Prime Volleyball League CEO Joy Bhattacharjya expects upcoming season to be closest contest till date

Having hosted the event solely in 2022 and partly in 2023, Prime Volleyball League (PVL) returns to Hyderabad for 2025, with the total marketing campaign set to be performed on the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Residence facet Hyderabad Black Hawks will get season 4 underway when it takes on defending champion Calicut Heroes on Thursday (October 2, 2025).

For the third successive season, PVL has added a brand new workforce to its roster. This yr, Goa Guardians has joined the fray, the place Indian cricketer Okay.L. Rahul is among the homeowners. Highlighting this, Pleasure Bhattacharjya, PVL CEO, acknowledged that it is among the methods the league’s progress, by way of curiosity from each traders and followers, may be measured. He additionally predicted an thrilling, intently contested marketing campaign this time round.

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“It’s very particular to come back again to Hyderabad. Every season has seen groups evolve by way of expertise and technique. This season must be essentially the most intently contested one up to now, and that implies that followers may very well be in for a top-class viewing expertise,” he mentioned on the season-opening press convention.

He additionally opined that PVL stands out from each different league within the nation for 2 causes. The league’s shut working relationship with the franchises, he acknowledged, is why PVL, as a substitute of shedding groups like different leagues, is gaining them yearly. “We don’t function in a means the place one particular person offers orders. We take everyone in confidence, work with them and make it work.”

The opposite motive, in response to Pleasure, is the efforts being taken by the franchises to develop the game on the grassroots degree. “Virtually each one of many groups that you’re coping with immediately has academies, they’ve locations the place they’re giving scholarships to gamers, they’re making an attempt to push the sport in rural areas.”

He additionally mentioned that the presence of skilled and worldwide stars — like Olympic and FIVB World Cup gold medallist David Lee, the coach of the Bengaluru Torpedoes — will assist the gamers develop professionally and personally.

Pleasure and Tuhin Mishra, CEO & Managing Director, Baseline Ventures, additionally introduced that the PVL, which can be telecast reside on the Sony Community in India, can be obtainable to followers globally on YouTube. “We’re coming into a transformative part for PVL. Our technique this season is concentrated on delivering distinctive worth to our companions and groups, guaranteeing a sustainable, world-class ecosystem for our athletes, and elevating the bar for sports activities leisure within the nation,” Tuhin mentioned.