Rishabh Pant, Green misfire while Sooryavanshi delivers: IPL 2026’s value-for-money players revealed ...Middle East

Somehow in the IPL, the highest-paid players aren’t the best performers for multiple reasons, and IPL 2026 is no different. Rishabh Pant, LSG’s 27 Cr star has only scored 189 runs in 8 matches at an SR of 126, while Cameron Green, at 25.20 Cr, is yet to prove his worth with the bat or ball. On the other spectrum are players who just don’t get enough money — and yet are the stars in their own right — the ones who provide value for each and every penny spent by their respective team owners; the ones we call the value for money players.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a total value for money player

Till now, 42 matches have been played in the season, out of 70, and it is not that difficult to gauge who really might come in the list for ‘value for money’ players. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, for starters, has once again tormented the bowlers for all oppositions and has even scored a ton, contrary to what the expectations were this year. Not to forget a very underrated LSG bowler Mohsin Khan, who was injured for the last few seasons, but the team stuck by him for a reason, and his 9 wickets at 8.12 show, exactly why.

The simple definition of ‘value player’

But before we get into the details of what and why, how are we really deciding who provides the best value for money? Barring the formula, the simple principle is a player who performs the best is deriving a lower salary. For example, if Virat Kohli scores 800 runs in the season, and there is Ayush Mhatre who scores 700 — the latter will be more valuable, money-wise for the team. That is because Kohli is getting 21 Cr from Bengaluru for the whole season, while Mhatre is getting only 30L for his services to Chennai.

Just to be fair to the players, who deservedly making tons of money in the IPL, this is not to question their ability but just a way of highlighting how well some of the lesser players have really done for themselves and their franchises.

Top 10 most valuable players

Big names missing, ‘lesser stars’ delivering

The table above is self-explanatory of sorts. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, till now, is the best ‘value for money’ player in IPL 2026, with what he brings to the table for the Rajasthan Royals. He is the third highest run-getter in the tournament, whereas his strike rate of 238 overall is only second to that of Priyansh Arya. Great value for a price of 1.1 Cr only.

Another Rajasthan player, who doesn’t seem to have done anything significant — Donovan Ferreira finds himself on the list at third position. 8 matches and 182 runs isn’t a significant contribution statistically, but look at the value he added in some matches. In the last match only vs PBKS, while chasing 223, he scored 52 in 26 deliveries, strike-rate of 200. He came out to bat at 123/3, with exactly a 100 runs needed in 52 deliveries. And then ended the match with four to spare. In the previous match to that vs SRH, he blasted 33 from 16. A 69 vs the same opposition when the side was reeling at 9-5, can’t be forgotten either. All this for a salary of 1 Cr.

One must not forget, once the big boy of Indian cricket, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. At 36, he is still one of the finest exponents of T20 bowling across the world. And that is why he is being paid 10.75 Cr by RCB. Look at the value he is bringing to the table. He is the purple cap holder with 17 scalps, has an economy of 7.54, been the go to bowler when Josh Hazlewood was not there, and now, when the Aussie is leaking runs. This year, in death overs, he has given away only 78 runs in 10 overs, picked up 6 wickets, while the dot ball % has been 23.3.

Non-performers list

This list is where things start to look ugly. Bumrah, who is usually really good, has not been among the wickets, which means he finds himself in the unwanted category. No matter how good his economy has been throughout, of 8.8, he still has not delivered for MI in terms for wickets, and a part reason for them failing is this.

The Pant problem for LSG

There is a certain Pant on the list, who has struggled. His value score is down at under 4, and for that very same reason, he faces the risk of being ousted from the Indian ODI team as well. Just imagine a player being bagged for 27 Cr, is captaining LSG, has one of the best pace attacks, and not being able to produce wins for his team.

He has consistently been batting at no. 3, but whatever the situation may be, he has just added pressure to other batters. In last match vs KKR, while chasing modest 156, he only managed 42 from 38. Against RR, while chasing 160, he was out for a duck, and LSG were bundled out for 119. In another match vs RCB, he could not withstand the pressure by Bhuvi, and was out for 1 from 6. So, all in all, a forgettable performance.

All this can change in a jiffy, but this might only help the fans to understand that judging a player only by stats might not be enough. It is all about how effective they have been, for the price they have been acquired at…

*List includes only players who have played/bowled 50 balls in IPL 2026

*Stats by Krishnendu Banerjee

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