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Prime Volleyball League: Auctions — LIVE Blog, updates, details, players
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 9:15 AM GMT
Rahul K goes to Kolkata
The 23-year-old is sold to Kolkata Thunderbolts for 3 lakh rupees.
- 14 Dec 2021 9:12 AM GMT
George Antony goes to Hyderabad
George Antony sold to Black Hawks Hyderabad for 1.8 lakhs.
- 14 Dec 2021 9:08 AM GMT
Azmat Ulla goes to Chennai
Azmat Ulla is sold to Chennai Blitz at 2.9 lakh rupees.
- 14 Dec 2021 9:04 AM GMT
Vinayak Rokhade goes to Bengaluru.
Vinayak Rokhade sold to Bengaluru Torpedoes for 5.75 lakhs.
- 14 Dec 2021 8:58 AM GMT
Pinamma Prashant goes to Chennai
Pinamma Prashant sold to Chennai at a base price of 1.5 lakhs.
- 14 Dec 2021 7:04 AM GMT
Lunch break
There will be an hour-long lunch break, post which will be the silver, U-19 and bronze category, stay tuned.
- 14 Dec 2021 7:00 AM GMT
B Midhun Kumar goes to Bengaluru
The 27-year-old libero goes to the Bengaluru Torpedoes for 5.6 lakh.