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[ruchir]

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/may/06pvi.htm


Paisa Vasool Index-25: How are the captains faring?

Srinivas Bhogle, Purnendu Maji and Arthur D'Silva | May 06, 2008

Being captain in a 20-20 game requires exceptional skills; the task might be so onerous that captains may even find it difficult to concentrate on their basic cricketing skills involving batting, bowling and fielding.

Who among the DLF IPL captains is exhibiting the best cricketing skills?

A simple calculation based on the most valuable player index (MVPI) and the Paisa Vasool Index (PVI) indicates that Virender Sehwag of Delhi Daredevils is currently the best performing captain. Sehwag has the highest MVPI and the lowest PVI.

Shane Warne of Rajasthan Royals and V V S Laxman of Deccan Chargers offer the next best value for money, partly because they carry smaller price tags than the other captains.

Recall that the MVPI is calculated by considering the runs scored, strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches taken and run outs effected (the MVPI however does not consider runs saved or conceded in the field, catches dropped etc., although it is easily possible to add these variables). The higher the MVPI, the better the player is performing.

The PVI equals: amount paid so far to the player /MVPI of the player. The PVI can be thought of as the amount (in US$) paid to a player for every run-equivalent scored so far. The lower the PVI, the better the value offered by the player.

We must emphasize again that the PVI is only based on a player's on-field performance and does not take into account his past record, popularity, brand value, and crowd-pulling or TRP-influencing abilities.

Name                         MVPI        PVI      Price (US$)
V Sehwag                376         951      833,750
Shane Warne            184       1048      450,000
V V S Laxman           146        1101      375,000
Shaun Pollock           213        1107      550,000
Harbhajan Singh        147       1236      850,000
Yuvraj Singh             249       2136     1,063,750
M S Dhoni                227       2828     1,500,000
Rahul Dravid             152       3405     1,035,000
Sourav Ganguly         94        4999     1,092,500

See the article for all other figures of all other players.

[Cover Point]

Ganguli ka paisa gul? Looks like getting Chuk De may actually Chuck him?

[LosingNow]

I think the math behind the MVPI and PVI is not tested and therefore doesn't make sense. We have to wait till Ganguly scores a few runs and takes some wickets and moves up these stats and then these stats would be well established and would start to make sense.

[inoc]

is the math available? i will be interested in knowing the math.

[pipsqueak]

I think the math behind the MVPI and PVI is not tested and therefore doesn't make sense. We have to wait till Ganguly scores a few runs and takes some wickets and moves up these stats and then these stats would be well established and would start to make sense.

    

it should be very obvious that the  true "value" of SG/RD/VVS is mainly their star power for establishing city loyalty. SG garners far more support out of kolkata than the other two out of their respective cities. this was vital to launch the IPL successfully. else, why would a bunch of players not in contention for 20-20/ODIs be paid so much and also saved embarrassment by not being featured in the auction? in that respect, this index is flawed.

2-3 millions paid initially to get the ship sailing is a worthy investment, i guess.

cricket-wise, i think SG should get out of 20-20 ASAP. KKR should forget about this season and focus on the next. with Gayle/McCullum and an in-form Ponting back, they can be a good team.

[flashpan]

Sorry to dissapoint you , Ponting may not be available for the entire tournament next year because of the tour to Pakistan and later the Ashes . David Hussey may also have a great chance of being selected to the Austrailian test team as he is said to be the next in line for a call up.

[gouravk]

exactly. i would not pay any heed to anything rediff comes up with.

[pzd]

An index that doesn't take into account win loss ratio for captains is useless in my books...

[Blwe_torch]

The index needs some updating now!