Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player ratings for the ongoing IPL 8.
With a MVPI of 619, David Warner is currently the IPL 8’s most successful player.
A B de Villiers (603), after his recent magic at Wankhede stadium, is just behind, and could still be this IPL’s top player if Royal Challengers Bangalore can make it to the semi-finals.
It is, however, more likely that a West Indian cricketer -- either Andre Russell or Dwayne Bravo -- could be the eventual winner, because both Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are likely to play the semi-finals. The Indian Premier League has often offered the best platform to showcase West Indian talent.
Recall that the most valuable player index (MVPI) collapses a player’s batting, bowling and fielding performances into a one-dimensional ‘run equivalent’.
If one also looks at the PVI (player value index in English, and paisa vasool index in Hindi) then Andre Russell -- bought cheap -- is sure to emerge the winner; Russell costs KKR just $158 or Rs 10,000 for every run scored.
Table: Most valuable players at the 2015 IPL (after 51 matches, as on midnight of May 15, 2015):
| Rank | Player's Name |
Team | From | Run | 6s | Str. Rate |
W | Eco | M | MVPI | Money Offered (US $) |
PVI (US$) |
PVI (INR) |
| 1 | David Warner | SH | AUS | 504 | 20 | 156.5 | 0 | - | 12 | 619 | 916667 | 1269 | 76160 |
| 2 | AB de Villiers | RCB | SA | 446 | 18 | 177.7 | 0 | - | 12 | 603 | 1250000 | 1777 | 106610 |
| 3 | Andre Russell | KKR | WI | 289 | 17 | 194.0 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 587 | 100000 | 158 | 9491 |
| 4 | Dwayne Bravo | CSK | WI | 166 | 3 | 131.7 | 19 | 7.9 | 13 | 566 | 666667 | 1094 | 65623 |
| 5 | Jean-Paul Duminy | DD | SA | 347 | 17 | 127.6 | 8 | 7.4 | 13 | 517 | 366667 | 659 | 39514 |
| 6 | Brendon McCullum | CSK | NZ | 430 | 23 | 156.9 | 0 | - | 13 | 500 | 541667 | 1006 | 60357 |
| 7 | Virat Kohli | RCB | IND | 436 | 19 | 129.0 | 0 | 5.5 | 12 | 488 | 2083333 | 3659 | 219555 |
| 8 | Ajinkya Rahane | RR | IND | 461 | 11 | 131.0 | 0 | - | 12 | 482 | 1250000 | 2408 | 144487 |
| 9 | Kieron Pollard | MI | WI | 342 | 20 | 154.8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 455 | 1250000 | 2551 | 153061 |
| 10 | Rohit Sharma | MI | IND | 406 | 17 | 139.5 | 0 | - | 13 | 447 | 2083333 | 4328 | 259668 |
| 11 | Chris Gayle | RCB | WI | 387 | 31 | 155.4 | 0 | - | 10 | 442 | 1583333 | 3070 | 184228 |
| 12 | Robin Uthappa | KKR | IND | 350 | 7 | 130.1 | 0 | - | 12 | 428 | 833333 | 1808 | 108478 |
| 13 | Shreyas Iyer | DD | IND | 419 | 20 | 129.3 | 0 | - | 13 | 416 | 433333 | 967 | 58036 |
| 14 | Axar Patel | KXI | IND | 174 | 7 | 120.0 | 13 | 8.3 | 13 | 415 | 125000 | 280 | 16781 |
| 15 | David Miller | KXI | SA | 346 | 21 | 137.8 | 0 | - | 12 | 392 | 2083333 | 4935 | 296101 |
| 16 | Moises Henriques | SH | AUS | 219 | 9 | 128.8 | 9 | 6.6 | 7 | 390 | 166667 | 366 | 21978 |
| 17 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SH | IND | 17 | 1 | 212.5 | 18 | 7.5 | 12 | 359 | 708333 | 1691 | 101472 |
| 18 | MS Dhoni | CSK | IND | 303 | 14 | 123.2 | 0 | - | 13 | 358 | 2083333 | 5404 | 324222 |
| 19 | Lendl Simmons | MI | WI | 359 | 11 | 119.3 | 0 | - | 10 | 348 | 50000 | 133 | 8005 |
| 20 | Dwayne Smith | CSK | WI | 325 | 15 | 119.9 | 0 | - | 13 | 342 | 750000 | 2036 | 122180 |
| 21 | Shikhar Dhawan | SH | IND | 344 | 6 | 124.2 | 0 | - | 12 | 339 | 2083333 | 5268 | 316056 |
| 22 | Harbhajan Singh | MI | IND | 105 | 8 | 156.7 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 339 | 916667 | 2511 | 150653 |
| 23 | Mitchell Starc | RCB | AUS | 10 | 0 | 76.9 | 17 | 6.5 | 9 | 338 | 833333 | 2113 | 126796 |
| 24 | Parthiv Patel | MI | IND | 253 | 4 | 139.8 | 0 | - | 11 | 332 | 233333 | 653 | 39157 |
| 25 | Ashish Nehra | CSK | IND | 1 | 0 | 16.7 | 17 | 7.1 | 12 | 325 | 333333 | 952 | 57143 |
| 26 | Yusuf Pathan | KKR | IND | 268 | 11 | 136.7 | 2 | 9.7 | 12 | 321 | 541667 | 1567 | 94014 |
| 27 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | DD | AUS | 20 | 1 | 111.1 | 15 | 7.6 | 11 | 316 | 708333 | 2081 | 124887 |
| 28 | Suresh Raina | CSK | IND | 280 | 13 | 121.7 | 1 | 6.1 | 13 | 314 | 1583333 | 4682 | 280937 |
| 29 | Steven Smith | RR | Aus | 267 | 3 | 135.5 | 0 | - | 12 | 312 | 666667 | 1984 | 119048 |
| 30 | David Wiese | RCB | SA | 110 | 3 | 139.2 | 11 | 8.2 | 10 | 305 | 466667 | 1311 | 78689 |
| 31 | Gautam Gambhir | KKR | IND | 326 | 4 | 118.5 | 0 | - | 12 | 303 | 2083333 | 6385 | 383074 |
| 32 | Lasith Malinga | MI | SL | 6 | 0 | 60.0 | 17 | 7.9 | 12 | 302 | 1583333 | 4868 | 292100 |
| 33 | Ambati Rayudu | MI | IND | 235 | 13 | 146.0 | 0 | - | 12 | 295 | 666667 | 2098 | 125908 |
| 34 | Wriddhiman Saha | KXI | IND | 234 | 9 | 126.5 | 0 | - | 13 | 286 | 366667 | 1190 | 71429 |
| 35 | Faf du Plessis | CSK | SA | 258 | 3 | 126.5 | 0 | - | 13 | 284 | 750000 | 2452 | 147133 |
| 36 | Sanju Samson | RR | IND | 191 | 8 | 130.8 | 0 | - | 12 | 283 | 666667 | 2187 | 131247 |
| 37 | Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | IND | 102 | 2 | 94.4 | 9 | 7.4 | 13 | 282 | 1250000 | 4116 | 246960 |
| 38 | Angelo Mathews | DD | SL | 143 | 6 | 141.6 | 7 | 8.2 | 10 | 277 | 1250000 | 4190 | 251418 |
| 39 | George Bailey | KXI | AUS | 247 | 7 | 135.0 | 0 | - | 12 | 271 | 541667 | 1856 | 111360 |
| 40 | Karn Sharma | SH | IND | 89 | 6 | 139.1 | 9 | 7.8 | 12 | 265 | 625000 | 2022 | 121294 |
| 41 | Shane Watson | RR | AUS | 233 | 9 | 120.7 | 4 | 9.5 | 8 | 263 | 2083333 | 7356 | 441336 |
| 42 | Chris Morris | RR | SA | 72 | 5 | 189.5 | 8 | 7.2 | 9 | 257 | 233333 | 843 | 50584 |
| 43 | Yuzvendra Chahal | RCB | IND | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 17 | 9.1 | 11 | 251 | 16667 | 57 | 3415 |
| 44 | Piyush Chawla | KKR | IND | 54 | 2 | 117.4 | 11 | 7.6 | 12 | 248 | 708333 | 2652 | 159130 |
| 45 | Kedar Jadhav | DD | IND | 189 | 7 | 136.0 | 0 | - | 13 | 246 | 333333 | 1258 | 75494 |
| 46 | Sandeep Sharma | KXI | IND | 9 | 0 | 64.3 | 12 | 7.1 | 13 | 244 | 141667 | 539 | 32348 |
| 47 | Harshal Patel | RCB | IND | 17 | 2 | 170.0 | 12 | 7.3 | 11 | 242 | 66667 | 236 | 14168 |
| 48 | Ravi Bopara | SH | ENG | 145 | 6 | 120.8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 236 | 166667 | 605 | 36320 |
| 49 | Manish Pandey | KKR | IND | 204 | 7 | 125.2 | 0 | - | 12 | 232 | 283333 | 1134 | 68042 |
| 50 | Yuvraj Singh | DD | IND | 237 | 9 | 116.7 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 229 | 2666667 | 10813 | 648784 |
| 51 | Imran Tahir | DD | SA | 5 | 0 | 83.3 | 15 | 8.8 | 10 | 227 | 33333 | 136 | 8181 |
| 52 | Anureet Singh | KXI | IND | 18 | 1 | 58.1 | 15 | 8.9 | 13 | 226 | 33333 | 137 | 8217 |
| 53 | James Faulkner | RR | AUS | 134 | 5 | 135.4 | 7 | 9.2 | 11 | 225 | 1583333 | 6534 | 392063 |
| 54 | Ravichandran Ashwin | CSK | IND | 26 | 0 | 173.3 | 8 | 6.1 | 10 | 225 | 916667 | 3783 | 226984 |
| 55 | Murali Vijay | KXI | IND | 251 | 8 | 110.1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 222 | 500000 | 2091 | 125483 |
| 56 | Mayank Agarwal | DD | IND | 213 | 7 | 120.3 | 0 | - | 10 | 205 | 266667 | 1208 | 72474 |
| 57 | Dinesh Karthik | RCB | IND | 103 | 3 | 119.8 | 0 | - | 12 | 199 | 1750000 | 7538 | 452261 |
| 58 | Suryakumar Yadav | KKR | IND | 157 | 8 | 140.2 | 0 | - | 12 | 195 | 116667 | 556 | 33333 |
| 59 | Deepak Hooda | RR | IND | 140 | 11 | 172.8 | 1 | 8.5 | 12 | 193 | 66667 | 321 | 19245 |
| 60 | Ishwar Pandey | CSK | IND | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 7.2 | 9 | 193 | 250000 | 1203 | 72169 |
| 61 | Pawan Negi | CSK | IND | 98 | 4 | 166.1 | 4 | 8.4 | 6 | 192 | 16667 | 81 | 4836 |
| 62 | Morne Morkel | KKR | SA | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 7 | 6 | 192 | 466667 | 2257 | 135417 |
| 63 | Mitchell McClenaghan | MI | NZ | 13 | 2 | 216.7 | 11 | 8.3 | 9 | 183 | 50000 | 254 | 15222 |
| 64 | Eoin Morgan | SH | ENG | 167 | 10 | 128.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 181 | 250000 | 1184 | 71034 |
| 65 | Trent Boult | SH | NZ | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 8.4 | 7 | 174 | 633333 | 3120 | 187192 |
| 66 | Brad Hogg | KKR | AUS | 7 | 0 | 116.7 | 9 | 6.9 | 6 | 174 | 83333 | 445 | 26683 |
| 67 | Glenn Maxwell | KXI | AUS | 139 | 8 | 141.8 | 2 | 9.9 | 10 | 172 | 1000000 | 5399 | 323920 |
| 68 | Mohit Sharma | CSK | IND | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 11 | 8.4 | 13 | 168 | 333333 | 1842 | 110544 |
| 69 | Amit Mishra | DD | IND | 8 | 0 | 66.7 | 9 | 7.7 | 12 | 165 | 583333 | 3283 | 196970 |
| 70 | Naman Ojha | SH | IND | 137 | 4 | 114.2 | 0 | - | 12 | 165 | 83333 | 433 | 25974 |
| 71 | Jagadeesha Suchith | MI | IND | 47 | 2 | 151.6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 160 | 16667 | 97 | 5804 |
| 72 | Karun Nair | RR | IND | 153 | 5 | 125.4 | 0 | - | 12 | 158 | 125000 | 735 | 44078 |
| 73 | Dhawal Kulkarni | RR | IND | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 9 | 7.9 | 9 | 156 | 183333 | 1091 | 65476 |
| 74 | Mandeep Singh | RCB | IND | 98 | 5 | 181.5 | 0 | - | 10 | 154 | 133333 | 742 | 44527 |
| 75 | Hardik Pandya | MI | IND | 111 | 8 | 191.4 | 1 | 10.8 | 6 | 153 | 16667 | 101 | 6069 |
| 76 | Zaheer Khan | DD | IND | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 6.5 | 6 | 148 | 666667 | 4183 | 250965 |
| 77 | Stuart Binny | RR | IND | 74 | 1 | 113.8 | 4 | 7.6 | 11 | 147 | 916667 | 5790 | 347425 |
| 78 | Ashish Reddy | SH | IND | 56 | 4 | 180.6 | 3 | 8.3 | 5 | 138 | 33333 | 207 | 12422 |
| 79 | Sunil Narine | KKR | WI | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7.3 | 8 | 138 | 1583333 | 10654 | 639234 |
| 80 | Umesh Yadav | KKR | IND | 5 | 0 | 166.7 | 9 | 9.1 | 11 | 133 | 433333 | 3025 | 181525 |
| 81 | Saurabh Tiwary | DD | IND | 96 | 4 | 139.1 | 0 | - | 6 | 125 | 116667 | 867 | 52000 |
| 82 | Albie Morkel | DD | SA | 86 | 2 | 132.3 | 3 | 9.1 | 4 | 125 | 50000 | 371 | 22286 |
| 83 | Pravin Tambe | RR | IND | 3 | 0 | 60.0 | 7 | 7.8 | 10 | 122 | 16667 | 127 | 7611 |
| 84 | Corey Anderson | MI | NZ | 114 | 6 | 117.5 | 1 | 8.3 | 4 | 119 | 750000 | 5852 | 351140 |
| 85 | Lokesh Rahul | SH | IND | 117 | 5 | 114.7 | 0 | - | 7 | 119 | 166667 | 1200 | 72029 |
| 86 | Tim Southee | RR | NZ | 13 | 0 | 144.4 | 6 | 8.8 | 7 | 115 | 200000 | 1615 | 96894 |
| 87 | Mitchell Johnson | KXI | AUS | 31 | 1 | 86.1 | 9 | 9.4 | 9 | 109 | 1083333 | 9229 | 553735 |
| 88 | Unmukt Chand | MI | IND | 102 | 2 | 122.9 | 0 | - | 6 | 108 | 108333 | 931 | 55886 |
| 89 | Ryan ten Doeschate | KKR | NETH | 61 | 3 | 135.6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 95 | 166667 | 1629 | 97744 |
| 90 | Sarfaraz Khan | RCB | IND | 79 | 2 | 161.2 | 0 | - | 9 | 93 | 83333 | 768 | 46083 |
| 91 | Shakib Al Hasan | KKR | BAN | 23 | 0 | 143.8 | 4 | 8.7 | 3 | 90 | 466667 | 4815 | 288889 |
| 92 | Iqbal Abdulla | RCB | IND | 20 | 0 | 111.1 | 4 | 7.9 | 5 | 87 | 108333 | 1067 | 64039 |
| 93 | Virender Sehwag | KXI | IND | 99 | 3 | 117.9 | 0 | - | 8 | 86 | 533333 | 5759 | 345515 |
| 94 | Shaun Marsh | KXI | AUS | 81 | 3 | 139.7 | 0 | - | 4 | 85 | 366667 | 4006 | 240336 |
| 95 | Vinay Kumar | MI | IND | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 8.4 | 10 | 83 | 466667 | 5221 | 313253 |
| 96 | Johan Botha | KKR | SA | 31 | 1 | 206.7 | 1 | 8.1 | 4 | 77 | 166667 | 2010 | 120594 |
| 97 | Domnic Muthuswami | DD | IND | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 4 | 7.2 | 6 | 73 | 125000 | 1590 | 95401 |
| 98 | Sreenath Aravind | RCB | IND | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 8.7 | 3 | 73 | 50000 | 587 | 35225 |
| 99 | Praveen Kumar | SH | IND | 13 | 0 | 68.4 | 6 | 9.3 | 10 | 70 | 366667 | 4490 | 269388 |
| 100 | Beuran Hendricks | KXI | AUS | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 8.4 | 3 | 70 | 300000 | 3980 | 238776 |
