Kumar, Janani Devendran, Minalben Gamit, Mariya Shaibi.Officials and support staff: Nilesh Matte (head coach), Shazia Cariappa Machamada (assistant coach), Bhaskar Borah (strength and conditioning coach), Anjali Patil (referee), Kamlesh Kumar Patel (team manager).
