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Prime Volleyball League Auction: Karthik, Ashwal Rai, Jerome Vinth headline PVL Auction with massive 15 lakh bids

Prime Volleyball League Auction: Karthik, Ashwal Rai, Jerome Vinth headline PVL Auction with massive 15 lakh bids

Prime Volleyball League Auction – PVL Auction LIVE Updates: A total of 24 players in the Platinum and Gold categories went under the hammer in the first session of the day as the seven franchises – the Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmedabad Defenders, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Chennai Blitz, Bengaluru Torpedoes and the Kolkata Thunderbolts […]

Prime Volleyball League Auction – PVL Auction LIVE Updates: A total of 24 players in the Platinum and Gold categories went under the hammer in the first session of the day as the seven franchises – the Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmedabad Defenders, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Chennai Blitz, Bengaluru Torpedoes and the Kolkata Thunderbolts vied for the best talent. Over 300 players in the U-21, Silver and Bronze categories will be up for grabs for the franchises in the second session of the day. Ashwal Rai, Karthik A and Jerome Vinith were acquired for the highest bids (Rs. 15 lakh) by Kolkata Thunderbolts, Kochi Blue Spikers and Calicut Heroes respectively in the Prime Volleyball Auction in Kochi on Tuesday.
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Prime Volleyball League Auction: Karthik, Ashwal Rai, Jerome Vinth headline PVL Auction with massive 15 lakh bids, follow LIVE Updates
Each of the franchises can select a total of 14 players for their squads, including 12 Indian and 2 international players. While the Indian players were picked through the Player Auction, the teams acquired international players through the Prime Volleyball League International Player Draft, which had a pool of 14 players.
The Calicut Heroes acquired international players – Aaron Koubi from France (Attacker), American David Lee (Blocker) and Indian players – Ajithlal C (Attacker – Rs. 8.5 lakh) and Jerome Vinith (Universal – Rs. 15 lakh).
Kochi Blue Spikers picked up international players Colton Cowell (Attacker) and Cody Caldwell (Attacker) from the USA and Indian players Deepesh Kumar Sinha (Blocker – Rs. 10.75 lakh) and Karthik A (Blocker – Rs. 15 lakh).
Ahmedabad Defenders bolstered their side with American Ryan Meehan (Blocker), Rodrigo Villalboa from Argentina (Attacker) and Indians Muthusamy (Setter – Rs. 10 lakh), Hardeep Singh (Attacker – Rs. 4.4 lakh), Shon T John (Attacker – 7.25 lakh), Manoj LM (Middle Blocker – Rs. 7.25 lakh) and Prabakaran P (LIBERO – Rs. 4 lakh).
Hyderabad Black Hawks acquired Luis Antonio Arias Guzman from Venezuela (Universal), Henry Bell from Cuba (Attacker) and Indian players Hariharan V (Setter – Rs. 15 lakh), Vipul Kumar (Setter – Rs. 4.5 lakh), Rohit Kumar (Attacker – Rs. 5.3 lakh) and Amit Gulia (Attacker – Rs. 10 lakh).
Chennai Blitz picked up Fernando David Gonzalez Rodriguez from Venezuela (Attacker), Bruno Da Silva from Brazil (Attacker) and Indian players Akhin GS (Middle Blocker – Rs. 9.75 lakh), Naveen Raja Jacob (Attacker – Rs. 8 lakh), Ukkrapandian Mohan (Setter – Rs. 7.75 lakh), GR Vaishnav (Middle Blocker – Rs. 4 lakh),
Bengaluru Torpedoes acquired Noah Taitano from USA (Universal), Kyle Friend also from USA (Attacker) and Indian players Ranjit Singh (Setter – Rs. 4.4 lakh), Pankaj Sharma (Attacker – Rs. 7.5 lakh), Lavmeet Katariya (Middle Blocker – Rs. 4.6 lakh), Rohith P (Middle Blocker – Rs. 7.5 lakh) and B Midhun Kumar (LIBERO – Rs. 5.6 lakh)
Kolkata Thunderbolts picked up Matthew August from the USA (Blocker), Ian Satterfield also from USA (Universal) and Indian players Vinit Kumar (Universal – Rs. 8.75 lakh) and Ashwal Rai (Middle Blocker – Rs. 15 lakh).
Joy Bhattacharya, CEO, Prime Volleyball League said: “It’s been absolutely fantastic to see the franchises construct their squads for the Prime Volleyball League. Getting off to a good start is always important and we are ecstatic with the way the events have unfolded today. All the franchises have picked their squads smartly and there’s still some more players to be acquired in the next session.”
12 PM IST: International Player Draft 

  • Jerome VinithINR 15 lakhs Calicut Heroes
  • Karthik INR 15 lakhs Kochi Blue Spikers
  • Deepesh Kumar Sinha– INR 10.75 lakhs Kochi Blue Spikers
  • Naveen Raja Jacob– INR 8 lakhs Chennai Blitz
  • Ajithlal C– INR 8.50 lakhs Calicut Heroes
  • Ashwal RaiINR 15 lakhs Kolkata Thunderbolts
  • Akhin GS– INR 9.75 lakhs Chennai Blitz
  • Vinit Kumar– INR 8.75 lakhs Kolkata Thunderbolts
  • Ranjit Singh– INR 4.40 lakhs Bengaluru Torpedoes
  • Muthusamy– INR 10 lakhs Ahmedabad Defenders
  • Hariharan V– INR 5 lakhs Hyderabad Black Hawks
  • Ukkrapandian Mohan– INR 7.75 lakhs Chennai Blitz
  • Vipul Kumar– INR 4.50 lakhs Hyderabad Black Hawks
  • Amit Gulia- INR 10 lakhs Hyderabad Black Hawks
  • Hardeep Singh– INR 4.40 lakhs Ahmedabad Defenders
  • Pankaj Sharma– INR 7.50 lakhs Bengaluru Torpedoes
  • Shon T John- INR 7.25 lakhs Ahmedabad Defenders
  • Rohit Kumar– INR 5.30 lakhs Hyderabad Black Hawks
  • Lavmeet Katariya– INR 4.60 lakhs Bengaluru Torpedoes
  • Manoj LM- INR 7.25 lakhs Ahmedabad Defenders
  • Rohith P– INR 7.75 lakhs Bengaluru Torpedoes
  • GR Vaishnav– INR 4 lakhs Chennai Blitz
  • Prabakaran P- INR 4 lakhs Ahmedabad Defenders
  • B Midhun Kumar- INR 5.60 lakhs Bengaluru Torpedoes
PVL Auction LIVE Updates: Baseline Ventures-backed Prime Volleyball League has announced that the auction for Indian and international players across its seven franchises is slated for Tuesday. The league has teams like Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmedabad Defenders, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Chennai Blitz, Bengaluru Torpedoes and the Kolkata Thunderbolts.

The event will aeewith over 400 players up for auction. Each of the franchises can select a total of 14 players and would include 12 Indian and two international players.

How the PVL Auctions will work? 
 
Some of the country’s biggest stars, including Ashwal Rai, C. Ajithlal, G.S. Akhin, Jerome Vinith, Deepesh Kumar Sinha, A. Karthik, Naveen Raja Jacob and Vinit Kumar, have been slotted in the platinum category, while the rest will come under the gold, silver and bronze categories. Big names like David Lee (USA) and Luis Antonio Arias Guzman (Venezuela), will also feature in the international player draft during the auction.
 

– Each team has a budget of Rs 75 lakh. 

– Each team can pick 14 players i.e 12 Indian and 2 foreign players. 

– They can pick two foreign players and that could cost them Rs 25 to 30 lakh 

– 45 to 47 lakhs can be spent on the Indian players

 
The league will be telecast on the Sony Pictures Network and is marketed by Baseline Ventures. It will consist of 24 games.

Prime Volleyball League Auction – PVL Auction LIVE Updates: There will seven teams this time, with two from Kerala – Calicut Heroes, Kochi Blue Spikers, Ahmedabad Defenders, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Chennai Blitz, Bengaluru Torpedoes and Kolkata Thunderbolts.

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