Vinay Kumar

Ranganath Vinay Kumar (born 12 February 1984) is a former cricketer who has represented India at Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler who played domestic cricket for Karnataka and also in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. He captained Karnataka to two consecutive Ranji Trophy titles in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In November 2018, he played in his 100th match in the Ranji Trophy. In August 2019, he moved from Karnataka to Puducherry, ahead of the 2019–20 Ranji Trophy season. During the first round of matches in the tournament, he took his 400th wicket in the Ranji Trophy. In February 2021, Kumar announced his retirement from all forms of the game. With India, he was a member of the team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

Ranganath Vinay Kumar
Kumar in 2014
Personal information
Full name
Ranganath Vinay Kumar
Born (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984
Davanagere, Karnataka, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 274)13 January 2012 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 183)28 May 2010 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI2 November 2013 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 29)11 May 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I10 October 2013 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2019Karnataka
2008–2010, 2012–2013Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 5)
2011Kochi Tuskers Kerala
2014, 2018Kolkata Knight Riders
2015–2017Mumbai Indians
2019–2021Puducherry
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 31 9 139
Runs scored 11 86 2 3,311
Batting average 5.50 9.55 22.07
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/17
Top score 6 27* 2* 105*
Balls bowled 78 1,436 189 23,931
Wickets 1 48 10 504
Bowling average 73.00 30.44 24.70 22.44
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 26
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 5
Best bowling 1/73 4/30 3/24 8/32
Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 1/– 72/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 February 2021
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