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Kerala Premier Volleyball League announced

- JTEAM SPORTSTAR

The founding partners of Prime Volleyball League (PVL) announced the Kerala Premier Volleyball League, which will be a State-based championsh­ip and marketed by Baseline Ventures.

The competitio­n will consist of teams from the districts and will be organised in the second half of the current year.

Each of the teams can also select a limited number of players from another State or abroad for the volleyball league. The organisers of the KPVL have already initiated discussion­s with television channels to broadcast the league. It will also be telecast on an OTT platform.

“It has been absolutely overwhelmi­ng to see the response the Rupay Prime Volleyball League has received in the last couple of weeks and we would like volleyball mania to continue throughout the year,” Tuhin Mishra, Co-founder & MD, Baseline Ventures said.

“Muthoot Pappachan Group is committed to support and promote volleyball in India. In Kerala, the sport is well connected to the grassroots and has a rich legacy of producing outstandin­g players for the nation,” Kochi Blue Spikers owner Thomas Muthoot said.

“The KPVL will create a big platform for volleyball talents,” he said.

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