Shameemudheen becomes top buy as PVL Season 5 auction opens in Goa
Shameemudheen became the most expensive player at the Prime Volleyball League (PVL) season 5 auction on Monday in Goa when Kochi Blue Spikers purchased him for ₹20 lakh.
Defending champions Bengaluru Torpedoes made no new signings, opting to retain their entire championship-winning squad, while Ahmedabad Defenders made five acquisitions, led by C.K. Muhammad Nihal for ₹19 lakh; the Defenders also bought Muhammed Iqbal for ₹4 lakh and signed Shiva Chandel, Dhruv Chaudhari and Ayush Chaudhary at ₹3 lakh each.
Calicut Heroes strengthened with eight players, their top purchase being Sameer Chaudhary for ₹10 lakh; they also bought Suraj Chaudhary for ₹9.5 lakh, Jaskaran Singh for ₹9 lakh, Sarthak Singh Jadon for ₹7.75 lakh, Anu James for ₹5.5 lakh and picked Mahendra Dhurwe and Sujith at ₹3 lakh apiece, and used their Right to Match to retain V. Sivanessan for ₹5.75 lakh.
Chennai Blitz added Shon T. John for ₹15.5 lakh, Kunal Das for ₹6.25 lakh and Mohammed Zamrud for ₹4 lakh, and signed Soham More, S. Srinath, S. Vignesh and S. Surendran at ₹3 lakh each; Delhi Toofans signed Amrinderpal Singh for ₹10 lakh, Vikas Maan for ₹8 lakh and Ashok Vicky Gujjar and M.V. Lal Sujan at ₹3 lakh each.
Goa Guardians made two signings, Aman Kumar for ₹5 lakh and Rajat Kumar for ₹3 lakh, while Kochi Blue Spikers supplemented their purchase of Shameemudheen by also acquiring Angamuthu Ramaswamy for ₹9.5 lakh and Aadith KV, Naveed Khan, Vishesh and Arshak Sinan at ₹3 lakh each.
Kolkata Thunderbolts secured six players, including Jasjodh Singh for ₹15.5 lakh, Ashok Bishnoi and Aditya Rana at ₹5 lakh each, U. Janshad and C. Venu for ₹4 lakh each and Pawan Singh for ₹3 lakh; Mumbai Meteors signed Prince for ₹5.5 lakh and Mritunjoy Mahanta for ₹5 lakh.
Telugu Blackhawks recruited Tanish Choudhary for ₹14 lakh, Vinit Kumar for ₹8 lakh, P.A. Mouhsin for ₹5 lakh and B.S. Hari Prasad and Deepak at ₹3 lakh each, and used their Right to Match to retain Niyas Abdul Salam for ₹4 lakh.
The auction details were reported on August 17, 2026, with the article published at 08:51 pm IST.