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MVP Day 6: Kallis still on top
By Srinivas Bhogle
March 19, 2007 17:51 IST

It will take a special effort for someone to displace Jacques Kallis from the top. The only way he can fall is if he has a poor second match.

That's what happened to Ricky Ponting. By getting out for just 23 against Netherlands, Ponting fell to the 19th place; being a pure batsman, he'll always find it difficult to hold his place right at the top because of the way MVP is calculated.

The two Brads: Brad Hodge (7) and Brad Hogg (13) gained from the tie against Netherlands. Hodge, in particular jumped from the 29th to the 7th place with his 123 in 89 balls.

For England, Paul Collingwood jumped to the 43rd place (he was at 115), because of his 62 at a run a ball. Ravinder Bopara (16), who filled in for Flintoff, is the unlikely topper from England after a good game against Canada with 2 wickets and 29 runs scored at almost a run a ball.

The surprise package is Sunil Dhaniram of Canada at the 15th place. He took 3 English wickets giving away 41 runs and then hit a quick 30. Earlier, he scored 34 in 35 balls against Kenya and got a wicket after an economical bowling spell.

It's interesting to see so many Indian names in the "minnow" teams.

Rank Country Player Runs Balls Ct | St Rc Bb W M Total Average
1 SA Jacques Kallis 128 109 0 18 24 0 1 182.00 182.00
2 Ken Steve Tikolo 72 76 2 34 54 2 1 150.40 150.40
3 NZ Scott Styris 87 113 1 25 42 2 1 145.20 145.20
4 WI Dwayne Smith 32 15 0 36 60 3 1 136.00 136.00
5 SA Graeme Smith 67 59 1 32 48 1 1 134.20 134.20
6 SA Mark Boucher 75 31 0 | 0 1 125.20 125.20
7 Aus Brad Hodge 152 117 0 17 36 1 2 246.20 123.10
8 SL Farveez Maharoof 9 5 0 23 42 4 1 120.60 120.60
9 SA Herschelle Gibbs 72 40 0 1 112.00 112.00
10 Ban Mashrafe Mortaza 0 0 0 38 57 4 1 103.60 103.60
11 SL Mahela Jayawardene 85 90 1 1 103.00 103.00
12 WI Dwayne Bravo 16 17 2 42 54 3 1 101.60 101.60
13 Aus Brad Hogg 40 15 0 43 72 5 2 202.60 101.30
14 SL Kumar Sangakkara 76 83 3 | 0 1 100.60 100.60
15 Can Sunil Dhaniram 64 68 1 75 114 4 2 190.80 95.40
16 Eng Ravinder Bopara 29 30 0 43 54 2 1 94.20 94.20
17 Ban Abdur Razzak 0 0 2 38 60 3 1 92.00 92.00
18 Ken Maurice Ouma 58 89 0 | 1 1 90.80 90.80
19 Aus Ricky Ponting 136 115 0 2 180.00 90.00
20 Pak Mohammad Sami 12 34 0 29 60 3 1 87.80 87.80
21 NZ Jacob Oram 63 83 0 25 36 1 1 87.40 87.40
22 SL Lasith Malinga 0 0 0 10 30 3 1 86.00 86.00
23 Ban Mohammad Rafique 0 0 0 35 60 3 1 85.00 85.00
24 Zim Stuart Matsikenyeri 73 76 0 6 6 0 1 84.00 84.00
25 Pak Iftikhar Anjum 19 61 0 73 120 5 2 156.20 78.10
26 NZ Shane Bond 0 0 0 19 60 2 1 77.00 77.00
27 Aus Glenn McGrath 0 0 0 47 84 5 2 152.20 76.10
28 Aus Adam Gilchrist 103 119 1 | 1 2 149.80 74.90
29 Aus Michael Clarke 108 105 1 2 149.00 74.50
30 SL Chamara Silva 55 45 0 1 74.00 74.00
31 Zim Vusumuzi Sibanda 67 84 1 1 71.80 71.80
32 Ken Jimmy Kamande 0 0 0 25 60 2 1 71.00 71.00
33 WI Marlon Samuels 63 70 0 1 70.00 70.00
34 Ind Munaf Patel 15 15 0 39 51 2 1 67.80 67.80
35 Ken Hiren Varaiya 0 0 0 19 60 1 1 65.00 65.00
36 Ire Trent Johnston 29 38 2 52 102 2 2 127.20 63.60
37 Ire Jeremy Bray 118 150 2 2 126.00 63.00
38 Zim Elton Chigumbura 4 9 1 21 36 2 1 61.60 61.60
39 Zim Sean Williams 14 13 0 21 36 1 1 61.40 61.40
40 Ban Tamim Iqbal 51 53 0 1 59.60 59.60
41 Ire Kyle McCallan 0 4 0 68 88 4 2 119.20 59.60
42 Ire Andre Botha 1 13 1 37 108 3 2 118.00 59.00
43 Eng Paul Collingwood 93 102 0 61 72 0 2 113.00 56.50
44 WI Daren Powell 1 1 0 42 60 2 1 55.20 55.20
45 Aus Matthew Hayden 89 107 1 2 109.40 54.70
46 Ind Virender Sehwag 2 6 0 17 30 2 1 54.20 54.20
47 SA Shaun Pollock 0 0 1 4 36 1 1 53.80 53.80
48 NZ James Franklin 0 0 1 43 54 2 1 53.20 53.20
49 Eng Paul Nixon 65 49 1 | 1 2 105.80 52.90
50 Zim Gary Brent 3 12 0 40 60 2 1 52.40 52.40
51 SL Muttiah Muralidaran 0 0 0 28 40 2 1 52.00 52.00
52 WI Corey Collymore 8 2 0 27 50 1 1 51.40 51.40
53 Ire Boyd Rankin 0 0 1 75 96 4 2 102.80 51.40
54 Scot Colin Smith 51 76 0 | 1 1 51.20 51.20
55 Pak Shoaib Malik 71 79 1 33 30 1 2 98.80 49.40
56 SA Justin Kemp 0 0 0 18 24 2 1 49.20 49.20
57 Ire Niall O'Brien 73 112 3 | 0 2 95.40 47.70
58 Ind Yuvraj Singh 47 58 0 15 18 0 1 47.00 47.00
59 Scot Majid Haq 16 22 0 49 42 2 1 47.00 47.00
60 Pak Mohammad Hafeez 15 34 2 54 78 3 2 93.20 46.60
61 WI Ramnaresh Sarwan 49 65 0 1 46.00 46.00
62 Zim Christopher Mpofu 0 5 0 58 60 2 1 46.00 46.00
63 Can Ashif Mulla 83 99 1 2 91.80 45.90
64 Eng Liam Plunkett 29 34 0 89 96 3 2 90.60 45.30
65 Ber Kevin Hurdle 6 3 1 61 54 2 1 44.80 44.80
66 Ber Lionel Cann 28 32 0 34 30 1 1 44.40 44.40
67 Ken Tanmay Mishra 35 54 1 1 43.80 43.80
68 Ber Saleem Mukuddem 0 4 0 50 60 2 1 42.80 42.80
69 Ind Zaheer Khan 15 17 0 41 54 1 1 42.60 42.60
70 Ken Thomas Odoyo 0 0 0 32 48 1 1 42.40 42.40
71 SL Chaminda Vaas 0 0 0 11 36 1 1 41.80 41.80
72 Ban Saqibul Hasan 53 86 0 44 60 0 1 41.20 41.20
73 Zim Brendan Taylor 24 40 3 | 1 1 41.00 41.00
74 Aus Shaun Tait 0 0 0 74 90 3 2 82.00 41.00
75 Eng James Anderson 0 0 0 79 108 3 2 79.40 39.70
76 WI Brian Lara 37 56 2 1 39.20 39.20
77 SA Andre Hall 0 0 0 15 36 1 1 37.80 37.80
78 Ban Mushfiqur Rahim 56 107 2 | 0 1 36.40 36.40
79 Ire Langford-Smith 15 17 1 65 114 1 2 71.60 35.80
80 Aus Nathan Bracken 0 0 1 45 78 2 2 70.40 35.20
81 WI Jerome Taylor 2 4 0 38 60 1 1 34.80 34.80
82 Aus Shane Watson 30 15 1 18 42 0 2 68.60 34.30
83 Pak Umar Gul 1 14 0 62 108 2 2 63.20 31.60
84 Eng Monty Panesar 0 0 0 82 120 2 2 62.00 31.00
85 SA Charles Langeveldt 0 0 0 22 36 1 1 30.80 30.80
86 Eng Kevin Pietersen 65 96 1 2 6 0 2 61.00 30.50
87 Ire Andrew White 32 51 0 15 18 1 2 58.60 29.30
88 Ind Sourav Ganguly 66 129 0 1 28.80 28.80
89 Can John Davison 29 44 1 63 114 0 2 56.00 28.00
90 NZ Craig McMillan 27 34 0 1 26.80 26.80
91 Eng Ed Joyce 66 105 1 2 53.00 26.50
92 NL Ryan ten Doeschate 58 80 1 134 102 2 2 52.60 26.30
93 Ken Peter Ongondo 0 0 1 51 60 1 1 26.00 26.00
94 Eng Andrew Flintoff 0 1 1 17 48 0 1 25.60 25.60
95 NL Tim de Leede 35 58 0 88 84 2 2 50.80 25.40
96 Pak Kamran Akmal 27 48 3 | 2 2 50.60 25.30
97 Can Geoff Barnett 48 57 0 2 50.40 25.20
98 Eng Michael Vaughan 71 116 0 2 49.20 24.60
99 SA Ashwell Prince 0 0 0 1 24.00 24.00
100 SL Sanath Jayasuriya 22 26 0 1 23.20 23.20
101 Ind Mahendra Dhoni 0 3 1 | 2 1 22.60 22.60
102 SL Upul Tharanga 30 47 0 1 22.40 22.40
103 SA AB De Villiers 0 2 0 1 22.40 22.40
104 Pak Danish Kaneria 0 0 0 45 54 1 1 22.20 22.20
105 NZ Brendon McCullum 0 0 4 | 0 1 20.00 20.00
106 Scot Paul Hoffmann 0 0 1 57 60 1 1 20.00 20.00
107 Ire Kevin O'Brien 26 80 0 37 48 2 2 37.40 18.70
108 Ber David Hemp 14 18 1 1 18.60 18.60
109 Zim Prosper Utseya 1 3 0 29 60 0 1 18.60 18.60
110 NL William Stelling 1 4 0 43 48 1 1 18.20 18.20
111 Ban Aftab Ahmed 8 10 2 1 18.00 18.00
112 Ire Eoin Morgan 23 32 3 2 35.40 17.70
113 Can Abdool Samad 51 96 0 54 49 1 2 34.40 17.20
114 Ban Syed Rasel 0 0 0 31 60 0 1 17.00 17.00
115 Scot Glenn Rogers 6 19 0 52 60 1 1 16.80 16.80
116 NL Peter Borren 26 24 1 141 108 2 2 31.20 15.60
117 Ind Harbhajan Singh 0 3 0 30 60 0 1 15.60 15.60
118 Zim Edward Rainsford 1 1 0 44 42 1 1 14.80 14.80
119 Can Anderson Cummins 1 3 0 90 90 2 2 29.60 14.80
120 Can George Codrington 7 8 1 70 60 1 1 14.60 14.60
121 WI Denesh Ramdin 1 4 3 | 0 1 13.80 13.80
122 Can Desmond Chumney 27 51 0 1 13.20 13.20
123 Can Ian Billcliff 54 104 0 2 24.80 12.40
124 Pak Inzamam ul-Haq 37 68 1 2 24.60 12.30
125 SL Tillakaratne Dilshan 12 15 0 1 12.00 12.00
126 Pak Mohammad Yousuf 52 103 0 2 21.60 10.80
127 Ber Dean Minors 4 3 1 | 0 1 10.60 10.60
128 Eng Ian Bell 33 63 1 2 20.60 10.30
129 Can Umar Bhatti 1 2 0 85 101 1 2 20.20 10.10
130 SA Andre Nel 0 0 0 19 36 0 1 9.80 9.80
131 Pak Imran Nazir 30 54 0 2 16.80 8.40
132 Pak Younis Khan 9 16 2 2 15.20 7.60
133 Can Ashish Bagai 25 59 2 | 0 2 12.80 6.40
134 Zim Terry Duffin 12 22 0 1 6.40 6.40
135 Ind Rahul Dravid 14 28 0 1 5.60 5.60
136 Ind Ajit Agarkar 0 2 0 41 60 0 1 5.40 5.40
137 NZ Stephen Fleming 7 11 0 1 5.20 5.20
138 Scot Craig Wright 4 21 0 58 60 1 1 5.20 5.20
139 NL Daan van Bunge 38 49 2 56 24 0 2 10.00 5.00
140 Aus Michael Hussey 6 10 1 2 9.00 4.50
141 Ind Robin Uthappa 9 17 0 1 4.40 4.40
142 NL Darron Reekers 29 25 0 83 66 0 2 7.80 3.90
143 SL Russel Arnold 2 1 0 1 3.20 3.20
144 NL Jeroen Smits 3 12 1 | 0 2 1.40 0.70
145 Ber Dwayne Leverock 1 8 0 67 60 1 1 0.60 0.60
146 Ban Habibul Bashar 1 8 1 1 0.60 0.60
147 Ken Collins Obuya 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.00
148 Ind Sachin Tendulkar 7 26 0 8 18 0 1 -0.40 -0.40
149 NL Eric Szwarczynski 12 31 0 1 -0.80 -0.80
150 Can Qaiser Ali 6 16 0 1 -0.80 -0.80
151 Ber Janeiro Tucker 4 21 2 50 60 0 1 -0.80 -0.80
152 WI Chris Gayle 2 6 0 1 -0.80 -0.80
153 NZ Ross Taylor 0 1 0 1 -0.80 -0.80
154 Pak Azhar Mahmood 2 21 0 25 46 0 1 -1.00 -1.00
155 Scot Navdeep Poonia 1 4 0 1 -1.20 -1.20
156 Pak Naved-ul-Hasan 11 29 1 49 54 0 1 -2.00 -2.00
157 Scot Fraser Watts 9 25 0 1 -2.00 -2.00
158 Ban Mohammad Ashraful 8 23 0 1 -2.40 -2.40
159 Ban Shahriar Nafees 2 8 0 1 -2.40 -2.40
160 NZ Jeetan Patel 0 0 0 42 48 0 1 -3.60 -3.60
161 Scot Ryan Watson 6 20 0 1 -4.00 -4.00
162 Ber Clay Smith 0 5 0 1 -4.00 -4.00
163 NL Luuk van Troost 5 10 1 59 24 1 2 -8.80 -4.40
164 NL Alexei Kervezee 17 54 0 2 -9.20 -4.60
165 Zim Chamu Chibhabha 12 36 0 1 -4.80 -4.80
166 NZ Lou Vincent 0 6 0 1 -4.80 -4.80
167 Can Henry Osinde 1 2 0 31 32 0 1 -5.00 -5.00
168 NZ Daniel Vettori 0 0 0 53 60 0 1 -5.00 -5.00
169 Ber Oliver Pitcher 6 28 1 1 -5.40 -5.40
170 NL Bas Zuiderent 10 39 0 2 -11.20 -5.60
171 Ken David Obuya 4 17 0 1 -5.60 -5.60
172 Ire William Porterfield 13 56 1 2 -13.80 -6.90
173 NL Mark Jonkman 0 2 0 35 37 0 1 -7.00 -7.00
174 Eng Jamie Dalrymple 5 16 1 50 42 0 2 -14.20 -7.10
175 WI Shivnarine Chanderpaul 19 63 1 1 -7.40 -7.40
176 Scot Gavin Hamilton 3 18 0 1 -8.40 -8.40
177 Ken Ravindu Shah 6 26 0 1 -8.80 -8.80
178 Scot John Blain 0 0 0 29 24 0 1 -9.80 -9.80
179 Scot Dougie Brown 19 37 0 86 54 1 1 -10.40 -10.40
180 Ber Irvine Romaine 0 1 0 29 18 0 1 -15.40 -15.40
181 NL Adeel Raja 8 14 0 61 47 0 1 -18.60 -18.60
182 Ken Nehemiah Odhiambo 0 0 0 33 18 0 1 -18.60 -18.60
183 Ber Delyone Borden 6 25 0 27 18 0 1 -20.60 -20.60

Ct: Catches | St: Stumpings | Rc: Runs conceded | Bb: Balls bowled | W: Wickets taken | M: Matches played

"Brad Hodge" is the only new entrant in Day 6's Chernoff gallery. With his round face, wide nose and smiling face he's easily identified as a pure batsman. "Maharoof" has a classical bowler's face: tapered, with a tall nose, and scowling. The big ears suggest that he has been among the wickets.

The allrounders have noses that are neither too wide nor tall. Batting allrounders like Tikolo and Styris have a whiff of a smile; bowling allrounders like Dwayne Smith have much less to smile about.

 

 

I again thank my colleagues Debasish Ghosh and K Anil Kumar of Cranes Software International Limited for turning up on a holiday to prepare this material.

 

 

Srinivas Bhogle
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