Vinay Kumar
Full name Ranganath Vinay Kumar
Born February 12, 1984, Davanagere, Karnataka
Current age 25 years 145 days
Major teams India A, Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 45 | 60 | 12 | 601 | 48 | 12.52 | 1552 | 38.72 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| List A | 35 | 23 | 8 | 347 | 82 | 23.13 | 350 | 99.14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 143 | 25* | 13.00 | 103 | 138.83 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 45 | 8128 | 3830 | 149 | 6/38 | 25.70 | 2.82 | 54.5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||
| List A | 35 | 1765 | 1293 | 58 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 22.29 | 4.39 | 30.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 26 | 26 | 487 | 639 | 23 | 3/27 | 3/27 | 27.78 | 7.87 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2004/05 |
| Last First-class | South Zone v West Zone at Chennai, Feb 5-9, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2004/05 |
| Last List A | India Blue v India Red at Cuttack, Oct 26, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Karnataka v Kerala at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers at Johannesburg, May 24, 2009 scorecard |
R Vinay Kumar was given the responsibility of leading Karnataka's attack after the talented quartet - Javagal Srinath, Venkatesh Prasad, Dodda Ganesh and David Johnson - retired. A long apprenticeship was followed by his being picked for the Ranji Trophy in 2004-05. He quickly established himself, taking more than 20 wickets in each of his first three seasons. The 2007-08 season has been his best yet, finishing as the second-highest wicket-taker in the Ranji Trophy, with 40. That and a batting strike-rate hovering around 100 in the shorter versions of the game convinced the Bangalore Royal Challengers to get him on board for the Indian Premier League.
Cricinfo Staff (April 2008)
- Bowlers swing it in Karnataka's favour (Dec 27, 2008)
- Arun Karthik puts TN on top (Nov 10, 2008)
- Vijay and Pujara star in 90-run win (Jul 15, 2008)
- Jaffer slams 178 in sensational Mumbai win (Feb 28, 2008)
- Whirlwind Pathan ton puts West on top (Jan 26, 2008)
May 14, 2009
Praveen Kumar and R Vinay Kumar take Bangalore home
© Associated Press
May 14, 2009
Matthew Hayden and M Vijay are about to punch gloves as R Vinay Kumar looks on
© Associated Press
May 12, 2009
R Vinay Kumar celebrates Sourav Ganguly's wicket
© Associated Press
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