Hyderabad Volleyball Team Is Now Telugu Black Hawks

While Hyderabad is its home, the community around the Black Hawks extends far beyond the boundaries of one city.

Speaking on the occasion, the team’s principal owner Abhishek Reddy Kankanala said: “Over the last four years, we have taken volleyball into communities across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh through tournaments, clinics, trials, camps and grassroots programs. The more we worked across both states, the clearer it became that the Black Hawks belonged to a much larger community. Hyderabad will always be where our journey began and remain at heart of who we are. This evolution is not about moving away from Hyderabad, but widening the circle,” he added.

“Looking ahead, Telugu Black Hawks intend to deepen this commitment through grassroots development, academies, school programs, coaching, talent identification and competitive opportunities that create a pathway from discovering volleyball to playing the sport at the highest level. As Telugu Black Hawks begins this new chapter, the ambition remains the same: to compete for championships while building a volleyball movement that brings together communities at home and around the world,” Abhishek explained further.

Meanwhile, the Telugu Black Hawks strengthened their squad in the PVL 2026 players auction held in Goa on Monday. TBH picked a squad for Season-5 which will be held in Ahmedabad this year.

The Squad: Tanish Choudhary, Vinit Kumar, Mouhsin PA, Niyas Abdul Salam, Hari Prasad B. S, Deepak, Mettu Siril Reddy (Warangal player), Namith M. N, Shikhar Singh, John Joseph, Deepu Venugopal, Preet Karan.