 Every run scored by Dhoni worth nearly Rs 1.5 lakh
2nd Jun 2008 20:01 IST
Agencies
Among the bowlers, Sohail Tanvir has undoubtedly been the best buy by the Rajasthan Royals and the Pakistani with a wrong-footed action grabbed the Purple Cap with his rich tournament haul of 22 wickets at an impressive average of 12.09.
Tanvir was bought for a meagre Rs 40 lakh and the seamer proved he was every rupee worth the deal as he often provided the early breakthrough and then returned to deal those late blows, which most of the rival teams could not recover from.
Each wicket Tanvir scalped was worth Rs 1,81,818 -- besides the fact that he also chipped in with some invaluable runs down the order, like hitting the winning run in last night's thrilling final.
Tanvir is followed by Shane Warne in the highest wicket-takers' list with the spin legend finishing with 19 scalps under his belt.
While calculations would suggest that Warne, who joined the Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.8 crore, got Rs 9,47,368 for each of his 19 wickets, the Aussie's contribution far exceeds mere numbers.
Warne was the coach and captain rolled into one and he led from the front to galvanise a motley crew of mostly unheralded youngsters into a bunch of champions who defied all odds and pulled the rug from under the feet of their illustrious opponents to walk away with the silverware.
Warne was definitely fortunate to have compatriot Shane Watson, clearly the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, in the ranks and the towering all-rounder scored 472 runs at an average of 47.20, besides grabbing 17 wickets at 22.52 apiece.
No wonder Watson was the obvious choice for the Man of the Series award. |
