Measuring the Performance of Teams in the Indian Premier League

Sanjeet Singh

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DOI: 10.4236/ajor.2011.13020                

Abstract

In this paper, using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), we have measured the technical efficiency of cricket teams in the Indian Premier League. Taking the data for the 2009 season, the input used by the teams is approached by the total expenses which include players’ wage bill and wage of the support staff and other miscellaneous expenses. Output is measured by the points awarded, net run rate, profit and revenues. Efficiency scores are highly correlated with the performance in the league with a few exception, and when decomposing inefficiency into technical inefficiency and scale inefficiency it can be shown that the largest part of inefficiency can be explained by suboptimal scale of production and ineffficient transformation of inputs into outputs.

Keywords

DEA, Linear Programming, Technical Efficiency, Cricket, Indian Premier League, Sports Management

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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