PVL 2025 auction: Jerome Vinith, Shameemudheen among top buys – Sportstar

Subscribers Only Have you subscribed yet?
Buy Print
Published : Jun 08, 2025 19:38 IST , KOZHIKODE – 2 MINS READ
Comments
Follow Us
SHARE
READ LATER
File photo: Jerome Vinith was the Most Valuable Player last season, during which he took Calicut Heroes to the title. | Photo Credit: RAGU R/The Hindu
C. Jerome Vinith has a new team in the Prime Volleyball League.
After smashing away winners for Cailcut Heroes in all three seasons of the league thus far, he was picked up for Rs. 22.5 lakhs by Chennai Blitz at the auction for Season 4 here on Sunday.
The Chennai franchise faced some stiff competition from the likes of Bengaluru Torpedoes before securing the services of Vinith, the Most Valuable Player last season, in which he took Calicut all the way to the title.
Two other men also went for Rs. 22.5 lakhs – Vinit Kumar (Kochi Blue Spikers) and Shameemudheen (Calicut Heroes).
Hyderabad Black Hawks got Shikhar Singh for Rs. 16 lakh, while Jasjodh Singh was bought for Rs. 14.75 lakh by Kochi Blue Spikers. Bengaluru Torpedoes bought P.V. Jishnu for Rs. 14 lakh, while Ahmedabad Defenders spent Rs 11.5 lakh (right to match) on Shon T. John.
ALSO READ | Anahat Singh wins two PSA Player of the Season honours
The fourth edition of the league is scheduled to be held in October. It has expanded to 10 teams, with the addition of the Goa Guardians. Delhi Toofans, Mumbai Meteors and Kolkata Thunderbolts complete the line-up.
After the auction, Tuhin Mishra, the co-founder of Baseline Ventures (the company behind the Prime Volleyball League), expressed hopes for a brighter future. “The league’s last edition had attracted 200 million television viewers on our broadcaster, Sony, and that is a huge number,” he said.
“We hope that number would be bigger this season. And for streaming on the global stage, we have tied up with YouTube,” he added.
Joy Bhattacharjya, the league’s CEO, said the auction highlighted some young talents.
“And the senior players like Jerome got the kind of money they deserved. The franchises have also got their tactics right at the auction. It was three times better than what it was in the inaugural edition,” he said.
Comments
Prime Volleyball League /
C. Jerome Vinith
BACK TO TOP
Terms & conditions  |  Institutional Subscriber
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment

source