Cricketphile Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Predict the Player of the Tournament? Some of the biggest contenders so far are: 1. Jasprit Bumrah - Most wickets, team in the playoffs (championship contender as well). Will only be the 3rd Indian to ever win it (after Sachin in 2010, and Kohli in 2016). 2. Kagiso Rabada - Excellent season, team in the playoffs (can trump Bumrah if Delhi wins the trophy and/or if he overtakes Bumrah for wickets). 3. David Warner - Most runs among the teams qualified for the playoffs. Can really have a shot if he has 2 to 3 great performances and if he can take SRH to atleast the final. 4. KL Rahul - Most likely orange cap winner. Leading the charts by far. However, failed to take his team to the playoffs. Strike rates also came into criticism for many of his knocks. 5. Yuzvendra Chahal/Rashid Khan - Best spinners in the tournament, in turning tracks. A few more wickets and taking their respective teams to atleast the final can significantly boost their chances. My prediction is for Jasprit Bumrah to win it (even if Mumbai doesn't win the trophy), further highlighting him as one of the superstars of the current Indian team (along with Kohli and Rohit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK_IH Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Jofra Archer is leading the pack & will win most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketphile Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 42 minutes ago, SK_IH said: Jofra Archer is leading the pack & will win most likely. Although Joffra was a revelation, at the end of the day, Rajasthan ended up bottom of the table and got the wooden spoon. Yes, there have been 2 instances when someone whose team did not qualify for the playoffs won the MVP (Andre Russell in 2015 and 2019), it is rare and was thanks to superb all-round 'one man' shows in both seasons. Not to mention, KKR did finish 5th and narrowly missed out on the playoffs both seasons. I would be really surprised if Joffra wins the MVP this season, he hasn't even won a single man of the match award this season which also means that he wasn't the standout performer for his team in any of the matches that his team won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Realist Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 If MI win then Saurabh Tiwary. That belly has helped to take the focus and pressure off his team mates and allowed them to flourish. Will have had the last laugh. raki05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 MI- Bumrah DC- Rabada, Gabbar SRH- Rashid, Warner RCB- Chahal KXIP- Rahul Very disheartened to see Gabbar missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedheat Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Jaydev unadkut Mosher and raki05 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK_IH Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 8 hours ago, Cricketphile said: Although Joffra was a revelation, at the end of the day, Rajasthan ended up bottom of the table and got the wooden spoon. Yes, there have been 2 instances when someone whose team did not qualify for the playoffs won the MVP (Andre Russell in 2015 and 2019), it is rare and was thanks to superb all-round 'one man' shows in both seasons. Not to mention, KKR did finish 5th and narrowly missed out on the playoffs both seasons. I would be really surprised if Joffra wins the MVP this season, he hasn't even won a single man of the match award this season which also means that he wasn't the standout performer for his team in any of the matches that his team won. Wo sab theek hai but in the official points list Jofra is leading. Cricketphile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan AF Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 KL Rahul doesn't deserve to be in this list. raki05, speedheat, Adamant and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 BUMRAH raki05 and Stan AF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedheat Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Kl Rahul, sooner we get rid of this guy the better. I have feeling he's gonna cost us few important matches in future. WC match against Pakistan is my worst fear. raki05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariyam Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Pollard should be a candidate too! Adamant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 What about Shikhar Dhawan Kieron Pollard AB de Villiers Quinton de kock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I hope that this doesn't goes to kl rahul. That guy played so selfishly, probably the least impactful orange cap holder in ipls history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamant Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 As of now it looks like bumrah is the best candidate. But things could change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Archer has 305 points Others 250 or less atm Last yr Russell 369 SDP 342 Others 275 or less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Give it to bumrah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Bumrah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketphile Posted November 5, 2020 Author Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 11/4/2020 at 12:11 AM, SK_IH said: Wo sab theek hai but in the official points list Jofra is leading. Hey, thanks a lot. I had no idea there was such a table tracking player points in the official IPL website, and that the MVP award is chosen from it. However, I noticed that the player with the most points do not always win the MVP award, although they do more often than not. Exception have been Jacques Kallis was leading in 2010 (Sachin won it), Sunil Narine leading it in 2017 (Ben Stokes won) & Chris Gayle leading in 2012 (Narine won). It is to be noted that some of the winners have not even been top 3 in the player rating list, so clearly the points is not the be all-and all of it. There are other decisions that go in as well before the decision. Although Bumrah proably won't catch up with Archer this year, considering he only has one game left, he still looks best candidate for me, and like I said it will be huge as he will become only the third Indian to win it, highlighting his importance to the national team. SK_IH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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