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The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League is over. Kolkata Knight Riders lived up to their top billing, outclassing Chennai Super Kings in the final to win their maiden IPL title.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle present a detailed analysis of the teams that played in the T20 tournament.
A look at the players who impressed, who disappointed and the few, who were invisble.
We use the Most Valuable Player Index (MVPI) to make our picks. MVPI is just the sum of every player's batting, bowling and fielding points expressed in terms of 'runs'.
Pune Warriors India: (played 16, won 4, lost 12)
Impressive
Without a doubt, Steven Smith was the most impressive, contributing an equivalent of 454 runs at just $441 per run. Smith would have added even more value if he had bowled more and taken a few wickets. Robin Uthappa scored the most runs, but his strike rate (118.1) was poor and at $4639 per run he was far too expensive.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered ($) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Steven Smith | PWI | AUS | 362 | 135.6 | 368.0 | 0 | 15.0 | -2.3 | 88 | 15 | 454 | 200000 | 441 |
| Robin Uthappa | PWI | IND | 405 | 118.1 | 352.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 100 | 16 | 453 | 2100000 | 4639 |
| Angelo Mathews | PWI | SL | 127 | 117.6 | 110.0 | 7 | 7.4 | 128.0 | 20 | 9 | 258 | 950000 | 3222 |
| Jesse Ryder | PWI | NZ | 256 | 120.8 | 229.3 | 1 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 16 | 11 | 247 | 150000 | 606 |
| Marlon Samuels | PWI | WI | 124 | 100.8 | 84.0 | 8 | 7.5 | 141.3 | 0 | 8 | 225 | 100000 | 277 |
Disappointing
Ashish Nehra and Murali Kartik were supposed to be strike bowlers, but they simply failed to make the match-winning breakthroughs. Michael Clarke didn't really settle down with perhaps marriage uppermost in his thoughts.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Ashish Nehra | PWI | IND | 11 | 91.7 | 6.0 | 11 | 8.4 | 158.0 | 4 | 13 | 168 | 850000 | 5060 |
| Murali Kartik | PWI | IND | 26 | 123.8 | 24.0 | 4 | 7.4 | 86.0 | 24 | 11 | 134 | 400000 | 2985 |
| Michael Clarke | PWI | AUS | 98 | 104.3 | 70.7 | 2 | 6.1 | 53.0 | 4 | 6 | 128 | 1000000 | 3427 |
Invisible
A lot of good players hardly got to play. Examples: Wayne Parnell (visible more in a rave party), Callum Ferguson, Alfonso Thomas and Tamim Iqbal. PWI had too many foreign players combined with a wrong balance and mix.
Deccan Chargers: (played 16, won 4, lost 11, no result 1)
Impressive
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Shikhar Dhawan | DC | IND | 569 | 129.6 | 552.7 | 3 | 9.2 | 41.0 | 36 | 15 | 630 | 300000 | 476 |
| Cameron White | DC | AUS | 479 | 149.7 | 531.3 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 13 | 543 | 1100000 | 2025 |
| Dale Steyn | DC | SA | 19 | 90.5 | 10.0 | 18 | 6.1 | 376.3 | 16 | 12 | 402 | 1200000 | 2983 |
| Jean-Paul Duminy | DC | SA | 244 | 128.4 | 234.7 | 1 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 24 | 9 | 267 | 300000 | 1125 |
| Daniel Christian | DC | AUS | 145 | 122.9 | 132.7 | 8 | 8.8 | 107.0 | 24 | 7 | 264 | 900000 | 3413 |
Shikhar Dhawan scored a lot of runs and provided solidity; at $476 per run he provided excellent value. Cameron White justified his high price tag by rediscovering his form and batting explosively with a strike rate of almost 150.
Dale Steyn bowled with fire and provided IPL5's best bowling moments. JP Duminy and Daniel Christian created a few impressive moments but didn't play enough or even do enough.
Disappointing
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Parthiv Patel | DC | IND | 194 | 117.6 | 168.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 48 | 14 | 216 | 650000 | 3009 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | DC | SL | 200 | 108.7 | 154.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 36 | 12 | 191 | 700000 | 3442 |
| Manpreet Gony | DC | IND | 4 | 50.0 | -2.7 | 3 | 8.6 | 33.0 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 290000 | 8447 |
Kumar Sangakkara failed repeatedly with the bat and looked lost both as a player and captain. Parthiv Patel is going downhill and Manpreet Gony did almost nothing right (it was a stroke of luck that earned him an India cap and therefore a princely price of $290,000).
Invisible
The Deccan Chargers had practically no bench strength (remember they sold Kevin Pietersen?) but should have found more opportunities for Rusty Theron who played rather well for Kings XI Punjab in earlier years.
Rajasthan Royals (played 16, won 7, lost 9)
Impressive
Ajinkya Rahane started very well, but lost it a bit towards the end (he has started poorly in West Indies too); but no owner can quibble when a player offers you a run for just $75!
Shane Watson came in too late to rescue the Royals, but he still provided immense value in spite of his high price tag. Rahul Dravid did almost everything right, but just didn't have enough quality on the bench. Owais Shah and Brad Hodge provide value but not enough victories.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Ajinkya Rahane | RR | IND | 560 | 129.3 | 542.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 44 | 16 | 587 | 44000 | 75 |
| Shane Watson | RR | AUS | 255 | 151.8 | 286.0 | 6 | 7.0 | 119.0 | 8 | 7 | 413 | 1300000 | 1377 |
| Rahul Dravid | RR | IND | 462 | 112.1 | 374.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 36 | 16 | 411 | 500000 | 1218 |
| Owais Shah | RR | ENG | 340 | 132.8 | 338.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 36 | 13 | 375 | 200000 | 534 |
| Brad Hodge | RR | AUS | 245 | 140.0 | 256.7 | 1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 28 | 12 | 296 | 475000 | 1607 |
Disappointing
Johan Botha seemed unsettled; he didn't bat well enough to hold his place on a regular basis. Ashok Menaria was hailed as an attacking batting prospect by Dravid himself, but failed to fire. Shreevats Goswami, who once sparred with his captain Virat Kohli in the India -Under 19 team, now seems to be going Parthiv Patel's way.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Johan Botha | RR | SA | 58 | 107.4 | 44.0 | 9 | 7.2 | 175.0 | 12 | 11 | 231 | 950000 | 4113 |
| Ashok Menaria | RR | IND | 220 | 108.9 | 170.7 | 1 | 6.9 | 19.7 | 8 | 15 | 198 | 22000 | 111 |
| Shreevats Goswami | RR | IND | 69 | 103.0 | 48.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 40 | 11 | 89 | 44000 | 496 |
Invisible
We didn't see enough of Shaun Tait and the Rajasthan challenge was never the same when Kevon Cooper disappeared with injury.
Kings XI Punjab (played 16, won 8, lost 8)
Impressive
David Hussey proved to be a good captain, perhaps even better than Adam Gilchrist. He scored a lot of runs but they came at a high price because of his $1.4 million purse. Shaun Marsh was again impressive, when not injured. Azhar Mehmood provided splendid balance and Mandeep Singh and Parvinder Awana were revelations. Let us hope they don't fade away.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| David Hussey | KXI | AUS | 396 | 129.8 | 385.3 | 3 | 7.0 | 57.0 | 24 | 16 | 466 | 1400000 | 3002 |
| Azhar Mahmood | KXI | ENG | 186 | 131.0 | 182.7 | 14 | 7.7 | 236.3 | 28 | 11 | 447 | 200000 | 391 |
| Mandeep Singh | KXI | IND | 432 | 126.3 | 408.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 20 | 16 | 428 | 22000 | 51 |
| Shaun Marsh | KXI | AUS | 336 | 120.0 | 298.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 56 | 13 | 355 | 400000 | 1128 |
| Parvinder Awana | KXI | IND | 4 | 80.0 | 1.3 | 17 | 7.9 | 276.0 | 28 | 12 | 305 | 44000 | 144 |
Disappointing
Adam Gilchrist disappointed by his own lofty standards. In earlier years, despite a high price tag, Gichrist always cost less than $1000 per run; now he's close to $5000 per run! Praveen Kumar never looked lethal.
Paul Valthaty crashed tragically and Abhishek Nayar was a colossal disaster! Just a lucky India cap fetched him a price tag of $800,000!
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Praveen Kumar | KXI | IND | 35 | 116.7 | 30.0 | 9 | 6.9 | 214.0 | 20 | 16 | 264 | 800000 | 3030 |
| Adam Gilchrist | KXI | AUS | 172 | 120.3 | 153.3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 28 | 7 | 181 | 900000 | 4963 |
| Paul Valthaty | KXI | IND | 30 | 58.8 | -8.0 | 0 | 16.0 | -8.0 | 0 | 6 | -16 | 44000 | -2750 |
| Abhishek Nayar | KXI | IND | 45 | 91.8 | 24.7 | 0 | 16.0 | -8.0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 800000 | 48000 |
Invisible
Ramesh Powar played only one match and got hit all over the park. R Sathish too seemed to be hibernating somewhere; he was a good ICL player and had his IPL moments too in an earlier season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (played 16, won 8, lost 7, no result 1)
Impressive
Chris Gayle had his best IPL, surpassed all expectations, hit 59 sixes, but even this wasn't enough to take RCB into the semi-finals. 'On paper' AB de Villiers, was paid twice as much as Gayle and performed half as well but even that was quite an outstanding effort (remember he kept wickets too!).
Virat Kohli was either tired, or took things lightly, but, in his present form, even that added up to a reasonable contribution (don't forget he captained about half the matches too). Zaheer Khan took a lot of wickets and seemed to fire selectively (but has he forgotten how to bat?). Muralitharan did well whenever he was played and offered excellent value with a PVI of just 714.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Chris Gayle | RCB | WI | 733 | 160.7 | 858.0 | 0 | 14.1 | -28.7 | 8 | 14 | 837 | 550000 | 657 |
| AB de Villiers | RCB | SA | 317 | 160.1 | 370.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 84 | 15 | 454 | 1100000 | 2423 |
| Virat Kohli | RCB | IND | 364 | 111.7 | 293.3 | 0 | 16.3 | -25.0 | 52 | 15 | 320 | 1800000 | 5619 |
| Zaheer Khan | RCB | IND | 12 | 70.6 | 1.3 | 17 | 7.6 | 299.0 | 20 | 15 | 320 | 900000 | 2810 |
| M Muralitharan | RCB | SL | 6 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 15 | 6.5 | 300.0 | 8 | 10 | 308 | 220000 | 714 |
Disappointing
Vinay Kumar had his good moments, but performed disappointingly, especially given that he was the local boy.
Dilshan's strike rate was a puzzle; he was probably confused about his role, and worried about holding his place, and Vettori just didn't get enough wickets to hold his place. Lady Luck once smiled on Saurabh Tiwary when he was bought for an astronomical sum but his happy days will end unless he re-architects his batting.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Vinay Kumar | RCB | IND | 68 | 109.7 | 53.3 | 19 | 8.6 | 270.7 | 40 | 14 | 364 | 1000000 | 2747 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | RCB | SL | 285 | 109.2 | 222.0 | 0 | 11.0 | -21.0 | 20 | 9 | 221 | 650000 | 2941 |
| Saurabh Tiwary | RCB | IND | 191 | 112.4 | 155.3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 20 | 14 | 175 | 1600000 | 9125 |
| Daniel Vettori | RCB | NZ | 31 | 119.2 | 27.3 | 5 | 6.7 | 124.0 | 12 | 9 | 163 | 550000 | 3367 |
Invisible
Andrew McDonald was wasted, Charles Langeveldt had nothing to do, Dirk Nannes blogged more than he played, and poor Luke Pomersbach was visible more on TV channels than on the playing field. Some of these players should opt for Indian passports!
Mumbai Indians (played 17, won 10, lost 7)
Impressive
Kieron Pollard's strike rate dropped, he scored fewer runs, hit fewer sixes (14) but he did manage to take a lot of wickets and field exceptionally. Lasith Malinga is a T20 natural and finds it easy to blow away wickets, especially of IPL's many mediocre batsmen.
Rohit Sharma was MI's best batsman (but why didn't his captain ask him to bowl? He has an IPL hat-trick and just took four wickets for India A in West Indies). Ambati Rayadu and James Franklin did well; better still, they cost less than $200 per run!
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Kieron Pollard | MI | WI | 220 | 138.4 | 228.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 256.7 | 48 | 14 | 533 | 900000 | 1690 |
| Lasith Malinga | MI | SL | 55 | 103.8 | 39.3 | 22 | 6.3 | 446.0 | 24 | 14 | 509 | 500000 | 982 |
| Rohit Sharma | MI | IND | 433 | 126.6 | 410.0 | 0 | 16.0 | -8.0 | 68 | 17 | 470 | 2000000 | 4255 |
| Ambati Rayudu | MI | IND | 333 | 132.1 | 330.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 24 | 17 | 354 | 66000 | 186 |
| James Franklin | MI | NZ | 220 | 98.7 | 142.7 | 6 | 8.1 | 95.0 | 16 | 12 | 254 | 50000 | 197 |
Disappointing
There was a time when Harbhajan Singh was both an attacking batsman and bowler. Now he may be neither with just over 100 runs and only 6 wickets in 17 matches! He wasn't even an attacking captain.
Sachin Tendulkar didn't look like Sachin Tendulkar of the old perhaps because of his changed hairstyle. Dinesh Karthik was capable of more, and it is hard to believe that R P Singh once wore the purple cap.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Harbhajan Singh | MI | IND | 108 | 135.0 | 109.3 | 6 | 7.1 | 144.0 | 44 | 17 | 297 | 1300000 | 4372 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | MI | IND | 324 | 114.5 | 270.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 271 | 1800000 | 6650 |
| Dinesh Karthik | MI | IND | 238 | 111.7 | 192.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 60 | 17 | 252 | 900000 | 3571 |
| RP Singh | MI | IND | 6 | 50.0 | -4.0 | 10 | 7.8 | 170.0 | 24 | 11 | 190 | 600000 | 3158 |
Invisible
Why do Mumbai Indians contract so many foreign players and consign them to the bench? Richard Levi, Herschelle Gibbs and Robin Pieterson only had brief outings; Clint McKay and Thisara Perera made fleeting appearances and Mitchell Johnson was a complete no show.
Delhi Daredevils (played 18, won 11, lost 7)
Impressive
Virender Sehwag started tentatively, and ended lamely. But there was a phase in the middle when he was in magical form. When the going was good, Sehwag's Daredevils were very good. But when it came to the crunch they choked and made fatal selection errors.
Morne Morkel was mostly brilliant, Umesh Yadav continued to bowl fast and take wickets without breaking down and Pietersen displayed consistency, ability and passion. David Warner was just a notch below Kevin Pietersen: he could be as explosive, but never seemed as solid.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Virender Sehwag | DD | IND | 495 | 161.2 | 580.7 | 0 | 11.3 | -13.0 | 44 | 16 | 612 | 1800000 | 2943 |
| Morne Morkel | DD | SA | 3 | 60.0 | -0.7 | 25 | 7.2 | 451.0 | 4 | 16 | 454 | 475000 | 1045 |
| Umesh Yadav | DD | IND | 2 | 28.6 | -5.3 | 19 | 7.4 | 340.0 | 24 | 17 | 359 | 750000 | 2091 |
| Kevin Pietersen | DD | ENG | 305 | 147.3 | 334.0 | 0 | 8.8 | -5.0 | 28 | 8 | 357 | 650000 | 1024 |
| David Warner | DD | AUS | 256 | 164.1 | 304.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 12 | 8 | 316 | 750000 | 1187 |
Disappointing
Why is Irfan Pathan in this list? Because given the number of opportunities he got, and his expensive price tag, he should have done much more: he didn't get enough wickets, was often expensive and chose the wrong day to get injured.
Mahela Jayawardene looked good, but couldn't finish things off, Ross Taylor got more chances than he deserved and Venugopal Rao never seemed capable of rising to the occasion; at $7000 per run he was also rather expensive.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Irfan Pathan | DD | IND | 176 | 139.7 | 184.0 | 8 | 7.8 | 143.0 | 40 | 17 | 367 | 1900000 | 5177 |
| M Jayawardene | DD | SL | 335 | 112.4 | 272.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 40 | 16 | 313 | 1400000 | 3918 |
| Ross Taylor | DD | NZ | 197 | 115.2 | 166.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 12 | 12 | 178 | 1000000 | 4565 |
| Venugopal Rao | DD | IND | 132 | 104.8 | 96.0 | 0 | 13.0 | -10.0 | 16 | 10 | 102 | 700000 | 6863 |
Invisible
Roelof van der Merwe, Aaron Finch were almost invisible and Travis Birt and Colin Ingram were completely invisible. The experienced Ajit Agarkar might have been a better choice than the erratic Varun Aaron in the crucial matches.
Chennai Super Kings (played 19, won 10, lost 8, no result 1)
Impressive
Dwayne Bravo had his best IPL year: lot of runs, a very good strike rate and plenty of wickets too and at less than $300 per run. Suresh Raina seemed jaded initially but recovered later; but this was his poorest IPL.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was his usual unhurried self (some of us thought he delayed matters a bit too much), but performed when he had to. Faf du Plassis offered incredible value at $284 per run and Michael Hussey's arrival steadied the rocking CSK ship.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Dwayne Bravo | CSK | WI | 371 | 140.5 | 390.0 | 15 | 8.0 | 239.3 | 68 | 18 | 697 | 200000 | 287 |
| Suresh Raina | CSK | IND | 441 | 135.7 | 448.7 | 2 | 7.5 | 39.0 | 40 | 18 | 528 | 1300000 | 2464 |
| MS Dhoni | CSK | IND | 358 | 128.8 | 345.3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 104 | 18 | 449 | 1800000 | 4006 |
| Faf du Plessis | CSK | SA | 398 | 130.9 | 390.7 | 0 | 16.0 | -8.0 | 40 | 12 | 423 | 120000 | 284 |
| Michael Hussey | CSK | AUS | 261 | 110.6 | 207.3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 215 | 425000 | 863 |
Disappointing
It is fashionable to say that Ravindra Jadeja is over-valued, but that is indeed a good approximation to the truth. Players like Jadeja (and Robin Uthappa) always seem to do enough to stay in the reckoning, but never enough to win. Murali Vijay was a victim of bad form and came good only at the very end.
Subramaniam Badrinath never looked like a game-changer and seemed highly over-priced. Doug Bollinger surrendered his opening bowler's place to compatriot Ben Hilfenhaus after a very indifferent IPL5.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | IND | 191 | 126.5 | 180.7 | 12 | 7.8 | 199.0 | 28 | 18 | 408 | 2000000 | 4906 |
| Murali Vijay | CSK | IND | 336 | 125.8 | 316.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 24 | 14 | 340 | 900000 | 2647 |
| S Badrinath | CSK | IND | 196 | 108.3 | 150.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 155 | 850000 | 5496 |
| Doug Bollinger | CSK | AUS | 3 | 60.0 | -0.7 | 8 | 8.7 | 115.0 | 24 | 6 | 138 | 700000 | 5060 |
Invisible
George Bailey (Australia's current T20 captain!), Scott Styris and Suraj Randiv didn't play a single match (Randiv didn't play even against Sehwag!). The talented Wriddhiman Saha also appeared far too intermittently.
Kolkata Knight Riders (played 18, won 12, lost 5, no result 1)
Impressive
Besides being the winning captain, Gautam Gambhir scored a lot of runs at an excellent strike rate (after this performance he should be the front-runner for the India vice-captain position, ahead of Virat Kohli). Jacques Kallis scored a lot of runs and took a lot of wickets (although his strike and economy rates betray either an ageing player or a test player of the highest pedigree).
Sunil Narine's mystery endured right through; he took the most wickets at the best economy rate! Shakib-Al-Hasan displayed cool and Manvinder Bisla had to make it to this list after helping his team win the big final!
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Gautam Gambhir | KKR | IND | 590 | 143.6 | 632.0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 56 | 17 | 688 | 2400000 | 3488 |
| Jacques Kallis | KKR | SA | 409 | 106.5 | 306.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 269.0 | 16 | 17 | 591 | 1100000 | 1861 |
| Sunil Narine | KKR | WI | 9 | 128.6 | 8.7 | 24 | 5.5 | 533.3 | 12 | 15 | 554 | 700000 | 1264 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | KKR | BAN | 91 | 123.0 | 83.3 | 12 | 6.5 | 237.0 | 0 | 8 | 320 | 425000 | 1327 |
| Manvinder Bisla | KKR | IND | 213 | 133.1 | 212.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 40 | 7 | 253 | 66000 | 261 |
Disappointing
Brendon McCullum's strike rate dropped; it is hard to believe that the same batsman ushered in the inaugural IPL game with such ferocity and skill! Brett Lee is fading; not enough wickets and an unacceptably high economy rate!
And what is one to say of the collapse of Yusuf Pathan's form? Surely he can no longer tell Shahrukh Khan Main Hoon Na (I am there too)? At over $9000 per run Yusuf appears to be an unaffordable luxury at most times.
| Player's Name | Team | From | Runs | Strike Rate | Bat Pts | W | Eco | Bowl Pts | Field Pts | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) | PVI ($ per run) |
| Brendon McCullum | KKR | NZ | 289 | 102.1 | 200.7 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 92 | 12 | 293 | 900000 | 3075 |
| Yusuf Pathan | KKR | IND | 194 | 114.8 | 162.7 | 3 | 8.3 | 42.0 | 28 | 17 | 233 | 2100000 | 9026 |
| Brett Lee | KKR | AUS | 42 | 210.0 | 57.3 | 7 | 7.9 | 117.0 | 24 | 10 | 198 | 400000 | 2017 |
Invisible
Ryan ten Doeschate hardly got an outing, Marchant de Lange too mostly warmed the bench. Eoin Morgan reached every corner of India except the playing field. And Shami Ahmed was invisibly imbibing the KKR winning spirit; he's just played a fine role in India A's win over West Indies A in the first unofficial Test match in Barbados.