Kohli jumps to top spot in MVP list

India's T20 World Cup challenge has ended.

But it is likely that Virat Kohli (MVPI of 338) will go on to become the tournament's most valuable player because he enjoys a lead of 109 runs over second-placed Joe Root (229).

In all probability the battle for the second place will be between Root, Andre Russell (221) and Jason Roy (219).

The reason for India's demise becomes clear when you scroll down the MVPI table searching for the second Indian on the list.

MS Dhoni (138) is at #22, and Shikhar Dhawan (37) isn't even in the top 100! The message is clear: even a Virat Kohli, or a Sachin Tendulkar back in 1996, can't win you a cricket world cup. The whole team must fire.

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players ratings.

IMAGE: Virat Kohli of India looks on during a practice session. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images.

Rank	Player	Team	Runs	4s	6s	Str Rate	W	Eco	M	MVPI
1	Virat Kohli	IND	273	29	5	146.8	1	9	5	338
2	Joe Root	ENG	195	17	7	145.5	0	13	5	229
3	Andre Russell	WI	90	8	5	147.5	8	8.4	5	221
4	Jason Roy	ENG	183	22	7	151.2	0	-	5	219
5	Quinton de Kock	SA	153	18	6	143	0	-	4	212
6	Jos Buttler	ENG	155	12	9	158.2	0	-	5	203
7	Mitchell Santner	NZ	29	3	0	107.4	10	6.3	5	201
8	Shane Watson	AUS	96	9	4	150	5	7.4	4	197
9	Martin Guptill	NZ	140	15	8	157.3	0	-	4	193
10	Chris Gayle	WI	109	7	11	194.6	2	5.7	4	188
11	Shahid Afridi	PAK	90	7	7	183.7	4	7.4	4	184
12	Ish Sodhi	NZ	0	0	0	-	10	6.1	5	182
13	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	107	8	4	124.4	4	7.6	4	177
14	Mohammad Nabi	AFG	35	4	1	97.2	6	6.4	4	174
15	Usman Khawaja	AUS	143	22	2	137.5	0	-	4	164
16	Glenn Maxwell	AUS	109	8	4	129.8	2	7.6	4	162
17	AB de Villiers	SA	110	5	9	180.3	0	-	4	155
18	Mustafizur Rahman	BAN	6	0	1	200	9	7.2	3	147
19	Tillakaratne Dilshan	SL	133	13	5	123.1	0	-	4	146
20	Samuel Badree	WI	2	0	0	100	7	5.7	5	145
21	Dwayne Bravo	WI	38	2	1	97.4	6	7.7	5	141
22	MS Dhoni	IND	89	6	2	127.1	0	-	5	138
23	James Faulkner	AUS	17	2	0	100	8	8.1	4	134
24	Thisara Perera	SL	80	6	4	145.5	3	10.3	4	132
25	Sharjeel Khan	PAK	112	18	3	143.6	0	-	4	131
26	Samiullah Shenwari	AFG	79	7	2	136.2	1	5.8	4	130
27	Hashim Amla	SA	120	13	4	134.8	0	-	4	129
28	Chris Jordan	ENG	20	3	0	95.2	6	8	5	129
29	Angelo Mathews	SL	114	6	6	118.8	1	6.9	3	128
30	Imran Tahir	SA	0	0	0	-	6	5.2	4	127
31	Ben Stokes	ENG	43	4	3	172	4	8.6	5	127
32	Colin Munro	NZ	118	11	4	114.6	0	-	5	126
33	Shoaib Malik	PAK	96	7	3	165.5	0	9	4	126
34	Rashid Khan	AFG	32	3	2	114.3	5	7.6	4	126
35	Moeen Ali	ENG	56	5	2	124.4	5	9.4	5	124
36	David Willey	ENG	20	0	2	117.6	7	8.2	5	124
37	Mohammad Shahzad	AFG	80	7	6	142.9	0	-	4	124
38	Grant Elliott	NZ	50	4	0	108.7	3	5.8	5	122
39	Jean-Paul Duminy	SA	83	5	4	172.9	1	10.3	2	117
40	Johnson Charles	WI	116	11	5	114.9	0	-	5	113
41	Kane Williamson	NZ	123	14	2	105.1	0	3	5	112
42	Andre Fletcher	WI	106	8	6	120.5	0	-	3	110
43	Ashish Nehra	IND	0	0	0	0	5	5.9	5	107
44	Suresh Raina	IND	41	2	2	124.2	3	4.8	5	106
45	Faf du Plessis	SA	98	11	2	112.6	0	-	4	103
46	Corey Anderson	NZ	86	8	1	97.7	2	7	5	102
47	Lendl Simmons	WI	82	7	5	160.8	0	-	1	100
48	Najibullah Zadran	AFG	86	7	4	141	0	-	4	100
49	Sabbir Rahman	BAN	75	11	1	108.7	1	5.5	4	98
50	Kyle Abbott	SA	0	0	0	-	7	8.1	3	98
51	Adam Zampa	AUS	2	0	0	200	5	6.3	4	91
52	Ahmed Shehzad	PAK	108	14	0	102.9	0	-	4	89
53	Ross Taylor	NZ	91	5	3	113.8	0	-	5	86
54	Mahmudullah	BAN	76	8	1	118.8	1	9.4	4	86
55	Ravindra Jadeja	IND	12	2	0	109.1	4	7.2	5	85
56	Luke Ronchi	NZ	50	3	2	151.5	0	-	5	83
57	David Miller	SA	48	4	3	200	0	-	4	82
58	Steven Smith	AUS	83	8	1	120.3	0	-	4	80
59	Eoin Morgan	ENG	61	2	3	129.8	0	-	5	79
60	Mohammad Hafeez	PAK	69	7	2	146.8	0	-	2	79
61	Rohit Sharma	IND	88	7	4	107.3	0	-	5	78
62	Marlon Samuels	WI	96	17	0	101.1	0	-	5	77
63	Asghar Stanikzai	AFG	86	3	6	108.9	0	-	4	77
64	Umar Akmal	PAK	78	4	2	121.9	0	-	4	76
65	Chris Morris	SA	16	2	0	94.1	5	8.9	3	74
66	Nathan McCullum	NZ	0	0	0	0	3	4.2	2	72
67	Alex Hales	ENG	65	9	1	116.1	0	-	4	72
68	Sulieman Benn	WI	0	0	0	-	2	5.8	5	71
69	Jeffrey Vandersay	SL	3	0	0	37.5	3	5.2	3	69
70	Mitchell McClenaghan	NZ	7	0	1	233.3	4	7.9	4	66
71	Rangana Herath	SL	6	0	0	60	3	6.2	4	66
72	Ravichandran Ashwin	IND	15	1	0	68.2	4	7.7	5	64
73	Hardik Pandya	IND	16	2	1	114.3	5	10.2	5	64
74	Aaron Phangiso	SA	4	0	0	80	3	5.6	2	62
75	Peter Nevill	AUS	18	1	2	360	0	-	4	60
76	Adam Milne	NZ	2	0	0	100	3	7.4	4	59
77	Yuvraj Singh	IND	52	2	2	100	1	6.3	4	58
78	Jasprit Bumrah	IND	0	0	0	0	4	7.7	5	55
79	David Wiese	SA	28	2	0	107.7	1	8.2	3	55
80	Aaron Finch	AUS	58	4	2	116	0	-	2	54
81	Al-Amin Hossain	BAN	0	0	0	0	5	9.3	4	53
82	Denesh Ramdin	WI	36	1	0	69.2	0	-	5	53
83	Imad Wasim	PAK	0	0	0	0	3	7	3	53
84	Mohammad Sami	PAK	4	1	0	200	4	9.3	3	52
85	Dinesh Chandimal	SL	56	5	3	96.6	0	-	4	52
86	Mushfiqur Rahim	BAN	44	7	0	110	0	-	4	50
87	Tamim Iqbal	BAN	62	5	2	103.3	0	-	3	49
88	Shuvagata Hom	BAN	29	3	1	103.6	1	6.6	3	49
89	Shafiqullah	AFG	44	4	2	141.9	0	-	3	49
90	Liam Plunkett	ENG	0	0	0	-	2	6.1	3	47
91	Amir Hamza	AFG	4	0	0	50	3	7.2	3	47
92	Noor Ali Zadran	AFG	62	4	1	93.9	0	-	3	46
93	Adil Rashid	ENG	0	0	0	-	4	9.1	5	44
94	Mohammad Amir	PAK	0	0	0	-	3	7.9	4	44
95	Mitchell Marsh	AUS	30	1	2	103.4	1	7.6	2	42
96	Farhaan Behardien	SA	0	0	0	-	2	5	1	42
97	Khalid Latif	PAK	49	4	1	102.1	0	-	2	42
98	Ajinkya Rahane	IND	40	2	0	114.3	0	-	1	40
99	Milinda Siriwardana	SL	22	2	1	110	2	9	4	39
100	Kagiso Rabada	SA	0	0	0	-	5	10.7	3	38
101	Shikhar Dhawan	IND	43	4	2	82.7	0	-	4	37
102	Wahab Riaz	PAK	0	0	0	0	3	8.2	3	37

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