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Yuvraj closing in on Sachin
Srinivas Bhogle and Debasish Ghosh
February 20, 2008

After his knock of 76 in 70 balls at Adelaide, Yuvraj Singh [Images] (rank 2) has now reduced the gap between him and Sachin Tendulkar [Images] (rank 1) in the race to be this season's most valuable Indian ODI player. Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] (rank 3), with his calm batting and good wicket-keeping, is just behind the top two.

Gautam Gambhir [Images] (4) and Irfan Pathan [Images] (7) are climbing steadily. Robin Uthappa (10), who has done nothing worthwhile in his Australian outings, is still in the top 10 because of a strong early season performance.

Table 1: India's most valuable players of the 2007-08 season (32 matches so far)

RankPlayerRunsBallsBat-ptsRcBbWBowl-ptsCt|StRun outsField-ptsMTotal
1Sachin Tendulkar124115221264.4268258558.470.547291369.8
2Yuvraj Singh 104412561083.250351311171.472.595311349.6
3M S Dhoni9371194918.8000029|135395301313.8
4Gautam Gambhir8091061769.20000201024779.2
5Sourav Ganguly [Images] 611850542300348598.4112920669.4
6Zaheer Khan [Images] 148208129.6100011602245622.57022655.6
7Irfan Pathan 215317176.471681519392301518583.4
8R P Singh2655878888524496225818562
9Rahul Dravid [Images]462554480.80000100.56220542.8
10Robin Uthappa 355386401.20000828820489.2
11Harbhajan Singh [Images] 13515015056775611301.850.53716488.8
12Piyush Chawla203412.853866617402.880.55213467.6
13S Sreesanth [Images] 2360-249150620393.8301512406.8
14Ramesh Powar [Images]467829.652866810246.4201013286
15Murali Kartik [Images]374835.630037710241.60007277.2
16Rohit Sharma224283221.63601.8514910272.4
17Dinesh Karthik [Images]180217186.4000012|10.58213268.4
18Ajit Agarkar [Images] 19387.641541412204.220.5228233.8
19Virender Sehwag [Images] 193224206.812112613.830159225.6
20Ishant Sharma313-4.41852478204.620107210.2
21Munaf Patel [Images] 112-7.62773248174.211297195.6
22Dinesh Mongia344135.2106108352.4000287.6
23Praveen Kumar182119.2991200-31129245.2
24Manoj Tiwari16-12.800000001-12.8
Runs (scored) | Balls (taken) | Bat-pts: Batting points | | Rc: Runs conceded | Bb: Balls bowled | W: Wickets taken | Bowl-pts: Bowling points | Ct/St: Catches taken / Stumpings | Run outs (participated) | Field-pts: fielding points | M: Matches played | Total (points) = sum of batting, bowling and fielding points | *Run outs are counted as 1 (wicket) for a direct hit, and 0.5 (wicket) if the fielder is an equal participant in a run out dismissal.

Three wicket-keepers and two left-arm pace men are currently the five best performers in the Commonwealth Bank Australia-India-Sri Lanka tri-series. Mitchell Johnson has 10 wickets to Nathan Bracken's [Images] 12; but he's ahead because of a better economy rate and marginally better batting.

Table 2: The most valuable players so far in the Commonwealth Bank series (8 matches so far)
RankPlayerCountryRunsBallsBat-ptsRcBbWBowl-ptsCt|StRun outsField-ptsMTotal
1Mitchell JohnsonAus12226.413726410314.20005320.6
2Mahendra Singh DhoniInd260354236.8000010|20.5826318.8
3KC Sangakkara SL26032026400004|10.5425306
4Nathan BrackenAus217-9.617925712314.60005305
5Adam Gilchrist [Images]Aus20825021600009|10555271
6Gautam GambhirInd246304248.800000006248.8
7Irfan Pathan Ind8414155.21642047167.20006222.4
8James HopesAus726492.8741563122.81054220.6
9Ishant SharmaInd313-4.4147205820920106214.6
10Brett Lee [Images]Aus1243-10.41522018200.820.5224212.4
11Michael Clarke [Images]Aus212298185.61736011.830155212.4
12SL Malinga SL728-8.4240280920000.5125203.6
13Rohit SharmaInd163209158.8000021346192.8
14Harbhajan Singh Ind343143.21281924121.600.5126176.8
15Brad Hogg [Images]Aus376224.4881445147.20003171.6
16DPMD Jayawardene SL 134175128000060305158
17MKDI Amerasinghe SL11178.414518061430004151.4
18TM Dilshan SL 8073101.619120-9.421.5464138.2
19Sachin TendulkarInd12617011621240-1.820106124.2
20WPUJC VaasSL 193212.42072764109.80005122.2
21M Muralitharan SL111410.822027049220105112.8
22Michael HusseyAus10515090000020.5225112
23Mathew HaydenAus 8411675.2000021344109.2
24Yuvraj Singh Ind113142112.438420-4.40005108
25S Sreesanth Ind574.413114051010005105.4
26Ricky Ponting [Images]Aus537843.600003139582.6
27Munaf Patel Ind 09-7.269108265.40124282.2
28ST Jayasuriya SL 463960.838300-141129575.8
29Stuart ClarkAus810859108151.4105264.4
30Virender Sehwag Ind648460.838420-4.4105461.4
31Andrew Symonds [Images]Aus386722.432350-43139557.4
32KMDN KulasekaraSL 07-5.69396355.8105255.2
33CK Kapugedera SL 27670.47796123.820.522546.2
34Praveen KumarInd 685.649600-11129133.6
35MF MaharoofSL10204132127217.6105326.6
36Ashley NoffkeAus0004654121.2000121.2
37Robin Uthappa SL 33774.400003015619.4
38WU Tharanga SL10185.6000000025.6
39LPC Silva SL2872-1.6000010553.4
40Brad HaddinAus531-14.800001052-9.8
41Manoj TiwariInd16-12.800000001-12.8
Runs (scored) | Balls (taken) | Bat-pts: Batting points | | Rc: Runs conceded | Bb: Balls bowled | W: Wickets taken | Bowl-pts: Bowling points | Ct/St: Catches taken / Stumpings | Run outs (participated) | Field-pts: fielding points | M: Matches played | Total (points) = sum of batting, bowling and fielding points | *Run outs are counted as 1 (wicket) for a direct hit, and 0.5 (wicket) if the fielder is an equal participant in a run out dismissal

 

Srinivas Bhogle and Debasish Ghosh work for Cranes Software International [Get Quote] Limited, Bangalore.


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