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Vinay Kumar

Vinay Kumar
Personal information
Full name Ranganath Vinay Kumar
Born (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 33)
Davangere, Karnataka, India
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium fast
Relations Richa Singh (spouse)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 274) 13 January 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 183) 28 May 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 2 November 2013 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 29) 11 May 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I 10 October 2013 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years Team
2004–present Karnataka
2008–2010, 2012–2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore (#5)
2011 Kochi Tuskers Kerala
2014 Kolkata Knight Riders (#5/23)
2015–present Mumbai Indians (#23)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 31 99 114
Runs scored 11 86 2,033 851
Batting average 5.50 9.55 19.36 18.10
100s/50s 0/0 –/– 2/8 0/2
Top score 6 27* 105* 82
Balls bowled 78 1,436 17,875 5,701
Wickets 1 38 362 189
Bowling average 73.00 37.44 23.56 25.12
5 wickets in innings 0 0 17 3
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 4 n/a
Best bowling 1/73 4/30 8/32 5/34
Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 44/– 35/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 March 2015

Ranganath Vinay Kumar (born 12 February 1984) is an Indian cricket player who has represented India at Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler who plays domestic cricket for Karnataka and also in the Indian Premier League for the Mumbai Indians. He captained Karnataka to two consecutive Ranji Trophy titles in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.

Vinay Kumar was born in Davangere, Karnataka, on 12 February 1984. He attended a government school in Davangere before graduating from the A.R.G. Arts and Commerce College with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Vinay Kumar married Richa Singh on 29th November, 2013.

Vinay Kumar was selected for Karnataka's Ranji Trophy team in the 2004–05 season and made his Debut against Bengal. He was the Ranji Trophy's second-highest wicket-taker in the 2007–08 season, with 40 at an average of 18.52. He was signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. He is Affectionately Called as "The Davangere Express" .

He was the highest wicket taker in the 2009–2010 domestic season. In IPL 2010, he took 16 wickets, the highest among all pace bowlers in the tournament, leading to his selection to play for India in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies. He played in one match in the tournament, taking two wickets for 30 runs from four overs in India's five-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka.


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