Shameem, who has the FIVB Referees Badge, compares PVL to the T-20 format in cricket and having played junior grade volleyball

Hyderabad: It is one of those striking ironies that the Prime Volleyball League at the Gachibowli Stadium in the City is on without a single player from Telangana representing any of the franchises!

But, for the 53-year-old M. Ilias Shameem, the enterprising and articulate referee, it continues to be a huge platform as he got another chance to do his job with the same ease, which has earned him some important assignments before, like the Asian championships in different categories, including the 2011 Asian senior championship, Asian Sea Games in Indonesia.

“Yes, the PVL is a different kind of experience and definitely challenging given the format and the high-

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