All-rounder value index: top IPL 2026 picks by batting and bowling split
Top IPL 2026 all-rounders by batting/bowling value split: Hardik Pandya MI (28.5 runs + 1.2 wickets, 48.5 fantasy), Andre Russell KKR (222 runs SR 185 + 11 wickets, 56.8), Sunil Narine KKR (488 runs + 17 wickets, 56.4), Ravindra Jadeja CSK (240 runs + 11 wickets, 42.4).
Three all-rounder profiles
Profile one: pace all-rounder. Hardik Pandya MI, Andre Russell KKR. Pace-bowling + power-hitting. Top-tier captain picks at home venues. Russell at Eden Gardens, Hardik at Wankhede.
Profile two: spin all-rounder. Ravindra Jadeja CSK, Sunil Narine KKR. Spin-bowling + batting. Chepauk and Eden Gardens favor spin. Jadeja at Chepauk avg 28.5 + economy 6.85.
Profile three: medium-pace all-rounders. Shubman Gill GT (light bowling). Sanju Samson RR (no bowling). The middle tier between all-rounder and batsman. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankro
All-rounder value index overview
All-rounders are the rarest and most captain-relevant slot in IPL fantasy. The top 4 (Hardik, Russell, Narine, Jadeja) average 48-58 fantasy points per match. They are captain candidate picks above 78 percent accuracy at the right venue.
Top all-rounders IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya MI 28.5 runs + 1.2 wickets per match. Andre Russell KKR 222 runs SR 185 + 11 wickets. Sunil Narine KKR 488 runs SR 180 + 17 wickets. Ravindra Jadeja CSK 240 runs + 11 wickets.
All-rounder fantasy per match averages IPL 2024: Narine 56.4, Russell 56.8, Hardik 48.5, Jadeja 42.4. Highest ceiling picks in the contest pool. Captain candidate picks above 78 percent accuracy at home venues.
All-rounder venue reads: Hardik at Wankhede +30% projection boost. Russell at Eden Gardens +25%. Narine at Eden Gardens +35%. Jadeja at Chepauk +40% (spin-friendly). All away matches lower projection by 15-25 percent. Kohli career IPL: 8,000+ runs across 16 seasons, average 38+, 8 centuries. 2024 he averaged 49.40 across 15 matches with SR 154.69. At Chinnaswamy across three seasons 2022-2024, his average is 64.50 and SR 142.30, making him the highest ROI pick at home ground. RCB's home venue favored batters across the IPL 2024 season — 12 centuries hit at Chinnaswamy in just 7 matches, the highest of any venue
Quick reference
Stats for all-rounder value.

Chinnaswamy: why 82 percent of captain picks hit
Chinnaswamy is the most predictable IPL venue for captain picks. Flat track, low dew, 185 first-innings average. KL Rahul averages 52 there across the last three seasons.

Why 82 percent of powerplay captain picks hit
Variance in projections is lower because the role of each player is clearer. The powerplay is the most sample-rich phase. Top-order bats at flat tracks deliver the most consistent read.

Why death over captain picks are highest-variance
A 40-point death over can become 80, but a 10-point duck becomes 20. Death overs are the most chaotic phase. Captain picks here should be high-upside, never safe.

Left-handers against Rashid Khan: a 12-point swing
We track the last 5 encounters for each matchup pair. Specific batter-versus-bowler matchups swing projections by 15 to 25 percent. Rashid Khan's economy against left-handers sits at 5.8 versus 7.4 against right-handers.

How venue and toss interact
Toss impacts 15-20 percent of fantasy outcomes. In Chinnaswamy, batting first averages 185, batting second averages 178. At Chepauk, the gap widens to 22 runs because of the dew.
Process
Step-by-step for all-rounder value.
Pick the role
Pace all-rounder (Hardik, Russell). Spin all-rounder (Jadeja, Narine). Middle-tier all-rounder (Gill, Samson with light bowling).
Match to venue
Pace all-rounder at flat tracks (Wankhede, Chinnaswamy). Spin all-rounder at slow tracks (Chepauk, Lucknow).
Confirm role in XI
11-player team budget. Salary cap Rs 100 lakh. Top all-rounders cost Rs 15-20 lakh per slot.
Captain pick
Top all-rounders as captain at home venues hit 78 percent accuracy. Top captain pick: Narine at Eden Gardens, Russell at Eden, Hardik at Wankhede, Jadeja at Chepauk.
Deep dive
Detail-level information on all-rounder value.
Hardik Pandya MI
IPL 2024: 28.5 runs + 1.2 wickets per match. At Wankhede 87.4 fantasy with captain 2x. Top captain pick at Wankhede. Pace all-rounder profile.
Andre Russell KKR
IPL 2024: 222 runs SR 185 + 11 wickets. At Eden Gardens 32.4 avg SR 192. Top captain pick at Eden. Pace-bowling + power-hitting profile.
Sunil Narine KKR
IPL 2024: 488 runs SR 180 + 17 wickets. Per-match fantasy 56.4. At Eden Gardens +35% projection boost. Top captain pick. Spin-bowling + opening role.
Ravindra Jadeja CSK
IPL 2024: 240 runs + 11 wickets. At Chepauk 28.5 + economy 6.85. +40% projection boost at Chepauk. Spin-friendly profile.
Power-play reads
Powerplay specialist all-rounders: Narine at Eden, Hardik at Wankhede. Top 2 captain picks in powerplay phase. Miss against deep-captained picks only 22 percent of the time.
Salary cap math
Top all-rounders cost Rs 15-20 lakh per slot. 11-player budget Rs 100 lakh. Pick 1-2 in fantasy XI based on contest pool.
Top 4 all-rounders: Hardik MI 48.5, Russell KKR 56.8, Narine KKR 56.4, Jadeja CSK 42.4. Captain picks at home venues hit 78 percent.
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All-rounder role profile
All-rounder role breakdown across IPL 2026.
All-rounder role profiles: pace all-rounder (Hardik, Russell) - pace-bowling + power-hitting, death-overs specialty. Spin all-rounder (Jadeja, Narine) - spin-bowling + batting, middle-overs specialty. Total 4 marquee all-rounders across 10 franchises.
All-rounder captain picks IPL 2024: Narine at Eden Gardens (top captain pick, 35 percent projection boost). Russell at Eden Gardens (top captain pick at home, 25 percent boost). Hardik at Wankhede (top captain pick at home, 30 percent boost).
All-rounder non-captain picks: top all-rounders as vice-captain (1.5x multiplier) at any venue. Jadeja vice-captain at Chepauk covers tournament wins. Hardik vice-captain at away venues covers differential picks. Bumrah IPL career: 150+ wickets across 11 seasons. 2024 specifically: 20 wickets at economy 6.48 in death overs — second-lowest among bowlers with 150+ balls in that phase. His yorker accuracy is 73% in overs 17-20 across the last 5 IPL seasons. Powerplay economy 9.20 for the same season shows the contrast. As MI captain pick powerplay c, he pulls 18-22 fantasy points per match on average; as deat
What the data says over two seasons
Detailed cricket context for all-rounder value drawn from IPL 2024 and 2025 reader-tracked data.
IPL 2026 all-rounders: Hardik MI retained, Russell KKR retained, Narine KKR retained, Jadeja CSK retained. New signings: include several all-rounders across franchises. Top 4 marquee all-rounders unchanged for IPL 2026. IPL 2026 all-rounder salary cap: top all-rounders cost Rs 15-20 lakh. Pick 1-2 all-rounders in fantasy XI. Narine top captain at Eden (Rs 18 lakh salary). Russell at Eden (Rs 18 lakh).
Kohli career IPL: 8,000+ runs across 16 seasons, average 38+, 8 centuries. 2024 he averaged 49.40 across 15 matches with SR 154.69. At Chinnaswamy across three seasons 2022-2024, his average is 64.50 and SR 142.30, making him the highest ROI pick at home ground. RCB's home venue favored batters across the IPL 2024 season — 12 centuries hit at Chinnaswamy in just 7 matches, the highest of any venue. Kohli's captain tag at home gives him 71% accuracy across the 12 home matches he captained in 2024. Bumrah IPL career: 150+ wickets across 11 seasons. 2024 specifically: 20 wickets at economy 6.48 in death overs — second-lowest among bowlers with 150+ balls in that phase. His yorker accuracy is 73% in overs 17-20 across the last 5 IPL seasons. Powerplay economy 9.20 for the same season shows the contrast. As MI captain pick powerplay c, he pulls 18-22 fantasy points per match on average; as death-overs c, he pulls 55-65 points average because of the 2x multiplier stacking with wicket bonuses. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankroll plan: cap at 5% of monthly entertainment spend. Single-match focus: top winners pre-screen contests by entry size, match against skill level. Session length: under 90 minutes per login. Captain picks are computed using a four-factor tracker with weights: form 50%, venue 30%, matchup 20%. Toss overlay applied as fifth factor. Captain tag 2x stacks with all bonuses: a captain who clears 50 runs pulls 50-run milestone bonus (8 pts) + strike-rate bonus above 150 SR (6 pts) + captain multiplier (×2) = 28+ fantasy points from that one innings. Captain picks hit rate: top-three 68% across 38,400+ matches sample. Powerplay specialists: 82% hit rate, lowest variance. Death-overs specialists: 48% hit rate, highest variance — skip for ceiling picks. Kohli captain hit rate across 12 matches in 2024: 71%.
All-rounder captain picks IPL 2024: Narine at Eden Gardens (top captain pick, 35 percent projection boost). Russell at Eden Gardens (top captain pick at home, 25 percent boost). Hardik at Wankhede (top captain pick at home, 30 percent boost). All-rounder non-captain picks: top all-rounders as vice-captain (1.5x multiplier) at any venue. Jadeja vice-captain at Chepauk covers tournament wins. Hardik vice-captain at away venues covers differential picks. Bumrah IPL career: 150+ wickets across 11 seasons. 2024 specifically: 20 wickets at economy 6.48 in death overs — second-lowest among bowlers with 150+ balls in that phase. His yorker accuracy is 73% in overs 17-20 across the last 5 IPL seasons. Powerplay economy 9.20 for the same season shows the contrast. As MI captain pick powerplay c, he pulls 18-22 fantasy points per match on average; as deat
Kohli career IPL: 8,000+ runs across 16 seasons, average 38+, 8 centuries. 2024 he averaged 49.40 across 15 matches with SR 154.69. At Chinnaswamy across three seasons 2022-2024, his average is 64.50 and SR 142.30, making him the highest ROI pick at home ground. RCB's home venue favored batters across the IPL 2024 season — 12 centuries hit at Chinnaswamy in just 7 matches, the highest of any venue. Kohli's captain tag at home gives him 71% accuracy across the 12 home matches he captained in 2024. Bumrah IPL career: 150+ wickets across 11 seasons. 2024 specifically: 20 wickets at economy 6.48 in death overs — second-lowest among bowlers with 150+ balls in that phase. His yorker accuracy is 73% in overs 17-20 across the last 5 IPL seasons. Powerplay economy 9.20 for the same season shows the contrast. As MI captain pick powerplay c, he pulls 18-22 fantasy points per match on average; as death-overs c, he pulls 55-65 points average because of the 2x multiplier stacking with wicket bonuses. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankroll plan: cap at 5% of monthly entertainment spend. Single-match focus: top winners pre-screen cont
All-rounder fantasy per match averages IPL 2024: Narine 56.4, Russell 56.8, Hardik 48.5, Jadeja 42.4. Highest ceiling picks in the contest pool. Captain candidate picks above 78 percent accuracy at home venues. All-rounder venue reads: Hardik at Wankhede +30% projection boost. Russell at Eden Gardens +25%. Narine at Eden Gardens +35%. Jadeja at Chepauk +40% (spin-friendly). All away matches lower projection by 15-25 percent. Kohli career IPL: 8,000+ runs across 16 seasons, average 38+, 8 centuries. 2024 he averaged 49.40 across 15 matches with SR 154.69. At Chinnaswamy across three seasons 2022-2024, his average is 64.50 and SR 142.30, making him the highest ROI pick at home ground. RCB's home venue favored batters across the IPL 2024 season — 12 centuries hit at Chinnaswamy in just 7 matches, the highest of any venue
Kohli career IPL: 8,000+ runs across 16 seasons, average 38+, 8 centuries. 2024 he averaged 49.40 across 15 matches with SR 154.69. At Chinnaswamy across three seasons 2022-2024, his average is 64.50 and SR 142.30, making him the highest ROI pick at home ground. RCB's home venue favored batters across the IPL 2024 season — 12 centuries hit at Chinnaswamy in just 7 matches, the highest of any venue. Kohli's captain tag at home gives him 71% accuracy across the 12 home matches he captained in 2024. Bumrah IPL career: 150+ wickets across 11 seasons. 2024 specifically: 20 wickets at economy 6.48 in death overs — second-lowest among bowlers with 150+ balls in that phase. His yorker accuracy is 73% in overs 17-20 across the last 5 IPL seasons. Powerplay economy 9.20 for the same season shows the contrast. As MI captain pick powerplay c, he pulls 18-22 fantasy points per match on average; as death-overs c, he pulls 55-65 points average because of the 2x multiplier stacking with wicket bonuses. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankroll plan: cap at 5% of monthly entertainment spend. Single-match focus: top winners pre-screen contests by entry size, match against skill level. Session length: under 90 minutes per login. Captain picks are computed using a four-factor tracker with weights: form 50%, venue 30%, matchup 20%. Toss overlay applied as fifth factor. Captain tag 2x stacks with all bonuses: a captain who clears 50 runs pulls 50-run milestone bonus (8 pts) + strike-rate bonus above 150 SR (6 pts) + captain multiplier (×2) = 28+ fantasy points from that one innings. Captain picks hit rate: top-three 68% across 38,400+ matches sample. Powerplay specialists: 82% hit rate, lowest variance. Death-overs specialists: 48% hit rate, highest variance — skip for ceiling picks. Kohli captain hit rate across 12 matches in 2024: 71%.
All-rounders for IPL 2026
Specific all-rounder picks for IPL 2026.
IPL 2026 all-rounders: Hardik MI retained, Russell KKR retained, Narine KKR retained, Jadeja CSK retained. New signings: include several all-rounders across franchises. Top 4 marquee all-rounders unchanged for IPL 2026.
IPL 2026 all-rounder salary cap: top all-rounders cost Rs 15-20 lakh. Pick 1-2 all-rounders in fantasy XI. Narine top captain at Eden (Rs 18 lakh salary). Russell at Eden (Rs 18 lakh).
IPL 2026 all-rounder matchup reads: Narine vs left-handers averages 5.8 economy. Hardik vs right-handers averages 8.4 economy. Russell vs left-handers 4.2 sixes/match. Jadeja vs left-handers 5.8 economy.
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Reader questions
Common questions
Who is the top IPL 2026 all-rounder?
Top 4 by fantasy read: Hardik Pandya MI (48.5), Andre Russell KKR (56.8), Sunil Narine KKR (56.4), Ravindra Jadeja CSK (42.4). Narine highest overall.
Where do all-rounders rank in fantasy?
All-rounders are the rarest and most captain-relevant slot. Average 42-58 fantasy per match. Captain picks hit 78 percent at home venues.
How many all-rounders should I pick?
1-2 all-rounders in fantasy XI. Salary cap Rs 100 lakh. Top all-rounders cost Rs 15-20 lakh per slot.
Which all-rounder is the best captain pick?
Narine at Eden Gardens (top captain pick). Russell at Eden. Hardik at Wankhede. Jadeja at Chepauk. Each at home venue with venue-specific boost 25-40 percent.
What is the difference between pace and spin all-rounders?
Pace all-rounders (Hardik, Russell) at flat tracks (Wankhede, Chinnaswamy). Spin all-rounders (Jadeja, Narine) at slow tracks (Chepauk, Lucknow).
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