Prime Volleyball League 2025: List of retained players announced ahead of Season 4 auction
A total of 20 players have been retained by the nine teams ahead of the Prime Volleyball League (PVL) Season 4 auction, the organisers announced on Thursday.
The Player Auction for Season 4, where last season's MVP Jerome Vinith and a host of star players are set to go under the hammer, will be held in Calicut on June 8.
Each team was allowed to retain up to three players before the auction.
Here's the complete list of retained players:-
Ahmedabad Defenders - Muthusamy Appavu (setter), Nandhagopal S (attacker)
Bengaluru Torpedoes - Sethu TR (attacker), Mujeeb MC (middle blocker), Midhunkumar B (libero)
Chennai Blitz - Dhilip Kumar (universal)
Calicut Heroes (Defending Champion) - Vikas Maan (middle blocker), Ashok Bishnoi (universal)
Delhi Toofans - Saqlain Tariq (setter), Anand K (libero), Anu James (attacker)
Hyderabad Black Hawks - Sahil Kumar (universal), John Joseph (middle blocker), Guru Prashanth (universal)
Kochi Blue Spikers - Erin Varghese (attacker)
Kolkata Thunderbolts - Ashwal Rai (opposite attacker), Rahul K (attacker), Hariprasad BS (libero)
Mumbai Meteors - Amit Gulia (attacker), Shubham Chaudhary (universal)
Player registrations for PVL Season 4 officially opened on Thursday and will close on May 31.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴… 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗬! 🔥
Season IV just got spicier with the 9⃣ teams locking in their core warriors. 📜 Swipe to check who's staying with your squad.#PrimeVolley#AsliVolleyball#PVLpic.twitter.com/tVyi6lAEzz — Prime Volleyball (@PrimeVolley) May 1, 2025
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