TOP 5 MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS IN IPL 2018
IPL 2018 will have already started by the time you read this blog.Anyways,in this blog we will be talking about the 5 most valuable players in this year's IPL.But first you need to know what is the definition of a valuable player.A valuable player is that player who is worth every penny paid to him by his franchise.Basically the IPL team also launches a top 5 list of MVPs(Most Valuable Players),showing the cost of per run by a batsman or the cost of per wicket by a bowler.Majorly in the list of most valuable players,all rounders can be seen,and our blog is no exception.But since our blog always adds an element of surprise,it lists some other players too,who are more valuable than certain all rounders.Lets start the list:
1.Ben Stokes:
Needless to say,number 1 on the list is English All-Rounder Ben Stokes.He is equally proficient with the bat and the ball.This is the reason why he was the costliest player this year in the IPL auctions.He was sold for a mammoth price of Rs.12.5 crore(125 million) to Rajasthan Royals.He can play crucial knocks at the top order for Rajastan Royals and take some wickets too.Last year too when he played for Rising Pune Supergiants,he turned out to be the most valuable player in IPL.Rajasthan Royals will also have high expectations from him this year.
2.Mahendra Singh Dhoni:
MS Dhoni,popularly known as THALA in Chennai returns to CSK after two long years.CSK is incomplete without MS Dhoni and so he was retained this year by them at a price of 15 crore.Apart from captaining the team,he also keeps the wickets for them and plays the role of a finisher in the team.Boy I guess even 15 crores is less accounting the amount of services he provides.Known as Captain Cool,it will be interesting to see if MS Dhoni can lead CSK this year to their 3rd IPL title.
3.Virat Kohli:
This list would have been incomplete had we not included Virat run-machine Kohli.He is the only player that has played for the same franchise from the very beginning till now.Infact Royal Challengers Bangalore loves him so much that they paid him 2 crores extra when they retained him.He is now the most expensive player in the IPL,being paid 17 crore per season.He might not bowl or keep wickets,but a guy who has scored 973 runs and 4 centuries in a single season,17 crore seems legit to pay for him.Also he captains RCB,which adds to his services.
4.Sunil Narine:
Apart from Gambhir,if anyone is responsible for the uprise of Kolkata Knight Riders,it must be Sunil Narine.This is why he was retained by KKR this year and boy why shouldn't he be.I mean who would not like to keep in his team a guy who can bowl a maiden in super over as well as open the innings and score a 15 ball fifty for you.But unfortunatley,there is no clearance of whether he will play this year or not,as his bowling action has been banned by ICC.Chances are that he will get cleared before the commencement of the tournament and we hope to see him play.
5.Jasprit Bumrah:
As you all know that there is always an element of surprise in our blog,well today it is boom boom Bumrah.Most of you would be saying that Bumrah is just a bowler,he isn't an allrounder or a captain or a wicketkeeper,then why is he kept in this list?Well a bowler that bowls at a constant economy of 6,can swing the ball in early overs as well as bowl lethal yorkers in the death overs,I would say why not.He has been one of the major reasons of Mumbai Indians' success in the recent years.He is the no.1 bowler in the ICC ODI rankings as well as in the top 5 in the t20 rankings.He is definitely the bowler any captain would want in his side.Even if you ask him to defend 6 runs in the last over,he ain't gonna be disappointing you.
Honourable mentions:
Apart from the above mentioned players,there are some others too who are very valuable for their team like Dwayne Bravo,Andre Russell,Bhuvaneshwar Kumar,Rohit Sharma,Gautam Gambhir,Pandya Brothers,etc.If you liked this blog,do follow it(follow option in right top corner of web version) and leave a comment about what you think.Also follow us on twitter@cric_infinity.
