Vinay Kumar

This article is about the Indian cricketer. For the US professor, Democratic Party superdelegate and pathologist, see Vinay Kumar (pathologist).
Vinay Kumar
Personal information
Full name Ranganath Vinay Kumar
Born (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984
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
YearsTeam
2004–present Karnataka
2008–2010, 2012–2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore (#5)
2010–2011 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.

Personal life

Vinay Kumar was born in Davangere, Karnataka, on 12 February 1984.[1] 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.[2]

Early career (2004–2010)

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.[3][4] He was signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.[3] 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,[5][6] leading to his selection to play for India in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies.[3] 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.[7][8]

International career (2010–present)

In May 2010, after India's elimination from the ICC World Twenty20, Vinay Kumar made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in Harare, taking 2/51 off eight overs in a six-wicket defeat.[9] He injured his knee before India's next fixture, and was replaced in their squad by Abhimanyu Mithun.[10] Vinay Kumar returned to the Indian team in October 2010,[11] playing in one ODI of India's three-match series against Australia and taking 0/71 off nine overs.[12]

In 2011, Vinay Kumar joined Kochi Tuskers Kerala for the franchise's first and only season in the IPL, having been bought for US$475,000 in the pre-season auction.[13] He also returned to the Indian team, being selected in the limited overs squads for tours of the West Indies and England.[14] He played in the dead rubber fifth match of the ODI series against the West Indies, taking one for 46 from nine overs.[15] He then played in three ODIs in England, taking two wickets. Later in 2011 he played in four ODIs in India against each of England and the West Indies.[16] In December, at the age of 27, he was called into India's Test squad for the first time as a replacement for the injured Varun Aaron for the 2011–12 tour of Australia.[17] He made his Test debut in the third of the four-match series in Perth. His opportunity came as India chose to take four pace bowlers into the match, which caused him to be selected ahead of spinner R Ashwin.[18] He took one wicket (that of Michael Hussey) for 73 runs in Australia's first and only innings of the match.[19] He was left out of India's team for the fourth and final Test of the series in Adelaide, Ashwin returning to the team in his place.[20] He also played in the T20 match between Australia and India on 3 February 2012. In IPL 2014, he played for Kolkata Knight Riders who traded him to Mumbai Indians before the 2015 season.

Playing style

Cricketing website ESPNcricinfo compares Vinay Kumar's style of bowling to that of Venkatesh Prasad, saying that he relies "more on outswingers, legcutters and accuracy, than on outright pace".[21] His lack of pace in his Test debut against Australia in January 2012—bowling at 120 kilometres per hour in his opening spell—was criticised by former Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram as "disappointing".[22] On the other hand, The Indian Express noted about Vinay Kumar's performances in his breakthrough 2010 IPL season: "He doesn’t bowl too fast nor too slow, and he doesn’t have threatening in-swingers or the deliveries that shape away from right-handers. But if there is one art that Vinay Kumar has mastered, it is the all-important one of picking up wickets."[23]

References

  1. ↑ "India / Players / Vinay Kumar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Vinay Kumar". www.royalchallengers.com. Royal Challengers Bangalore: official website. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "India / Players / Vinay Kumar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Records / Ranji Trophy Super League, 2007/08 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Consistency finally pays off for Vinay Kumar". www.indianexpress.com. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2009/10 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / R Vinay Kumar / Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 – 23rd match, Group F India v Sri Lanka: Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Zimbabwe Triangular Series, 2010 / Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Vinay Kumar out of Zimbabwe tour with injury". www.playing11.com. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Tendulkar, Harbhajan rested; Sehwag injured ahead of ODIs". indianexpress.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Australia tour of India [Sep–Oct 2010], 2010/11 / Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "IPL auction throws big money around for players". CBC Sports. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "West Indies Tour: Dhoni, Tendulkar Rested". outlookindia.com. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "India tour of West Indies, 2011 / Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / R Vinay Kumar / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "R. Vinay Kumar replaces Varun Aaron in Test squad for Australia". India Today. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  18. ↑ "Australia vs India: Australia 147 for no Loss; Warner Unbeaten on 104". International Business Times. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  19. ↑ "India tour of Australia, 3rd Test: Australia v India at Perth, Jan 13–15, 2012: Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  20. ↑ "Aussies in to bat as they chase series whitewash". The Canberra Times. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  21. ↑ "India / Players / Vinay Kumar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Perth showed the inadequacies of ageing players: Akram". Times of India. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  23. ↑ Sunderasan, Bharat (21 March 2010). "The Kallis show continues". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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