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Nathan Bracken is still MVP
Srinivas Bhogle and Debasish Ghosh
March 03, 2008

As the long and arduous Commonwealth Bank Series nears its end, Nathan Bracken [Images] leads the list of the most valuable players (MVP). Bracken has taken the largest number of wickets, and at an excellent economy rate.

Gautam Gambhir [Images] is India's highest ranked player on the list, and could well have been at the top if he hadn't been needlessly run out in the first final at Sydney.

Australia's James Hopes is surprisingly fourth in the list with a consistent all-round display.

The most likely winner of the MVP crown, and the overwhelming favourite for the "man of the series" award, is however Adam Gilchrist [Images]. A look at Table 1 indicates that Gilchrist and Mahendra Singh Dhoni [Images] have very similar totals; only Gilchrist has scored his runs at a much faster rate.

Table 1: The most valuable players in the Commonwealth Bank series (13 matches so far)

RankPlayerCountryRunsBallsbatptsRcBbWbwlptsCt|StRun OutsfldptsMTotal
1Nathan BrackenAus1643-2.431646118484.81059487
2Adam GilchristAus320325380000016|201009480
3Gautam GambhirInd425516437.200001059442
4James HopesAus130162130.4198335826221.5468438
5Brett Lee [Images]Aus6611242.42983701535820.5227422
6Mahendra Singh DhoniInd311432276.4000016|211249400
7KC Sangakkara SL 326447294.400006|21748368
8Mitchel JohnsonAus274716.427842611326.810.5178360
9Ishant SharmaInd517-3.628537314349.420109356
10Sachin Tendulkar [Images]Ind308347338.421240-1.820109347
11Harbhajan Singh [Images] Ind544274.42333317199.812.5659339
12Brad Hogg [Images]Aus8513264.42363278217.60007282
13Rohit SharmaInd233306221.2560-0.251.5619282
14Irfan Pathan [Images] Ind10616282.4323360918110.5179280
15Michael Clarke [Images]Aus297424254.878960-1.230159269
16SL Malinga SL 1965-143684301226410.5178267
17Mathew HaydenAus243320230000021347264
18M Muralitharan SL 254315.6353440921530158246
19MKDI Amerasinghe SL 1620162763429213.61057235
20Michael HusseyAus234350188000060.5429230
21TM Dilshan SL 159169182.819120-9.441.5567229
22DPMD Jayawardene SL 214297190.4000070358225
23Ricky Ponting [Images]Aus190261171.2000041449215
24Stuart ClarkAus314129.21192165173.81054208
25Yuvraj Singh [Images] Ind164201167.2105138129.41058202
26Praveen KumarInd685.6129180615921343199
27Andrew Symonds [Images]Aus13217012832350-441449168
28WPUJC VaasSL 19396.82703725147.60007154
29ST Jayasuriya SL 103116113.24237111.611298154
30S Sreesanth [Images] Ind8117.21891887129.40006137
31KMDN KulasekaraSL 14294.81291565115.81053126
32Virender Sehwag [Images] Ind8110379.66678120.410.5175117
33MF MaharoofSL 10204152187493.610.5174115
34Robin Uthappa Ind11216592000040209112
35CK Kapugedera SL 8617631.2101132252.620.5227106
36Munaf Patel [Images] Ind09-7.2120162257.60124374
37LPC Silva SL 7917121.200003015836
38Dilruwan PereraSL 1436-0.82842129.6000329
39Ashley NoffkeAus0004654121.2000121
40Piyush ChawlaInd0003360015105120
41WU Tharanga SL 10185.6000000025.6
42Brad HaddinAus1244-11.200001053-6.2
43Manoj TiwariInd216-8.800000001-8.8
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.

After his match-winning century, Sachin Tendulkar is almost certain to be India's most valuable player of the 2007-08 ODI season; at most a couple of games remain before the season draws to a close and even Yuvraj Singh in his best form would have found it hard to overtake the peerless batting master.

Table 2: India's most valuable players of the 2007-08 season (35 matches so far)
RankPlayerRunsBallsbatptsRcBbWbwlptsCt|StRun OutsfldptsMTotal
1Sachin Tendulkar142316991487268258558.470.547321592
2Yuvraj Singh 10951315113857060912205.282.5100341443
3Mahendra Singh Dhoni9881272958000035|135.5437331395
4Gautam Gambhir98812739580000301527973
5Sourav Ganguly [Images] 611850542300348598.4112920669
6Zaheer Khan [Images] 148208130100011602245622.57022656
7Harbhajan Singh 1551611816728951438062.59019651
8Irfan Pathan 23733820487597121405.840.53221641
9Robin Uthappa 4344744890000929323582
10R P Singh2655878888524496225818562
11Rahul Dravid [Images]4625544810000100.56220543
12Piyush Chawla203412.857172617417.890.55714488
13S Sreesanth 26640.854955422422.2301513438
14Rohit Sharma29438028481201.681.57613362
15Ishant Sharma517-3.632341514345201010351
16Ramesh Powar [Images]467829.652866810246.4201013286
17Virender Sehwag 210243226149162228.630.52710281
18Murali Kartik [Images]374835.630037710241.60007277
19Dinesh Karthik [Images]180217186000012|10.58213268
20Ajit Agarkar [Images] 19387.641541412204.220.5228234
21Praveen Kumar182119.2179240615721344210
22Munaf Patel 112-7.63283788166.411298188
23Dinesh Mongia344135.2106108352.4000287.6
24Manoj Tiwari216-8.800000001-8.8
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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