Prime Volleyball League announces player retentions ahead of season 4
The countdown to Prime Volleyball League season 4 has officially begun, with season 3 MVP Jerome Vinith and a host of star players set to go under the hammer on June 8
- NEW DELHI — The countdown to Prime Volleyball League season 4 has officially
begun, with season 3 MVP Jerome Vinith and a host of star players set to go
under the hammer on June 8. A total of 20 players have been retained as teams
began shaping their squads ahead of the new season.
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- Each team was allowed to retain up to three players
before the auction, giving franchises a chance to build strong cores.
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- The Ahmedabad Defenders are banking on the experience of
setter Muthusamy Appavu and the dynamic attacker Nandhagopal S while the
Bengaluru Torpedoes have locked in their tested trio of attacker Sethu TR,
middle blocker Mujeeb MC and libero Midhunkumar B. The Chennai Blitz will
continue to benefit from the young universal Dhilip Kumar.
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- Defending champions Calicut Heroes have secured the
services of middle blocker Vikas Maan and universal (opposite attacker) Ashok
Bishnoi. Delhi Toofans have held onto their core with setter Saqlain Tariq,
libero Anand K, and attacker Anu James. The Hyderabad Black Hawks have
solidified their squad by retaining universal Sahil Kumar, middle blocker John
Joseph and Guru Prashanth.
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- The Kochi Blue Spikers have placed their faith in the
abilities of Erin Varghese, their sole retention while the Kolkata Thunder
Bolts have retained a dynamic trio in Ashwal Rai, who will now be seen playing
as a universal (opposite) alongside attacker Rahul K and libero Hariprasad BS.
Finally, the Mumbai Meteors will look to attacker Amit Gulia and Universal
Shubham Chaudhary to lead their challenge.
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- With MVP Jerome Vinith up for grabs, the auction in
Kozhikode is set to be a thrilling showdown as teams battle it out to secure
the league’s top talent and build championship-winning squads.
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- Player registrations for PVL season 4 have officially
opened on Thursday.
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