CricTracker to introduce formula based – Most Valuable and Liable Player of the match articles for the IPL 2018 powered by Beardo for Men

Cricket is a game that involves a lot of passion and emotion but it is as much about the numbers and records. The Indian Premier League (IPL) has a rich history of ten years and is a statistician’s dream with teams and players bettering previously set heights and milestones inter and intra season. After the first decade, a lot changes this season and that calls for innovation in terms of the coverage as well. Beardo who have been constant partners with CricTracker are once again there to support us with this move and the series of articles is powered by the amazing Men’s grooming brand.

The new-age readers demand lot more than the conventionally fed content. This Twenty20 generation followers of the game seek more and acknowledging the same CricTracker has introduced a new range of articles for IPL 2018.

It is not pure numbers as that can be pretty ruthless, it is not an individual’s opinion since they’re not constant but is a summation of both. With which, we will identify the Most Valuable – top performer from either side and the Liable Player – the one who needs to pull it up of each match this season.

Based on the total runs scored and wickets taken by individuals last season and the finances involved we arrived at a number which is considered the base value. A batsman’s performance this season will thus be assessed and valued on those terms. Similarly, for the bowlers we’ve drawn the base line and will serve as the basis for performance analysis.

This will further help us understand the value a player was considered worth in the auction and how has it translated on the with returns. It will be toughest for the retained players who were signed up for a premium to take higher positions than those who turned out to be economical picks.

The top performers for the tournament will have to finish with at least 450 runs or 20 to return value that is half their price paid in the auction. The players retained at Rs 12.5 crores and more will have to produce a bumper season scoring more than 750 runs or picking at least 30 wickets to value their salaries with performances.

Follow the entire series and figure out who the Most Valuable player is and who proves to be a real Liability in the team. A new category to introduce the new post – read all the Player Valuation posts here.

We’re just warming up for an exciting season, stay along and enjoy this extensive 360 ° coverage of the IPL with CricTracker.