Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present India's most valuable ODI players after the West Indies series
It took just one magical innings for Virender Sehwag to race to the top of the list of most valuable players in the recently-concluded India-West Indies ODI series.
Ravindra Jadeja follows closely behind, nicely fitting into the slot vacated by Yuvraj Singh after the World Cup.
Rohit Sharma is third; not just because he scored the most runs in the series, but also because he always batted in a most delightful vein.
The top ten MVP list has an equal split between Indian and West Indian players because this has been quite a close series (see Table 1).
The MVPI formula picks out batsmen who score a lot of runs at a high strike rate, and bowlers who take a lot of wickets at a low economy rate.
The formula suggests that Gautam Gambhir and Parthiv Patel were disappointing for India; even Ashwin proved to be a bit of a disappointment as a bowler with just 4 wickets.
For West Indies, it must be agonizing to see both Darren Bravo and Darren Sammy so low down the list; the captain, in particular, was hugely disappointing.
Table 1: Most valuable players in the India-West Indies series (Nov 29 Dec 11, 2011)
|
|
Player Name |
Team |
Runs |
Top score |
Strike Rate |
W |
Eco |
M |
MVPI |
|
1 |
Virender Sehwag |
IND |
265 |
219 |
123.8 |
0 |
|
4 |
352 |
|
2 |
Ravindra Jadeja |
IND |
68 |
38 |
70.8 |
9 |
4.4 |
5 |
340 |
|
3 |
Rohit Sharma |
IND |
305 |
95 |
90.0 |
0 |
6.7 |
5 |
321 |
|
4 |
Andre Russell |
WI |
155 |
53 |
132.5 |
3 |
6.1 |
5 |
293 |
|
5 |
Virat Kohli |
IND |
243 |
117 |
95.3 |
0 |
11.0 |
5 |
273 |
|
6 |
Suresh Raina |
IND |
78 |
55 |
116.4 |
4 |
3.7 |
5 |
237 |
|
7 |
Kieron Pollard |
WI |
199 |
119 |
95.2 |
2 |
7.1 |
5 |
236 |
|
8 |
Ravi Rampaul |
WI |
96 |
86 |
99.0 |
6 |
6.6 |
3 |
220 |
|
9 |
Kemar Roach |
WI |
43 |
24 |
50.6 |
9 |
5.7 |
5 |
211 |
|
10 |
Denesh Ramdin |
WI |
164 |
96 |
77.0 |
0 |
|
5 |
196 |
|
11 |
Marlon Samuels |
WI |
111 |
58 |
74.5 |
2 |
5.1 |
5 |
173 |
|
12 |
Umesh Yadav |
IND |
17 |
11 |
89.5 |
6 |
5.4 |
3 |
162 |
|
13 |
Gautam Gambhir |
IND |
114 |
67 |
87.7 |
0 |
|
5 |
145 |
|
14 |
Parthiv Patel |
IND |
56 |
39 |
96.6 |
0 |
|
5 |
139 |
|
15 |
R Ashwin |
IND |
37 |
31 |
50.0 |
4 |
4.9 |
4 |
134 |
|
16 |
Vinay Kumar |
IND |
21 |
18 |
37.5 |
5 |
5.1 |
4 |
130 |
|
17 |
Lendl Simmons |
WI |
134 |
78 |
76.1 |
0 |
4.4 |
5 |
129 |
|
18 |
Rahul Sharma |
IND |
0 |
0 |
|
4 |
4.4 |
2 |
125 |
|
19 |
Sunil Narine |
WI |
35 |
27 |
72.9 |
3 |
4.7 |
3 |
114 |
|
20 |
Anthony Martin |
WI |
3 |
3 |
37.5 |
3 |
5.1 |
2 |
107 |
|
21 |
Manoj Tiwary |
IND |
104 |
104 |
82.5 |
0 |
15.0 |
1 |
98 |
|
22 |
Darren Bravo |
WI |
99 |
60 |
75.0 |
0 |
|
3 |
93 |
|
23 |
Darren Sammy |
WI |
48 |
41 |
90.6 |
1 |
6.2 |
5 |
91 |
|
24 |
Abhimanyu Mithun |
IND |
23 |
23 |
143.8 |
3 |
6.4 |
3 |
87 |
|
25 |
IK Pathan |
IND |
4 |
4 |
40.0 |
2 |
4.7 |
1 |
53 |
|
26 |
Danza Hyatt |
WI |
62 |
31 |
55.4 |
0 |
|
4 |
38 |
|
27 |
Varun Aaron |
IND |
6 |
6 |
54.6 |
2 |
5.9 |
2 |
35 |
|
28 |
Kieran Powell |
WI |
22 |
15 |
104.8 |
0 |
|
2 |
27 |
|
29 |
Adrian Barath |
WI |
17 |
17 |
81.0 |
0 |
|
2 |
22 |
|
30 |
Ajinkya Rahane |
IND |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
|
1 |
9 |
Runs (scored) | Top score | Strike rate | W: Wickets taken | Eco: Economy rate | | M: Matches played | MVPI: Most valuable player index = sum of batting, bowling and fielding points |*Run outs are counted as 1 (wicket) for a direct hit, and 0.5 (wicket) if the fielder is an equal participant in a run out dismissal.
Virat Kohli continues to be India's most valuable ODI player. This has been a coming-of-age season for Kohli, and he has sparkled consistently, and often gloriously. Ravindra Jadeja has a very high MVPI score, even thought he has played only 13 of the season's 20 matches.
The season's big disappointments have been Harbhajan Singh and Yusuf Pathan. Amit Mishra and Munaf Patel have mysteriously disappeared. Vinay Kumar always seems to do his little bit, but he is still a supporter and not yet a leader.
Ajinkya Rahane and Parthiv Patel got plenty of opportunities, but neither did enough to justify the selectors' faith.
The season's two best batsmen have been Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The two best bowlers are Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin.
Table 2: India's most valuable players in the 2011-12 ODI season (20 matches so far)
|
|
Player |
Runs |
Six |
Four |
Strike Rate |
Bat Pts |
W |
Eco |
Bowl Pts |
Field Pts |
M |
MVPI |
|
1 |
Virat Kohli |
906 |
2 |
88 |
88.1 |
955.3 |
2 |
5.5 |
34.0 |
60 |
20 |
1049 |
|
2 |
Suresh Raina |
537 |
12 |
48 |
105.5 |
649.83 |
7 |
4.5 |
200.5 |
37.5 |
20 |
888 |
|
3 |
R Jadeja |
220 |
2 |
21 |
87.0 |
229.2 |
24 |
5.0 |
605.0 |
47.5 |
13 |
882 |
|
4 |
R Ashwin |
112 |
0 |
8 |
77.2 |
103.17 |
21 |
4.7 |
562.8 |
52.5 |
16 |
719 |
|
5 |
MS Dhoni |
448 |
11 |
36 |
104.4 |
538.5 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
72.5 |
10 |
611 |
|
6 |
Rohit Sharma |
562 |
9 |
35 |
88.1 |
592.33 |
0 |
6.7 |
-12.0 |
10 |
10 |
590 |
|
7 |
Parthiv Patel |
442 |
6 |
44 |
81.3 |
430.7 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
142.5 |
19 |
573 |
|
8 |
G Gambhir |
327 |
1 |
37 |
89.6 |
349.8 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
25 |
10 |
375 |
|
9 |
P Kumar |
51 |
3 |
2 |
110.9 |
63.7 |
12 |
4.9 |
310.0 |
0 |
13 |
374 |
|
10 |
V Sehwag |
265 |
7 |
31 |
123.8 |
351.7 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
0 |
4 |
352 |
|
11 |
Amit Mishra |
5 |
0 |
0 |
33.3 |
-2.5 |
11 |
4.0 |
326.0 |
5 |
5 |
329 |
|
12 |
Vinay Kumar |
24 |
0 |
1 |
36.9 |
-6.2 |
14 |
5.5 |
310.2 |
17.5 |
13 |
322 |
|
13 |
A Rahane |
340 |
3 |
33 |
75.1 |
302.5 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
10 |
11 |
313 |
|
14 |
Munaf Patel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
10 |
5.6 |
213.3 |
25 |
8 |
238 |
|
15 |
Umesh Yadav |
17 |
0 |
3 |
89.5 |
18.2 |
10 |
5.9 |
202.7 |
5 |
6 |
226 |
|
16 |
Manoj Tiwary |
163 |
2 |
16 |
80.7 |
157.7 |
1 |
6.9 |
6.0 |
60 |
5 |
224 |
|
17 |
H Singh |
47 |
2 |
1 |
69.1 |
37.3 |
4 |
3.6 |
143.0 |
10 |
3 |
190 |
|
18 |
Rahul Sharma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
4 |
4.4 |
112.0 |
12.5 |
2 |
125 |
|
19 |
Rahul Dravid |
124 |
0 |
9 |
77.5 |
114.7 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
0 |
5 |
115 |
|
20 |
Varun Aaron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
4 |
4.7 |
102.8 |
0 |
2 |
103 |
|
21 |
A Mithun |
23 |
2 |
2 |
143.8 |
32.7 |
3 |
6.4 |
49.0 |
5 |
3 |
87 |
|
22 |
Yusuf Pathan |
42 |
2 |
2 |
91.3 |
45.7 |
2 |
5.7 |
35.0 |
5 |
5 |
86 |
|
23 |
RP Singh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
4 |
6.5 |
68.0 |
5 |
3 |
73 |
|
24 |
IK Pathan |
4 |
0 |
0 |
40.0 |
-0.3 |
2 |
4.7 |
53.0 |
0 |
1 |
53 |
|
25 |
S Dhawan |
69 |
1 |
4 |
57.0 |
37.2 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
5 |
4 |
42 |
|
26 |
Varun Aaron |
6 |
0 |
1 |
54.5 |
2.8 |
2 |
5.9 |
32.0 |
0 |
2 |
35 |
|
27 |
Ishant Sharma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
-4.2 |
1 |
5.5 |
14.3 |
5 |
2 |
15 |
|
28 |
S Badrinath |
40 |
0 |
3 |
47.1 |
9.2 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
Runs (scored) | Sixes | Fours | Strike rate | Bat-pts: Batting points | W: Wickets taken | Eco: Economy rate | Bowl-pts: Bowling points | Field-pts: fielding points | M: Matches played | MVPI: Most valuable player index = sum of batting, bowling and fielding points | AvMVPI = MVPI/M | *Run outs are counted as 1 (wicket) for a direct hit, and 0.5 (wicket) if the fielder is an equal participant in a run out dismissal.
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