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Nippon Paint Most Innovative Setter: Having finished runner-up in the Pro Volleyball League in 2019 and third in 2022, when the league was re-branded as Prime Volleyball League (PVL) after the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2023, Calicut Heroes went into the third season with high hopes of improving on their previous results. On Saturday, their players were on cloud nine after winning their maiden title in Season 3.

The Calicut Heroes beat the Delhi Toofans in the final, picking a 15-13, 15-10, 13-15, 15-12 win at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai on Thursday to lift their maiden Championship trophy.

Expressing his excitement after lifting the trophy, Jerome Vinith, who plays as an attacker for the Calicut Heroes, and was also adjudged as the Indian Oil MVP for Season 3, said, “This is the most important win for Calicut Heroes and personally for me. I have waited for this opportunity for years and now finally, I have the trophy in my hands. I would say that teamwork and hard work were two key reasons that the Calicut Heroes have won the title.”