India, May 10 -- Rashid Khan turned four overs into a major profit event for the Gujarat Titans against the Rajasthan Royals. His 4 for 34 carried strong cricket value, and the monetary model gave that spell a sharper financial frame.

Rashid's match contribution was valued at approximately Rs.2.77 crore. His estimated match cost stood near Rs.1.29 crore. Gujarat's surplus from his spell came to around Rs.1.48 crore. That made each of Rashid's 24 legal deliveries worth roughly Rs.11.54 lakh.

Rashid entered the match with the cost burden of an Rs.18 crore player. That price does not allow easy profit. A routine spell can help the team and still fall short of the player's match-cost line.

Against Rajasthan, Rashid crossed that line by a h...