The torpedoes

RuPay Prime Volleyball League: A total of 504 players went under the hammer here on Thursday as nine franchises bid for the finest volleyball talent in India ahead of Season 3 of the Prime Volleyball League.

Representing, the North Belt, Delhi Toofans joined the likes of Ahmedabad Defenders, Kochi Blue Spikers, Hyderabad Black Hawks, Chennai Blitz, Bengaluru Torpedoes, Kolkata Thunderbolts, Mumbai Meteors and Calicut as the newest entrants to the League.

At the auctions, attacker Aman Kumar and U21 prospect and setter, Sameer secured record bids to emerge as the most expensive players of the auction with a price tag of Rs 18 lakh each. Aman was secured by Kochi Blue Spikers while Sameer went to Chennai Blitz.