Who are the most valuable players in the 2011 World Cup? Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present a statistical look.
With just four matches remaining in World Cup 2011, and with one among India and Pakistan sure to enter the final, it is easy to predict that the most valuable player will be either Shahid Afridi or Yuvraj Singh.
If Pakistan win at Mohali, it will certainly be Afridi. If India win, it should be Yuvraj.
Our list is based on the idea of the most valuable player index (MVPI) which is calculated by adding together a player's batting, bowling and fielding index.
The batting index is based on a combination of runs scored and strike rate; the bowling index uses a combination of the number of wickets taken and the economy rate; and the fielding index is based on the number of catches taken and the fielder's participation in run-out dismissals.
Notice that Jacob Oram has climbed to the 15th place after his QF heroics against South Africa.
And as West Indies, Australia and South Africa depart, we note that their most valuable players were, respectively, Darren Sammy (which is an indicator of how poorly WI played!), Shane Watson and Brad Haddin, and Robin Peterson and A B de Villiers.
Most valuable players in the 2011 World Cup so far (after 45 matches, as on 25.3.2011)
|
|
Player Name |
Team |
Runs |
Strike Rate |
Bat Pts |
W |
Eco |
Bowl Pts |
Field Pts |
M |
MVPI |
|
1 |
Shahid Afridi |
PAK |
65 |
130.0 |
88.3 |
21 |
3.5 |
622.5 |
45 |
7 |
756 |
|
2 |
Yuvraj Singh |
IND |
341 |
86.3 |
352.8 |
11 |
4.9 |
279.0 |
10 |
7 |
642 |
|
3 |
Robin Peterson |
SA |
43 |
116.2 |
55.2 |
15 |
4.3 |
417.0 |
30 |
7 |
502 |
|
4 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
SL |
286 |
97.3 |
327.0 |
5 |
3.5 |
148.0 |
25 |
6 |
500 |
|
5 |
Zaheer Khan |
IND |
9 |
81.8 |
8.8 |
17 |
4.5 |
457.3 |
20 |
7 |
486 |
|
6 |
Tim Southee |
NZ |
14 |
77.8 |
13.0 |
15 |
4.1 |
431.7 |
30 |
7 |
475 |
|
7 |
Umar Gul |
PAK |
36 |
124.1 |
47.8 |
14 |
3.9 |
409.5 |
5 |
7 |
462 |
|
8 |
Virender Sehwag |
IND |
342 |
120.8 |
448.2 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
5 |
6 |
453 |
|
9 |
AB de Villiers |
SA |
353 |
108.3 |
434.3 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
17.5 |
5 |
452 |
|
10 |
Ryan ten Doeschate |
NED |
307 |
89.2 |
327.3 |
7 |
6.2 |
113.0 |
10 |
6 |
450 |
|
11 |
Kumar Sangakkara |
SL |
363 |
88.8 |
385.2 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
62.5 |
6 |
448 |
|
12 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
IND |
379 |
95.9 |
428.8 |
0 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
5 |
7 |
435 |
|
13 |
Graeme Swann |
ENG |
60 |
120.0 |
78.3 |
12 |
4.2 |
347.0 |
5 |
6 |
430 |
|
14 |
Shane Watson |
AUS |
290 |
92.4 |
318.3 |
3 |
4.6 |
92.0 |
15 |
7 |
425 |
|
15 |
Jacob Oram |
NZ |
52 |
123.8 |
69.0 |
12 |
4.6 |
317.2 |
32.5 |
5 |
419 |
|
16 |
Mohammad Hafeez |
PAK |
172 |
83.5 |
172.3 |
7 |
3.5 |
241.0 |
0 |
7 |
413 |
|
17 |
Imran Tahir |
SA |
1 |
50.0 |
0.3 |
14 |
3.8 |
397.5 |
10 |
5 |
408 |
|
18 |
Brad Haddin |
AUS |
332 |
78.9 |
313.2 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
77.5 |
7 |
391 |
|
19 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
BAN |
142 |
71.0 |
117.3 |
8 |
4.8 |
208.7 |
60 |
6 |
386 |
|
20 |
Brett Lee |
AUS |
5 |
62.5 |
3.3 |
13 |
4.3 |
361.7 |
20 |
7 |
385 |
|
21 |
Andrew Strauss |
ENG |
329 |
97.3 |
376.3 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
5 |
6 |
381 |
|
22 |
Jacques Kallis |
SA |
225 |
72.8 |
192.5 |
5 |
4.1 |
152.0 |
30 |
7 |
375 |
|
23 |
Kevin O'Brien |
IRE |
198 |
125.3 |
264.3 |
4 |
6.8 |
70.0 |
40 |
6 |
374 |
|
24 |
Dale Steyn |
SA |
28 |
57.1 |
15.2 |
12 |
4.2 |
338.8 |
5 |
6 |
359 |
|
25 |
Darren Sammy |
WI |
54 |
110.2 |
67.2 |
9 |
4.5 |
249.0 |
40 |
7 |
356 |
|
26 |
Brendon McCullum |
NZ |
243 |
94.9 |
272.7 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
82.5 |
7 |
355 |
|
27 |
M Muralitharan |
SL |
7 |
175.0 |
10.7 |
11 |
3.5 |
339.0 |
5 |
6 |
355 |
|
28 |
Kieron Pollard |
WI |
180 |
150.0 |
260.0 |
2 |
4.9 |
52.2 |
42.5 |
7 |
355 |
|
29 |
Kemar Roach |
WI |
19 |
35.8 |
-6.2 |
13 |
4.2 |
360.0 |
0 |
6 |
354 |
|
30 |
Mitchell Johnson |
AUS |
25 |
131.6 |
34.2 |
10 |
4.0 |
306.5 |
5 |
7 |
346 |
|
31 |
Jonathan Trott |
ENG |
336 |
82.6 |
332.8 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
12.5 |
6 |
345 |
|
32 |
Harvir Baidwan |
CAN |
53 |
67.1 |
40.2 |
13 |
5.6 |
293.0 |
10 |
6 |
343 |
|
33 |
John Mooney |
IRE |
58 |
64.4 |
41.0 |
10 |
5.8 |
216.0 |
85 |
6 |
342 |
|
34 |
Paul Stirling |
IRE |
157 |
122.7 |
207.3 |
4 |
4.5 |
122.0 |
10 |
6 |
339 |
|
35 |
Ross Taylor |
NZ |
288 |
90.9 |
311.8 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
25 |
7 |
337 |
|
36 |
Ray Price |
ZIM |
37 |
62.7 |
24.8 |
9 |
3.4 |
301.0 |
10 |
6 |
336 |
|
37 |
Jean-Paul Duminy |
SA |
224 |
97.8 |
257.2 |
2 |
5.0 |
50.0 |
20 |
7 |
327 |
|
38 |
Hashim Amla |
SA |
306 |
87.7 |
321.2 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
5 |
7 |
326 |
|
39 |
Nathan McCullum |
NZ |
91 |
75.2 |
81.2 |
8 |
4.7 |
212.0 |
20 |
7 |
313 |
|
40 |
Suleiman Benn |
WI |
16 |
45.7 |
2.8 |
12 |
5.0 |
301.2 |
0 |
6 |
304 |
|
41 |
Tim Bresnan |
ENG |
41 |
82.0 |
40.3 |
9 |
4.9 |
230.0 |
30 |
6 |
300 |
|
42 |
Shaun Tait |
AUS |
0 |
0.0 |
-0.8 |
11 |
5.1 |
271.0 |
17.5 |
7 |
288 |
|
43 |
Michael Clarke |
AUS |
233 |
91.0 |
252.7 |
0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
35 |
7 |
288 |
|
44 |
Virat Kohli |
IND |
238 |
87.2 |
248.5 |
0 |
6.0 |
-1.0 |
35 |
7 |
283 |
|
45 |
Gautam Gambhir |
IND |
269 |
87.3 |
281.3 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
0 |
7 |
281 |
|
46 |
Upul Tharanga |
SL |
261 |
87.3 |
272.8 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
5 |
6 |
278 |
|
47 |
Prosper Utseya |
ZIM |
123 |
65.4 |
89.3 |
6 |
4.3 |
184.0 |
0 |
6 |
273 |
|
48 |
Devon Smith |
WI |
300 |
76.7 |
274.2 |
0 |
6.0 |
-0.8 |
0 |
7 |
273 |
|
49 |
George Dockrell |
IRE |
42 |
79.2 |
39.8 |
7 |
4.4 |
201.3 |
27.5 |
6 |
269 |
|
50 |
M Jayawardene |
SL |
200 |
93.9 |
222.5 |
0 |
-- |
0.0 |
42.5 |
6 |
265 |
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