Even though Yuvraj Singh [ Images ] didn't seem to be quite himself -- at least till that innings in the Compaq Cup tri-series final -- he is still India's [ Images ] most valuable ODI player in the ongoing 2009-10 season.

If Yuvraj doesn't bat well, he ends up bowling rather well. So this way or that he always brings great value.

Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] has already climbed to the fourth place although he has played only three of India's seven matches this season.

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] continues to perform impressively and Ashish Nehra [ Images ] has ensured that Zaheer Khan [ Images ] has not been missed. Virender Sehwag [ Images ], last season's most valuable player, however is being sorely missed.

Table 1: India's most valuable players in the 2009-10 ODI season (7 matches so far)

Player	Runs	Six	Four	Strike Rate	Bat Pts	W	Eco	Bowl Pts	Field Pts	M	MVPI
Yuvraj Singh	248	9	25	114.3	315.2	4	5.1	97.0	0	7	412
MS Dhoni	281	4	17	79.2	266.2	0	--	0.0	77	7	343
Harbhajan Singh [ Images ]	32	2	0	86.5	33.2	9	5.3	211.2	20	7	264
Sachin Tendulkar	211	1	21	95.5	237.8	0	--	0.0	0	3	238
Ashish Nehra	1	0	0	14.3	-3.8	10	5.5	226.8	8	7	231
Dinesh Karthik [ Images ]	138	2	13	86.8	143.5	0	--	0.0	0	6	144
Yusuf Pathan [ Images ]	42	2	2	76.4	38.2	6	7.1	95.0	0	7	133
Ishant Sharma [ Images ]	13	0	2	48.1	3.5	6	5.7	121.0	8	6	133
Suresh Raina [ Images ]	53	2	4	86.9	55.2	2	3.7	66.0	8	3	129
Rohit Sharma [ Images ]	15	0	0	65.2	10.8	3	3.8	86.0	20.5	4	117
RP Singh [ Images ]	42	1	3	42.0	0.7	4	5.8	73.0	29	7	103
Gautam Gambhir [ Images ]	57	1	2	105.6	69.0	0	--	0.0	16.5	4	86
Rahul Dravid [ Images ]	100	2	6	63.69	69.2	0	--	0.0	4	3	73
Ravindra Jadeja [ Images ]	7	0	1	53.8	3.2	0	5.1	-1.0	4	2	6
Virat Kohli [ Images ]	2	0	0	100.0	2.3	0	--	0.0	0	1	2
Abhishek Nayar [ Images ]	0	0	0	--	0.0	0	--	0.0	0	2	0
Praveen Kumar [ Images ]	1	0	0	20.0	-2.2	0	5.3	-2.0	0	1	-4

Runs (scored) | Sixes | Fours | Strike rate | Bat-pts: Batting points |  W: Wickets taken | Eco: Economy rate | Bowl-pts: Bowling points | Field-pts: fielding points | M: Matches played | MVPI: Most valuable player index = sum of batting, bowling and fielding points | *Run outs are counted as 1 (wicket) for a direct hit, and 0.5 (wicket) if the fielder is an equal participant in a run out dismissal.

The oldest player playing one-dayers still proved to be the most valuable player in the Compaq Cup tri-series. Sanath Jayasuriya [ Images ] scored enough runs at his usual frenetic pace and took a few wickets too at a decent economy rate. Of course, he had the advantage of playing at the R Premadasa, the stadium that he likes the most.

Angelo Mathews [ Images ] just managed to edge out Sachin Tendulkar who was the highest scorer. It is notable that, so late in his career, Tendulkar scored at a strike rate of 95. His career strike rate is about 85 and that is not going to change now after playing 400+ ODI matches.

New Zealand [ Images ] cricketers were very disappointing, with only Daniel Vettori [ Images ] and Shane Bond [ Images ] making it to the top dozen. And Brendon McCullum [ Images ] was surely not expected to be right at the bottom!

Table 2: The most valuable players in the Compaq Cup series (4 matches played)

Player	Team	Runs	Six	Four	Strike Rate	Bat Pts	W	Eco	Bowl Pts	Field Pts	M	MVPI
Sanath Jayasuriya	SL	141	0	20	110.16	175.3	3	4.5	84.0	0	3	259
Angelo Mathews	SL	84	1	6	77.78	78.0	6	3.9	166.0	0	3	244
Sachin Tendulkar	IND	211	1	21	95.48	237.8	0	--	0.0	0	3	238
Yuvraj Singh	IND	80	1	10	105.26	96.7	4	3.9	120.0	0	3	217
Thilina Kandamby	SL	172	0	15	86.87	179.0	0	--	0.0	4	3	183
Harbhajan Singh	IND	4	0	0	40.00	-0.3	6	4.8	156.3	12	3	168
Suresh Raina	IND	53	2	4	86.89	55.2	2	3.7	66.0	8	3	129
Lasith Malinga [ Images ]	SL	0	0	0	0.00	-0.8	6	5.9	128.8	0	3	128
Thilan Thushara	SL	21	0	3	110.53	26.2	4	5.0	100.0	0	3	126
Daniel Vettori	NZ	35	0	1	63.64	24.2	3	3.6	101.0	0	2	125
Nuwan Kulasekara [ Images ]	SL	17	0	2	100.00	19.8	3	4.1	94.0	4	3	118
Shane Bond	NZ	11	0	1	78.57	10.3	3	3.7	102.0	0	2	112
RP Singh	IND	19	0	2	76.00	17.2	3	5.4	66.0	25	3	108
MS Dhoni	IND	99	0	7	68.28	77.2	0	--	0.0	28	3	105
Thilan Samaraweera [ Images ]	SL	104	0	10	83.87	104.7	0	--	0.0	0	1	105
Ishant Sharma	IND	13	0	2	48.15	3.5	4	5.3	91.0	4	3	99
Ashish Nehra	IND	1	0	0	25.00	-1.3	4	5.3	93.5	4	3	96
Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ]	SL	69	0	14	111.29	86.3	0	8.5	-7.0	4	3	83
Kumar Sangakkara [ Images ]	SL	56	0	1	57.14	30.3	0	--	0.0	49	3	79
Chamara Kapugedera [ Images ]	SL	71	0	5	83.53	71.2	0	--	0.0	4	2	75
Rahul Dravid	IND	100	2	6	63.69	69.2	0	--	0.0	4	3	73
Jacob Oram [ Images ]	NZ	28	0	3	58.33	16.0	1	3.2	49.0	4	2	69
Ajantha Mendis [ Images ]	SL	7	0	0	70.00	5.7	2	4.7	55.7	4	3	65
Ian Butler	NZ	31	1	1	44.93	4.5	2	5.7	40.0	4	2	49
Dinesh Karthik	IND	20	0	2	58.82	11.7	0	--	0.0	0	2	12
Daryl Tuffey [ Images ]	NZ	2	0	0	28.57	-1.8	1	3.9	35.0	0	1	33
Grant Elliott [ Images ]	NZ	63	0	2	54.78	30.2	0	4.5	1.0	0	2	31
Kyle Mills [ Images ]	NZ	6	0	0	30.00	-4.7	1	4.5	27.5	0	1	23
Yusuf Pathan	IND	1	0	0	16.67	-3.0	2	7.2	24.0	0	3	21
Neil Broom	NZ	21	0	0	75.00	18.7	0	--	0.0	0	1	19
Ross Taylor [ Images ]	NZ	13	0	2	68.42	10.2	0	--	0.0	8	2	18
M Jayawardene [ Images ]	SL	18	0	2	58.06	10.2	0	--	0.0	0	3	10
Martin Guptill [ Images ]	NZ	25	0	3	45.45	4.2	0	6.0	-2.0	8	2	10
Nathan McCullum	NZ	0	0	0	0.00	-0.8	0	3.9	8.0	0	1	7
Virat Kohli	IND	2	0	0	100.00	2.3	0	--	0.0	0	1	2
Jesse Ryder [ Images ]	NZ	0	0	0	0.00	-3.3	0	--	0.0	0	2	-3
Brendon McCullum	NZ	17	0	1	27.87	-16.8	0	--	0.0	0	2	-17