At the end of the league stage, Chris Gayle is still IPL6’s most valuable player (MVP), according to Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle. But his time has run out and he cannot increase his MVPI tally of 864.
Shane Watson (802) looks most likely to emerge MVP especially if Rajasthan Royals win the qualifier.
The most valuable player index (MVPI) collapses a player’s batting, bowling and fielding performances into a one-dimensional ‘run equivalent’.
The best MVPI scores are obtained if a player scores a lot of runs at a high strike rate, takes a lot of wickets at a low economy rate or is responsible for the most number of catches and stumpings.
The higher the MVPI, the better is the player’s performance.
| Name | Team | From | Runs | S/R | W | E/R | Age | M | MVPI | Price ($) | $ per ‘run’ | |
| 1 | Chris Gayle | RCB | WI | 708 | 156.3 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 16 | 864 | 550000 | 637 |
| 2 | Shane Watson | RR | AUS | 513 | 143.7 | 11 | 6.7 | 32 | 14 | 802 | 1300000 | 1621 |
| 3 | ViratKohli | RCB | IND | 634 | 138.7 | 0 | - | 24 | 16 | 727 | 1800000 | 2476 |
| 4 | Michael Hussey | CSK | AUS | 646 | 127.7 | 0 | - | 38 | 15 | 661 | 425000 | 643 |
| 5 | Suresh Raina | CSK | IND | 466 | 144.7 | 1 | 11.5 | 26 | 16 | 584 | 1300000 | 2226 |
| 6 | ThisaraPerera | SRH | SL | 222 | 141.4 | 19 | 8.2 | 23 | 15 | 580 | 675000 | 1164 |
| 7 | MS Dhoni | CSK | IND | 398 | 167.2 | 0 | - | 31 | 16 | 579 | 1800000 | 3109 |
| 8 | Rohit Sharma | MI | IND | 526 | 138.1 | 0 | 4.5 | 25 | 16 | 573 | 2000000 | 3490 |
| 9 | James Faulkner | RR | AUS | 46 | 100.0 | 26 | 6.6 | 23 | 14 | 566 | 400000 | 707 |
| 10 | Sunil Narine | KKR | WI | 21 | 110.5 | 22 | 5.5 | 25 | 16 | 563 | 700000 | 1243 |
| 11 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | WI | 106 | 117.8 | 25 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 546 | 200000 | 366 |
| 12 | David Miller | KXI | AUS | 418 | 164.6 | 0 | - | 24 | 12 | 529 | 100000 | 189 |
| 13 | Harbhajan Singh | MI | IND | 96 | 152.4 | 19 | 6.7 | 32 | 16 | 519 | 1300000 | 2505 |
| 14 | Dale Steyn | SRH | SA | 49 | 144.1 | 18 | 5.7 | 29 | 16 | 518 | 1200000 | 2317 |
| 15 | Dinesh Karthik | MI | IND | 456 | 130.3 | 0 | - | 28 | 16 | 509 | 900000 | 1768 |
| 16 | Jacques Kallis | KKR | SA | 311 | 96.6 | 16 | 7.4 | 37 | 16 | 507 | 1100000 | 2170 |
| 17 | Vinay Kumar | RCB | IND | 70 | 159.1 | 23 | 8.2 | 29 | 16 | 494 | 1000000 | 2024 |
| 18 | AB de Villiers | RCB | SA | 360 | 164.4 | 0 | - | 29 | 14 | 476 | 1100000 | 2311 |
| 19 | Aaron Finch | PWI | AUS | 456 | 135.7 | 1 | 12.3 | 26 | 14 | 471 | 300000 | 637 |
| 20 | Amit Mishra | SRH | IND | 89 | 92.7 | 20 | 6.5 | 30 | 16 | 468 | 300000 | 641 |
| 21 | Mitchell Johnson | MI | AUS | 32 | 118.5 | 22 | 7.1 | 31 | 14 | 459 | 300000 | 654 |
| 22 | RavindraJadeja | CSK | IND | 201 | 151.1 | 10 | 7.3 | 24 | 16 | 457 | 2000000 | 4376 |
| 23 | AzharMahmood | KXI | ENG | 196 | 127.3 | 15 | 7.5 | 38 | 11 | 451 | 200000 | 443 |
| 24 | Kieron Pollard | MI | WI | 325 | 143.2 | 6 | 9.7 | 25 | 15 | 447 | 900000 | 2013 |
| 25 | David Warner | DD | AUS | 410 | 126.9 | 0 | - | 26 | 16 | 429 | 750000 | 1748 |
| 26 | Yusuf Pathan | KKR | IND | 332 | 138.3 | 1 | 8.1 | 30 | 16 | 427 | 2100000 | 4918 |
| 27 | Robin Uthappa | PWI | IND | 434 | 117.0 | 0 | - | 27 | 16 | 426 | 2100000 | 4930 |
| 28 | Stuart Binny | RR | IND | 264 | 150.0 | 5 | 6.8 | 29 | 15 | 417 | 66000 | 158 |
| 29 | AjinkyaRahane | RR | IND | 449 | 106.9 | 1 | - | 25 | 16 | 386 | 44000 | 114 |
| 30 | Adam Gilchrist | KXI | AUS | 294 | 128.4 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 364 | 900000 | 2473 |
| 31 | Rahul Dravid | RR | IND | 416 | 110.1 | 0 | - | 40 | 16 | 364 | 500000 | 1374 |
| 32 | GautamGambhir | KKR | IND | 406 | 118.4 | 0 | - | 31 | 16 | 363 | 2400000 | 6612 |
| 33 | Kevon Cooper | RR | WI | 35 | 175.0 | 17 | 8.3 | 24 | 12 | 362 | 50000 | 138 |
| 34 | Mohit Sharma | CSK | IND | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 6.2 | 24 | 13 | 352 | 22000 | 63 |
| 35 | LasithMalinga | MI | SL | 9 | 64.3 | 17 | 6.7 | 29 | 14 | 352 | 500000 | 1420 |
| 36 | RAshwin | CSK | IND | 26 | 83.9 | 15 | 6.6 | 26 | 16 | 348 | 850000 | 2443 |
| 37 | Yuvraj Singh | PWI | IND | 238 | 125.3 | 6 | 6.9 | 31 | 13 | 347 | 1800000 | 5187 |
| 38 | Eoin Morgan | KKR | ENG | 307 | 127.9 | 0 | - | 26 | 14 | 334 | 350000 | 1048 |
| 39 | Praveen Kumar | KXI | IND | 47 | 120.5 | 12 | 6.6 | 26 | 15 | 324 | 800000 | 2469 |
| 40 | IrfanPathan | DD | IND | 142 | 93.4 | 10 | 7.4 | 28 | 15 | 310 | 1900000 | 6129 |
| 41 | B Kumar | PWI | IND | 52 | 73.2 | 13 | 6.5 | 22 | 16 | 310 | 44000 | 142 |
| 42 | PragyanOjha | MI | IND | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 306 | 500000 | 1634 |
| 43 | Parthiv Patel | SRH | IND | 293 | 116.3 | 0 | - | 28 | 12 | 306 | 650000 | 2124 |
| 44 | VirenderSehwag | DD | IND | 295 | 126.6 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 13 | 298 | 1800000 | 6040 |
| 45 | Sachin Tendulkar | MI | IND | 287 | 124.2 | 0 | - | 39 | 14 | 298 | 1800000 | 6040 |
| 46 | Ravi Rampaul | RCB | WI | 38 | 102.7 | 13 | 6.9 | 28 | 10 | 291 | 290000 | 997 |
| 47 | Rajat Bhatia | KKR | IND | 99 | 123.8 | 11 | 7.6 | 33 | 15 | 286 | 66000 | 231 |
| 48 | Shikhar Dhawan | SRH | IND | 278 | 129.9 | 0 | - | 27 | 9 | 283 | 300000 | 1060 |
| 49 | Karan Sharma | SRH | IND | 83 | 98.8 | 10 | 6.3 | 25 | 12 | 283 | 44000 | 155 |
| 50 | ManvinderBisla | KKR | IND | 255 | 108.1 | 0 | - | 28 | 14 | 283 | 66000 | 233 |
| 51 | Ishant Sharma | SRH | IND | 0 | - | 14 | 7.7 | 24 | 15 | 282 | 450000 | 1596 |
| 52 | PiyushChawla | KXI | IND | 64 | 112.3 | 11 | 7.2 | 24 | 16 | 281 | 900000 | 3203 |
| 53 | Shaun Marsh | KXI | AUS | 300 | 120.5 | 0 | - | 29 | 8 | 280 | 400000 | 1429 |
| 54 | MoisesHenriques | RCB | AUS | 165 | 132.0 | 7 | 8.7 | 26 | 10 | 280 | 300000 | 1071 |
| 55 | M Jayawardene | DD | SL | 331 | 105.8 | 0 | - | 35 | 15 | 277 | 1400000 | 5054 |
| 56 | Darren Sammy | SRH | WI | 145 | 130.6 | 6 | 7.4 | 29 | 9 | 273 | 425000 | 1557 |
| 57 | Angelo Mathews | PWI | SL | 172 | 123.7 | 5 | 7.7 | 26 | 11 | 273 | 950000 | 3480 |
| 58 | UmeshYadav | DD | IND | 38 | 100.0 | 16 | 8.8 | 25 | 16 | 272 | 750000 | 2757 |
| 59 | ShahbazNadeem | DD | IND | 14 | 51.9 | 9 | 5.9 | 23 | 12 | 265 | 44000 | 166 |
| 60 | Sanju Samson | RR | IND | 196 | 126.5 | 0 | - | 18 | 9 | 265 | 22000 | 83 |
We can also define a second index: paisa vasool index (PVI). To obtain a player’s PVI we divide his total money offered by his MVPI. So the PVI estimates how many dollars the franchise owner pays the player for every ‘run’ scored. The lower the PVI, the greater the value offered by the player.
Image: Shane Watson
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