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Ashwal Rai, Karthik A and Jerome Vinith emerged as the top picks in the Prime Volleyball League Auction.
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.
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 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 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).
Live Updates
- 14 Dec 2021 10:50 AM GMT
Varun GS goes to Bengaluru
Varun is sold to Bengaluru Torpedoes for a base price of 1.5 lakhs.
- 14 Dec 2021 10:23 AM GMT
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- 14 Dec 2021 10:19 AM GMT
R Ramanathan goes to Claicut
Ramanathan is sold to Calicut for a 1.5 lakhs base price. With this, the Calicut Heroes become the first team to have all 12 players in a team.
- 14 Dec 2021 10:17 AM GMT
Hari Prasad B S goes to Kolkata
Hari Prasad is sold to Kolkata Thunderbolts for 5.75 lakhs.
- 14 Dec 2021 10:02 AM GMT
Arjun Nath goes to Calicut
Arjun is sold at a base price of 1.5 lakhs to Calicut Heroes.
- 14 Dec 2021 10:01 AM GMT
Jishnu PV goes to Hyderabad
Jishnu PV sold for a base price of 1.5 lakhs to Hyderabad.
- 14 Dec 2021 10:00 AM GMT
Praful S goes to Hyderabad
Praful is sold to Black Hawks Hyderabad for a base price of 1.5 lakhs.
- 14 Dec 2021 9:55 AM GMT
Harsh Chaudhary goes to Ahemdabad too
Harsh is sold to Ahmedabad for a base price of 1.5 lakhs.