Who are the most valuable players in the 2011 World Cup? Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present a statistical look after 42 matches in the tournament.
After his match-winning century against the West Indies, Yuvraj Singh has inched closer to the top of the MVPI table, and could well challenge Shahid Afridi for the top spot.
Our list is based on the idea of the most valuable player index (MVPI), which is calculated by adding together a player's batting, bowling and fielding index.
The batting index is based on a combination of runs scored and strike rate; the bowling index uses a combination of the number of wickets taken and the economy rate; and the fielding index is based on the number of catches taken and the fielder's participation in run-out dismissals.
Most valuable players in the 2011 World Cup so far (after 42 matches, as on 21.3.2011)
|
|
Player Name |
Team |
Runs |
6s |
4s |
Strike Rate |
W |
Eco Rate |
M |
MVPI |
|
1 |
Shahid Afridi |
PAK |
65 |
1 |
8 |
130.0 |
17 |
3.5 |
6 |
633 |
|
2 |
Yuvraj Singh |
IND |
284 |
3 |
29 |
86.1 |
9 |
5.0 |
6 |
526 |
|
3 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan |
SL |
286 |
1 |
38 |
97.3 |
5 |
3.5 |
6 |
500 |
|
4 |
Robin Peterson |
SA |
43 |
1 |
6 |
134.4 |
14 |
4.0 |
6 |
480 |
|
5 |
Ryan ten Doeschate |
NED |
307 |
5 |
26 |
89.2 |
7 |
6.2 |
6 |
450 |
|
6 |
Kumar Sangakkara |
SL |
363 |
4 |
32 |
88.8 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
448 |
|
7 |
Tim Southee |
NZ |
14 |
0 |
1 |
77.8 |
14 |
4.0 |
6 |
444 |
|
8 |
Virender Sehwag |
IND |
327 |
7 |
38 |
125.3 |
0 |
-- |
5 |
442 |
|
9 |
Graeme Swann |
ENG |
60 |
1 |
7 |
120.0 |
12 |
4.2 |
6 |
430 |
|
10 |
Zaheer Khan |
IND |
9 |
0 |
1 |
81.8 |
15 |
4.3 |
6 |
424 |
|
11 |
Umar Gul |
PAK |
36 |
1 |
3 |
124.1 |
13 |
4.2 |
6 |
415 |
|
12 |
AB de Villiers |
SA |
318 |
7 |
27 |
111.2 |
0 |
-- |
4 |
415 |
|
13 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
BAN |
142 |
0 |
14 |
71.0 |
8 |
4.8 |
6 |
386 |
|
14 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
IND |
326 |
8 |
32 |
99.7 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
385 |
|
15 |
Shane Watson |
AUS |
265 |
7 |
27 |
96.0 |
2 |
4.4 |
6 |
384 |
|
16 |
Andrew Strauss |
ENG |
329 |
3 |
34 |
97.3 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
381 |
|
17 |
Kevin O'Brien |
IRE |
198 |
9 |
19 |
125.3 |
4 |
6.8 |
6 |
374 |
|
18 |
Kemar Roach |
WI |
3 |
0 |
0 |
30.0 |
13 |
3.9 |
5 |
368 |
|
19 |
Brett Lee |
AUS |
5 |
0 |
1 |
62.5 |
12 |
4.2 |
6 |
362 |
|
20 |
Kieron Pollard |
WI |
179 |
11 |
14 |
158.4 |
2 |
4.9 |
6 |
359 |
|
21 |
Muttiah Muralitharan |
SL |
7 |
1 |
0 |
175.0 |
11 |
3.5 |
6 |
355 |
|
22 |
Darren Sammy |
WI |
53 |
3 |
4 |
115.2 |
9 |
4.6 |
6 |
350 |
|
23 |
Imran Tahir |
SA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100.0 |
12 |
3.9 |
4 |
346 |
|
24 |
Jonathan Trott |
ENG |
336 |
0 |
26 |
82.6 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
345 |
|
25 |
Harvir Baidwan |
CAN |
53 |
0 |
6 |
67.1 |
13 |
5.6 |
6 |
343 |
|
26 |
John Mooney |
IRE |
58 |
0 |
8 |
64.4 |
10 |
5.8 |
6 |
342 |
|
27 |
Mitchell Johnson |
AUS |
19 |
0 |
3 |
146.2 |
10 |
3.8 |
6 |
340 |
|
28 |
Paul Stirling |
IRE |
157 |
3 |
23 |
122.7 |
4 |
4.5 |
6 |
339 |
|
29 |
Ray Price |
ZIM |
37 |
0 |
4 |
62.7 |
9 |
3.4 |
6 |
336 |
|
30 |
Brendon McCullum |
NZ |
239 |
5 |
27 |
94.8 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
333 |
|
31 |
Brad Haddin |
AUS |
279 |
4 |
34 |
77.7 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
331 |
|
32 |
Jacques Kallis |
SA |
178 |
1 |
15 |
76.1 |
5 |
4.3 |
6 |
329 |
|
33 |
Jean-Paul Duminy |
SA |
221 |
6 |
12 |
101.8 |
2 |
5.1 |
6 |
325 |
|
34 |
Hashim Amla |
SA |
299 |
1 |
24 |
86.9 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
316 |
|
35 |
Ross Taylor |
NZ |
245 |
13 |
18 |
100.0 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
311 |
|
36 |
Sulieman Benn |
WI |
16 |
0 |
1 |
45.7 |
12 |
5.0 |
6 |
304 |
|
37 |
Tim Bresnan |
ENG |
41 |
1 |
2 |
82.0 |
9 |
4.9 |
6 |
300 |
|
38 |
Dale Steyn |
SA |
20 |
0 |
3 |
64.5 |
10 |
4.1 |
5 |
300 |
|
39 |
Jacob Oram |
NZ |
45 |
3 |
3 |
125.0 |
8 |
4.7 |
4 |
294 |
|
40 |
Michael Clarke |
AUS |
225 |
1 |
20 |
94.9 |
0 |
4.2 |
6 |
282 |
|
41 |
Shaun Tait |
AUS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
10 |
4.7 |
6 |
280 |
|
42 |
Upul Tharanga |
SL |
261 |
0 |
36 |
87.3 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
278 |
|
43 |
Prosper Utseya |
ZIM |
123 |
1 |
9 |
65.4 |
6 |
4.3 |
6 |
273 |
|
44 |
Devon Smith |
WI |
293 |
2 |
31 |
77.7 |
0 |
6.0 |
6 |
271 |
|
45 |
George Dockrell |
IRE |
42 |
0 |
6 |
79.2 |
7 |
4.4 |
6 |
269 |
|
46 |
Mahela Jayawardene |
SL |
200 |
1 |
19 |
93.9 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
265 |
|
47 |
Virat Kohli |
IND |
214 |
2 |
19 |
89.2 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
263 |
|
48 |
Mohammad Hafeez |
PAK |
111 |
1 |
15 |
78.2 |
5 |
4.1 |
6 |
261 |
|
49 |
Graeme Cremer |
ZIM |
99 |
0 |
8 |
68.8 |
6 |
4.6 |
6 |
259 |
|
50 |
Niall O'Brien |
IRE |
205 |
2 |
17 |
75.6 |
0 |
-- |
6 |
254 |
The top run-getters so far are Kumar Sangakkara (363), Jonathan Trott (336), Andrew Strauss (329), Virender Sehwag (327) and Sachin Tendulkar (326). The highest aggregates have, in almost every case, been achieved by batsmen batting at No 1, 2, 3 or 4.
Among batsmen who have scored 150 or more runs, the best strike rates have been clocked by Kieron Pollard (179 runs, 158.4), Kevin O'Brien (198, 125.3), Sehwag (327, 125.3), Paul Stirling (157, 122.7), A B de Villiers (318, 111.2), J-P Duminy (221, 101.8), Ross Taylor (245, 100) and Sachin Tendulkar (326, 99.7)
The top wicket-takers so far are Shahid Afridi (17), Zaheer Khan (15), Robin Peterson (14), Tim Southee (14) and Umar Gul (13).
Among bowlers who have taken 10 or more wickets, the lowest economy rates have been achieved by Shahid Afridi (17 wickets, 3.5), Muttiah Muralitharan (11, 3.5), Mitchell Johnson (10, 3.8), Imran Tahir (12, 3.9), Kemar Roach (13, 3.9), Tim Southee (14, 4.0) and Robin Peterson (14, 4.0).
