Gill, Sooryavanshi Lead IPL 2026 MVPI
New Delhi : Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle present Rediff's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2026 after Game 62.
He doesn't hit as many big sixes (only 27 so far) as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (43 sixes) or Ryan Rickelton (37 sixes), but Shubman Gill is accumulating a mountain of runs at his best ever IPL strike of 160.5.
That's why he's tied with Sooryavanshi for the top place with a MVPI of 660.
Recall that MVPI rewards batters who score a lot of runs very quickly, bowlers take a lot of wickets with a good economy rate, and players who participate in the most run out dismissals or take the most catches.
We'll focus a little more this time on the Paisa Vasool or Player Value Index (PVI).
PVI tells you how much the franchise pays the player for every 'run equivalent' he contributes.
The calculation is straight forward. We divide the total money paid to the player so far (converting INR to US$) by his MVPI aggregate so far.
Consider Cameron Green. His MVPI so far of 412 is quite decent, but, because of his enormous price, KKR pays him a staggering $5,637 for every run equivalent he contributes.
Compare him with Finn Allen with a similar MVPI of 425. KKR pays him a mere $434 for every run equivalent.
The vast disparity is quite shocking, and blatantly unfair, but that's the sort of madness that drives the IPL romance and passion.
