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

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.”

David Lee ➡️ Calicut Heroes
Bruno Da Silva ➡️ Chennai Blitz
Cody Caldwell ➡️ Kochi Blue Spikers
Ian Satterfield ➡️ Kolkata Thunderbolts
Henry Bell ➡️ Hyderabad Black Hawks
Rodrigo Villalboa ➡️ Ahmedabad Defenders
Kyle Friend ➡️ Bengaluru Torpedoes#PrimeVolley

— Prime Volleyball (@PrimeVolley) December 14, 2021

We are done with the Platinum Category of RuPay Prime Volleyball League Auction 🔨

Next 🆙 – Gold Category
Base Price – INR 4 lakhs#PrimeVolley

— Prime Volleyball (@PrimeVolley) December 14, 2021

• Jerome Vinith– INR 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 Rai– INR 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

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.