After the first week of the DLF IPL, the Australians appeared to be dominating. From the second week onwards, especially after Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds left, the Indians seemed to be gaining ascendancy with fine performances from Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, the Pathan brothers and M S Dhoni.
How are the "heavyweights" from different countries currently (after 33 matches) performing?
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Statistics: Younger is better in IPL
To answer this question, we looked at the average MVPI of the "auctioned" players from different countries. The chart below provides the answers.
It's not a big surprise that India heads the list; every top Indian player is playing the IPL. One must marvel, however, at the way Australian players like Shane Watson, Adam Gilchrist, David Hussey, Shane Warne and Shaun Marsh have continued to dominate even after their top players have left.
For Sri Lanka, Kumar Sangakkara, Sanath Jayasuriya and F Maharoof have been the three best players. Muthiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardene have played reasonably well, but come to the playing field with only one cricketing skill.
For South Africa, Shaun Pollock and Albie Morkel are the two top performers. Graeme Smith, who started late, is doing well and Mark Boucher has occasionally blossomed. Jacques Kallis has been disappointing and Herschelle Gibbs has been hugely disappointing.
New Zealand have had two excellent performers: Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor. Stephen Fleming and Scott Styris haven't taken off and Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori left before they could make a big impact.
The Pakistanis joined a little late and have so far been rather disappointing. Shahid Afridi is still the best player - because he brings in both bowling and batting skills - and Sohail Tanvir has had one magical spell. Umar Gul and Mohammed Asif have had the odd good game.
Among the West Indians only Dwayne Bravo has done very well. Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul have been disappointing.
Meanwhile Shane Watson has widened his lead at the top of the most valuable player table after, what Shane Warne called, IPL's best knock. Irfan has edged ahead of his brother Yusuf after his hurricane 40 against Chennai Super Kings and, out of the blue, India's greatest cricket warrior Sourav Ganguly has emerged to take the tenth place after two remarkable performances.
Table 1: IPL's most valuable players (after 33 matches; as on noon of 12 May 2008)
| Rank | Player | Team | From | Runs | Balls | Bat Pts | Bb | Rc | W | Bowl Pts | Ct St | Run Outs | Field Pts | M | MVPI |
| 1 | S Watson | RR | AUS | 287 | 182 | 331.3 | 205 | 232 | 12 | 233.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 16 | 9 | 581 |
| 2 | V Sehwag | DD | IND | 287 | 162 | 358.0 | 54 | 104 | 4 | 32.0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 426 |
| 3 | A Gilchrist | DC | AUS | 308 | 206 | 341.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 357 |
| 4 | Irfan Pathan | KXI | IND | 112 | 95 | 97.3 | 188 | 207 | 12 | 235.7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 357 |
| 5 | G Gambhir | DD | IND | 336 | 241 | 350.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 355 |
| 6 | R Sharma | DC | IND | 296 | 202 | 322.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 343 |
| 7 | Yusuf Pathan | RR | IND | 239 | 141 | 290.0 | 73 | 102 | 3 | 43.3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 337 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni | CSK | IND | 289 | 217 | 288.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 36 | 9 | 325 |
| 9 | D Hussey | KKR | AUS | 263 | 194 | 267.3 | 54 | 94 | 2 | 10.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 20 | 8 | 297 |
| 10 | S Ganguly | KKR | IND | 207 | 188 | 163.3 | 84 | 81 | 5 | 111.0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 290 |
| 11 | K Sangakkara | KXI | SL | 203 | 124 | 240.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 269 |
| 12 | S Warne | RR | AUS | 61 | 49 | 56.7 | 174 | 240 | 11 | 168.0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 261 |
| 13 | Suresh Raina | CSK | IND | 202 | 138 | 220.0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.5 | 36 | 9 | 257 |
| 14 | Yuvraj Singh | KXI | IND | 172 | 113 | 193.3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 21.0 | 7 | 0.5 | 36 | 8 | 250 |
| 15 | B McCullum | KKR | NZ | 183 | 92 | 243.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 247 |
| 16 | Shaun Marsh | KXI | AUS | 221 | 166 | 220.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 245 |
| 17 | Zaheer Khan | BRC | IND | 28 | 33 | 12.0 | 178 | 239 | 13 | 206.3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 238 |
| 18 | S Pollock | MI | SA | 131 | 94 | 136.7 | 136 | 184 | 6 | 93.3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 234 |
| 19 | Albie Morkel | CSK | SA | 136 | 89 | 153.3 | 126 | 174 | 5 | 74.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 231 |
| 20 | P Kumar | BRC | IND | 76 | 63 | 68.0 | 180 | 243 | 9 | 141.0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 225 |
| 21 | S Jayasuriya | MI | SL | 138 | 101 | 141.3 | 78 | 103 | 4 | 65.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 16 | 7 | 222 |
| 22 | S Dhawan | DD | IND | 209 | 174 | 186.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 28 | 8 | 214 |
| 23 | M Hussey | CSK | AUS | 168 | 100 | 202.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 211 |
| 24 | R Uthappa | MI | IND | 211 | 176 | 187.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 207 |
| 25 | P Chawla | KXI | IND | 62 | 34 | 78.7 | 129 | 196 | 9 | 120.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 207 |
| 26 | RP Singh | DC | IND | 12 | 12 | 8.0 | 197 | 273 | 12 | 181.7 | 2 | 0.5 | 16 | 9 | 206 |
| 27 | D Bravo | MI | WI | 148 | 117 | 140.0 | 104 | 158 | 4 | 44.7 | 3 | 0.5 | 20 | 6 | 205 |
| 28 | M Hayden | CSK | AUS | 189 | 131 | 203.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 203 |
| 29 | M Gony | CSK | IND | 29 | 15 | 38.0 | 204 | 287 | 11 | 161.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 203 |
| 30 | Ross Taylor | BRC | NZ | 149 | 81 | 190.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 190 |
| 31 | G McGrath | DD | AUS | 0 | 2 | -2.7 | 192 | 183 | 7 | 185.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 186 |
| 32 | Shahid Afridi | DC | PAK | 47 | 29 | 55.3 | 132 | 165 | 7 | 123.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 186 |
| 33 | P Saha | KKR | IND | 114 | 77 | 125.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 60 | 7 | 185 |
| 34 | M Boucher | BRC | SA | 151 | 115 | 148.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 181 |
| 35 | S Badrinath | CSK | IND | 131 | 90 | 142.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 178 |
| 36 | F Maharoof | DD | SL | 57 | 28 | 76.7 | 90 | 100 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 177 |
| 37 | Ashok Dinda | KKR | IND | 1 | 3 | -2.0 | 162 | 171 | 8 | 173.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 175 |
| 38 | G Smith | RR | SA | 226 | 217 | 162.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 171 |
| 39 | Ashish Nehra | MI | IND | 3 | 12 | -10.0 | 126 | 168 | 10 | 160.0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 170 |
| 40 | Ajit Agarkar | KKR | IND | 34 | 30 | 28.0 | 120 | 158 | 8 | 130.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 12 | 6 | 170 |
| 41 | Laxmi Shukla | KKR | IND | 120 | 85 | 126.7 | 49 | 88 | 3 | 25.3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 160 |
| 42 | S Sreesanth | KXI | IND | 0 | 1 | -1.3 | 169 | 232 | 10 | 153.3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 160 |
| 43 | Sohail Tanvir | RR | PAK | 9 | 9 | 6.0 | 115 | 127 | 6 | 122.3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 152 |
| 44 | Rajat Bhatia | DD | IND | 34 | 28 | 30.7 | 78 | 96 | 6 | 104.0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 151 |
| 45 | James Hopes | KXI | AUS | 124 | 72 | 152.0 | 96 | 167 | 2 | -7.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 149 |
| 46 | D Kulkarni | MI | IND | 2 | 16 | -17.3 | 117 | 143 | 8 | 141.0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 148 |
| 47 | A Symonds | DC | AUS | 161 | 105 | 182.0 | 41 | 101 | 0 | -46.3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 148 |
| 48 | Rahul Dravid | BRC | IND | 169 | 149 | 139.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 147 |
| 49 | H Singh | MI | IND | 30 | 17 | 37.3 | 60 | 82 | 5 | 78.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 32 | 3 | 147 |
| 50 | VVS Laxman | DC | IND | 155 | 132 | 134.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 12 | 6 | 146 |
| 51 | R Jadeja | RR | IND | 105 | 77 | 107.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.5 | 36 | 9 | 143 |
| 52 | MMuralitharan | CSK | SL | 0 | 3 | -4.0 | 192 | 213 | 6 | 139.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 143 |
| 53 | Yo Mahesh | DD | IND | 9 | 11 | 3.3 | 157 | 225 | 8 | 112.3 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 136 |
| 54 | S Asnodkar | RR | IND | 131 | 100 | 128.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 133 |
| 55 | S Trivedi | RR | IND | 4 | 10 | -5.3 | 180 | 230 | 8 | 138.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 133 |
| 56 | Jacques Kallis | BRC | SA | 118 | 103 | 98.7 | 138 | 222 | 4 | 26.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 133 |
| 57 | S Vidyut | CSK | IND | 107 | 74 | 115.3 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 129 |
| 58 | Munaf Patel | RR | IND | 0 | 1 | -1.3 | 198 | 254 | 6 | 106.0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 129 |
| 59 | Venugopal Rao | DC | IND | 123 | 91 | 124.7 | 36 | 48 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 125 |
| 60 | MJayawardene | KXI | SL | 109 | 82 | 108.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 16 | 7 | 125 |
| 61 | A Nayar | MI | IND | 115 | 75 | 130.0 | 18 | 46 | 0 | -22.0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 124 |
| 62 | L Balaji | CSK | IND | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 59 | 7 | 117.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 117 |
| 63 | Ishant Sharma | KKR | IND | 5 | 4 | 4.7 | 166 | 194 | 5 | 107.3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 116 |
| 64 | Dinesh Karthik | DD | IND | 73 | 59 | 67.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 115 |
| 65 | Brett Lee | KXI | AUS | 17 | 13 | 16.7 | 88 | 112 | 4 | 69.3 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 114 |
| 66 | J Sharma | CSK | IND | 16 | 11 | 17.3 | 130 | 215 | 7 | 70.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 24 | 7 | 112 |
| 67 | Virat Kohli | BRC | IND | 122 | 106 | 102.7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | -3.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 108 |
| 68 | Pragyan Ojha | DC | IND | 1 | 2 | -0.7 | 138 | 184 | 6 | 96.0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 107 |
| 69 | Vikram Singh | KXI | IND | 4 | 3 | 4.0 | 144 | 202 | 7 | 102.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 106 |
| 70 | Wasim Jaffer | BRC | IND | 110 | 99 | 88.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 16 | 5 | 104 |
| 71 | Umar Gul | KKR | PAK | 8 | 4 | 10.7 | 90 | 131 | 6 | 85.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8 | 4 | 104 |
| 72 | Dale Steyn | BRC | SA | 2 | 5 | -2.7 | 120 | 132 | 4 | 92.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 12 | 5 | 101 |
| 73 | Simon Katich | KXI | AUS | 96 | 69 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| 74 | Murali Kartik | KKR | IND | 30 | 27 | 24.0 | 88 | 127 | 3 | 38.3 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 94 |
| 75 | Mohd Asif | DD | PAK | 0 | 1 | -1.3 | 144 | 213 | 7 | 91.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 90 |
| 76 | Sanjay Bangar | DC | IND | 47 | 49 | 28.7 | 126 | 189 | 3 | 27.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 32 | 9 | 88 |
| 77 | Scott Styris | DC | NZ | 62 | 73 | 26.7 | 96 | 117 | 2 | 43.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 12 | 5 | 82 |
| 78 | C Vaas | DC | SL | 21 | 15 | 22.0 | 78 | 109 | 4 | 59.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 |
| 79 | AB de Villiers | DD | SA | 67 | 61 | 52.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 81 |
| 80 | S Fleming | CSK | NZ | 72 | 63 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 80 |
| 81 | Mohd Kaif | RR | IND | 95 | 93 | 66.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 74 |
| 82 | Parthiv Patel | CSK | IND | 96 | 92 | 69.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 73 |
| 83 | P Sangwan | DD | IND | 2 | 4 | -1.3 | 96 | 123 | 3 | 53.0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 72 |
| 84 | Shoaib Malik | DD | PAK | 51 | 46 | 40.7 | 51 | 85 | 2 | 15.0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 72 |
| 85 | Jacob Oram | CSK | NZ | 18 | 12 | 20.0 | 96 | 149 | 3 | 27.0 | 3 | 0.5 | 20 | 4 | 67 |
| 86 | Mahesh Rawat | RR | IND | 9 | 16 | -3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2.5 | 68 | 7 | 65 |
| 87 | Manoj Tiwary | DD | IND | 55 | 45 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 12 | 5 | 62 |
| 88 | Mohd Hafeez | KKR | PAK | 49 | 58 | 20.7 | 60 | 68 | 1 | 28.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 12 | 5 | 61 |
| 89 | P Amarnath | CSK | IND | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 132 | 236 | 7 | 52.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 60 |
| 90 | Luke Ronchi | MI | AUS | 34 | 32 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 53 |
| 91 | Kamran Akmal | RR | PAK | 27 | 19 | 28.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.5 | 24 | 2 | 53 |
| 92 | R Sarwan | KXI | WI | 73 | 75 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
| 93 | H Gibbs | DC | SA | 46 | 53 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 49 |
| 94 | Karan Goel | KXI | IND | 76 | 78 | 48.0 | 12 | 25 | 0 | -9.0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 47 |
| 95 | Arjun Yadav | DC | IND | 41 | 30 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 46 |
| 96 | P Vijaykumar | DC | IND | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 66 | 2 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 |
| 97 | Rohan Raje | MI | IND | 6 | 5 | 5.3 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 98 | C White | BRC | AUS | 36 | 27 | 36.0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | -16.0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 44 |
| 99 | Debabrata Das | KKR | IND | 45 | 41 | 35.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8 | 3 | 43 |
| 100 | D Thornely | MI | AUS | 30 | 29 | 21.3 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 17.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 42 |
| 101 | DMascarenhas | RR | ENG | 9 | 8 | 7.3 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 102 | D Vettori | DD | NZ | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 54 | 2 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| 103 | Musavir Khote | MI | IND | 24 | 22 | 18.7 | 30 | 51 | 2 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
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.
The IPL players brought in after the big auction (at very low prices) continue to provide the best value for money. But it's interesting to see Shane Watson with a PVI of just 138, and Dwayne Bravo with 314. Assuming a PVI of 1000 to be par, one might say that Watson's future earnings might go up by a factor of at least 7. Bravo too should cost at least three times more if he maintains his current performance.
Table 2: The best IPL buys after the first 33 IPL matches (US dollars paid so far for contributing each "run")
| Rank | Player | Team | From | M | MVPI | Money offered ($) | MA | MF | PVI |
| 9 | Shaun Marsh | KXI | AUS | 4 | 245 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 70 |
| 10 | Praveen Kumar | BRC | IND | 8 | 225 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 76 |
| 11 | Shikhar Dhawan | DD | IND | 8 | 214 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 80 |
| 12 | Ashish Nehra | MI | IND | 7 | 170 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 88 |
| 13 | Prasanta Saha | KKR | IND | 7 | 185 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 92 |
| 14 | Manpreet Gony | CSK | IND | 9 | 203 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 95 |
| 15 | Ashok Dinda | KKR | IND | 8 | 175 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 98 |
| 16 | Dhawal Kulkarni | MI | IND | 7 | 148 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 102 |
| 17 | Laxmi Shukla | KKR | IND | 8 | 160 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 107 |
| 18 | S Badrinath | CSK | IND | 9 | 178 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 108 |
| 19 | Rajat Bhatia | DD | IND | 6 | 151 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 114 |
| 20 | Abhishek Nayar | MI | IND | 7 | 124 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 121 |
| 21 | Yo Mahesh | DD | IND | 7 | 136 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 126 |
| 22 | Ravindra Jadeja | RR | IND | 9 | 143 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 135 |
| 23 | Shane Watson | RR | AUS | 9 | 581 | 125000 | 9 | 80357 | 138 |
| 24 | S Asnodkar | RR | IND | 3 | 133 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 145 |
| 25 | Siddharth Trivedi | RR | IND | 9 | 133 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 145 |
| 26 | S Vidyut | CSK | IND | 4 | 129 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 149 |
| 27 | Venugopal Rao | DC | IND | 6 | 125 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 155 |
| 28 | Virat Kohli | BRC | IND | 8 | 108 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 159 |
| 29 | Vikram Singh | KXI | IND | 6 | 106 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 162 |
| 30 | L Balaji | CSK | IND | 2 | 117 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 165 |
| 31 | Pragyan Ojha | DC | IND | 9 | 107 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 180 |
| 32 | Ross Taylor | BRC | NZ | 4 | 190 | 100000 | 5 | 35714 | 188 |
| 33 | Sanjay Bangar | DC | IND | 9 | 88 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 220 |
| 34 | P Sangwan | DD | IND | 4 | 72 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 239 |
| 35 | Luke Ronchi | MI | AUS | 4 | 53 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 281 |
| 36 | Mahesh Rawat | RR | IND | 7 | 65 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 298 |
| 37 | Dwayne Bravo | MI | WI | 6 | 205 | 150000 | 6 | 64286 | 314 |
| 38 | Palani Amarnath | CSK | IND | 6 | 60 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 321 |
| 39 | Sohail Tanvir | RR | PAK | 5 | 152 | 100000 | 7 | 50000 | 328 |
| 40 | Rohan Raje | MI | IND | 2 | 45 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 331 |
| 41 | D Thornely | MI | AUS | 3 | 42 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 354 |
| 42 | Karan Goel | KXI | IND | 7 | 47 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 365 |
| 43 | Musavir Khote | MI | IND | 4 | 40 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 378 |
| 44 | Debabrata Das | KKR | IND | 3 | 43 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 396 |
| 45 | Arjun Yadav | DC | IND | 6 | 46 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 419 |
| 46 | P Vijaykumar | DC | IND | 4 | 46 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 419 |
| 47 | Michael Hussey | CSK | AUS | 4 | 211 | 350000 | 4 | 100000 | 475 |
| 48 | CK Kapugedera | CSK | SL | 2 | 9 | 30000 | 2 | 4286 | 476 |
| 49 | B Akhil | BRC | IND | 3 | 34 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 509 |
| 50 | Saurabh Tiwary | MI | IND | 3 | 29 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 511 |
| 51 | Dinesh Salunkhe | RR | IND | 4 | 37 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 521 |
| 52 | Matthew Hayden | CSK | AUS | 3 | 203 | 375000 | 4 | 107143 | 527 |
| 53 | Darren Lehmann | RR | AUS | 2 | 12 | 30000 | 3 | 6429 | 536 |
| 54 | Amit Mishra | DD | IND | 1 | 30 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 565 |
| 55 | Umar Gul | KKR | PAK | 4 | 104 | 150000 | 6 | 64286 | 620 |
| 56 | Gagandeep Singh | KXI | IND | 3 | 12 | 30000 | 4 | 8571 | 714 |
| 57 | Simon Katich | KXI | AUS | 2 | 100 | 200000 | 5 | 71429 | 714 |
| 58 | F Maharoof | DD | SL | 4 | 177 | 225000 | 8 | 128571 | 728 |
| 59 | Uday Kaul | KXI | IND | 2 | 23 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 756 |
| 60 | Brad Hodge | KKR | AUS | 3 | 21 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 804 |
| 61 | J Arunkumar | BRC | IND | 1 | 21 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 804 |
| 62 | B McCullum | KKR | NZ | 4 | 247 | 700000 | 4 | 200000 | 809 |
| 63 | Wasim Jaffer | BRC | IND | 5 | 104 | 150000 | 8 | 85714 | 824 |
| 64 | Y Takawale | MI | IND | 2 | 29 | 50000 | 7 | 25000 | 872 |
| 65 | Yusuf Pathan | RR | IND | 9 | 337 | 475000 | 9 | 305357 | 905 |
| 66 | Aakash Chopra | KKR | IND | 2 | 19 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 918 |
| 67 | Mohd Hafeez | KKR | PAK | 5 | 61 | 100000 | 8 | 57143 | 942 |
| 68 | Glenn McGrath | DD | AUS | 8 | 186 | 350000 | 8 | 200000 | 1073 |
| 69 | Zaheer Khan | BRC | IND | 8 | 238 | 450000 | 8 | 257143 | 1079 |
| 70 | Piyush Chawla | KXI | IND | 8 | 207 | 400000 | 8 | 228571 | 1106 |
| 71 | Ajit Agarkar | KKR | IND | 6 | 170 | 330000 | 8 | 188571 | 1109 |
| 72 | Shane Warne | RR | AUS | 9 | 261 | 450000 | 9 | 289286 | 1110 |
| 73 | V Sehwag | DD | IND | 8 | 426 | 833750 | 8 | 476429 | 1118 |
| 74 | James Hopes | KXI | AUS | 5 | 149 | 300000 | 8 | 171429 | 1151 |
| 75 | Gautam Gambhir | DD | IND | 8 | 355 | 725000 | 8 | 414286 | 1168 |
| 76 | Devraj Patil | BRC | IND | 1 | 15 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 1169 |
| 77 | Shaun Pollock | MI | SA | 7 | 234 | 550000 | 7 | 275000 | 1175 |
| 78 | Dwaraka Teja | DC | IND | 2 | 16 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 1205 |
| 79 | Harbhajan Singh | MI | IND | 3 | 147 | 850000 | 3 | 182143 | 1236 |
| 80 | Stephen Fleming | CSK | NZ | 5 | 80 | 350000 | 4 | 100000 | 1250 |
| 81 | Adam Gilchrist | DC | AUS | 9 | 357 | 700000 | 9 | 450000 | 1259 |
| 82 | Joginder Sharma | CSK | IND | 7 | 112 | 225000 | 9 | 144643 | 1295 |
| 83 | David Hussey | KKR | AUS | 8 | 297 | 675000 | 8 | 385714 | 1297 |
| 84 | Pinal Shah | MI | IND | 2 | 11 | 30000 | 7 | 15000 | 1324 |
| 85 | Ashley Noffke | BRC | AUS | 1 | 13 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 1353 |
| 86 | Munaf Patel | RR | IND | 9 | 129 | 275000 | 9 | 176786 | 1374 |
| 87 | Dale Steyn | BRC | SA | 5 | 101 | 325000 | 6 | 139286 | 1375 |
| 88 | Scott Styris | DC | NZ | 5 | 82 | 175000 | 9 | 112500 | 1378 |
| 89 | Graeme Smith | RR | SA | 7 | 171 | 475000 | 7 | 237500 | 1392 |
| 90 | Rohit Sharma | DC | IND | 9 | 343 | 750000 | 9 | 482143 | 1407 |
| 91 | Mark Boucher | BRC | SA | 7 | 181 | 450000 | 8 | 257143 | 1423 |
| 92 | Kamran Akmal | RR | PAK | 2 | 53 | 150000 | 7 | 75000 | 1424 |
| 93 | Bharat Chipli | BRC | IND | 2 | 12 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 1429 |
| 94 | Mithun Manhas | DD | IND | 1 | 12 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 1429 |
| 95 | Irfan Pathan | KXI | IND | 8 | 357 | 925000 | 8 | 528571 | 1481 |
| 96 | K Sangakkara | KXI | SL | 6 | 269 | 700000 | 8 | 400000 | 1489 |
| 97 | D Mascarenhas | RR | ENG | 1 | 42 | 100000 | 9 | 64286 | 1519 |
| 98 | Chaminda Vaas | DC | SL | 4 | 81 | 200000 | 9 | 128571 | 1587 |
| 99 | Suresh Raina | CSK | IND | 9 | 257 | 650000 | 9 | 417857 | 1628 |
| 100 | VVS Laxman | DC | IND | 6 | 146 | 375000 | 9 | 241071 | 1651 |
| 101 | Albie Morkel | CSK | SA | 6 | 231 | 650000 | 9 | 417857 | 1806 |
| 102 | Nuwan Zoysa | DC | SL | 2 | 37 | 110000 | 9 | 70714 | 1894 |
| 103 | Robin Uthappa | MI | IND | 7 | 207 | 800000 | 7 | 400000 | 1929 |
| 104 | Niraj Patel | RR | IND | 2 | 9 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 2066 |
| 105 | Shahid Afridi | DC | PAK | 7 | 186 | 675000 | 8 | 385714 | 2070 |
| 106 | AB de Villiers | DD | SA | 4 | 81 | 300000 | 8 | 171429 | 2125 |
| 107 | Sourav Ganguly | KKR | IND | 8 | 290 | 1092500 | 8 | 624286 | 2150 |
| 108 | M Jayawardene | KXI | SL | 7 | 125 | 475000 | 8 | 271429 | 2177 |
| 109 | S Jayasuriya | MI | SL | 7 | 222 | 975000 | 7 | 487500 | 2193 |
| 110 | S Sreesanth | KXI | IND | 8 | 160 | 625000 | 8 | 357143 | 2232 |
| 111 | D Kalyankrishna | DC | IND | 3 | 8 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 2314 |
| 112 | Yuvraj Singh | KXI | IND | 8 | 250 | 1063750 | 8 | 607857 | 2428 |
| 113 | R Sarwan | KXI | WI | 4 | 50 | 225000 | 8 | 128571 | 2571 |
| 114 | Murali Kartik | KKR | IND | 6 | 94 | 425000 | 8 | 242857 | 2574 |
| 115 | Dinesh Karthik | DD | IND | 8 | 115 | 525000 | 8 | 300000 | 2601 |
| 116 | Andrew Symonds | DC | AUS | 4 | 148 | 1350000 | 4 | 385714 | 2612 |
| 117 | M Muralitharan | CSK | SL | 8 | 143 | 600000 | 9 | 385714 | 2697 |
| 118 | RP Singh | DC | IND | 9 | 206 | 875000 | 9 | 562500 | 2735 |
| 119 | Brett Lee | KXI | AUS | 4 | 114 | 900000 | 5 | 321429 | 2820 |
| 120 | Tatenda Taibu | KKR | ZIM | 2 | 25 | 125000 | 8 | 71429 | 2820 |
| 121 | Parthiv Patel | CSK | IND | 7 | 73 | 325000 | 9 | 208929 | 2849 |
| 122 | Jacob Oram | CSK | NZ | 4 | 67 | 675000 | 4 | 192857 | 2878 |
| 123 | MS Dhoni | CSK | IND | 9 | 325 | 1500000 | 9 | 964286 | 2970 |
| 124 | Shoaib Malik | DD | PAK | 6 | 72 | 500000 | 7 | 250000 | 3488 |
| 125 | Mohd Asif | DD | PAK | 6 | 90 | 650000 | 7 | 325000 | 3625 |
| 126 | Wilkin Mota | KXI | IND | 2 | 5 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 3673 |
| 127 | Salman Butt | KKR | PAK | 2 | 11 | 100000 | 6 | 42857 | 3782 |
| 128 | Jacques Kallis | BRC | SA | 7 | 133 | 900000 | 8 | 514286 | 3877 |
| 129 | Rahul Dravid | BRC | IND | 8 | 147 | 1035000 | 8 | 591429 | 4014 |
| 130 | Daniel Vettori | DD | NZ | 2 | 42 | 625000 | 4 | 178571 | 4252 |
| 131 | Ishant Sharma | KKR | IND | 8 | 116 | 950000 | 8 | 542857 | 4680 |
| 132 | Mohd Kaif | RR | IND | 9 | 74 | 675000 | 9 | 433929 | 5864 |
| 133 | Manoj Tiwary | DD | IND | 5 | 62 | 675000 | 8 | 385714 | 6221 |
| 134 | Cameron White | BRC | AUS | 3 | 44 | 500000 | 8 | 285714 | 6494 |
| 135 | Ricky Ponting | KKR | AUS | 4 | 15 | 400000 | 4 | 114286 | 7453 |
| 136 | H Gibbs | DC | SA | 5 | 49 | 575000 | 9 | 369643 | 7493 |
| 137 | T Srivastava | KXI | IND | 1 | 2 | 30000 | 8 | 17143 | 8571 |
| 138 | Makhaya Ntini | CSK | SA | 3 | 15 | 200000 | 9 | 128571 | 8571 |
| 139 | T Dilshan | DD | SL | 1 | 16 | 250000 | 8 | 142857 | 8929 |
| 140 | Misbah-ul-Haq | BRC | PAK | 2 | 6 | 125000 | 6 | 53571 | 8929 |
| 141 | Brett Geeves | DD | AUS | 1 | 3 | 50000 | 8 | 28571 | 9524 |
| 142 | Taruwar Kohli | RR | IND | 1 | 2 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 9643 |
| 143 | Pankaj Singh | RR | IND | 2 | 2 | 30000 | 9 | 19286 | 9643 |
| 144 | Dilhara Fernando | MI | SL | 1 | 7 | 150000 | 7 | 75000 | 10714 |
| 145 | S Chanderpaul | BRC | WI | 3 | 9 | 200000 | 8 | 114286 | 13187 |
DD: Delhi Daredevils | CSK: Chennai Super Kings | DC: Deccan Chargers | BRC: Bangalore Royal Challengers | RR: Rajasthan Royals | KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders | KXI: Kings XI Punjab | MI: Mumbai Indians
M: Matches played | MVPI: Most valuable player index | Money offered; some estimates may be incorrect! | MA: Matches available | MF: Fraction of money earned so far | PVI: Paisa vasool index; dollars paid for every run equivalent scored.
Srinivas Bhogle, Purnendu Maji and Arthur DSilva work for Cranes Software International Limited, Bangalore.
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