Vinay Kumar

R Vinay Kumar is a medium pacer, who relies mostly on outswingers, leg cutters and accuracy.. He is a key member of the Karnataka pace attack, forming a third of Karnataka’s potent pace trio with Abhimanyu Mithun and Sreenath Aravind.

Vinay played for RCB in the first three seasons, and for the now defunct Kochi in 2011, before returning to RCB for the 2012 edition. He was the highest wicket taker for RCB in the 2012 IPL, taking 19 wickets in the 15 matches he played. His perseverance in domestic cricket as well as IPL earned him a place in the limited overs side for Team India, and he made his test debut in Perth against Australia in 2012.

He missed out on being a part of the squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2012 due to a serious hamstring injury and has since not been able into the national side. He keeps making his case for selection in domestic cricket, leading the team and taking crucial wickets in Karnataka’s season. Vinay has also kept himself in the reckoning, featuring in games for India A against the visiting English and Australian squads in 2012-13.

RCB Highlights

RCB vs DC,Hyderabad,2012
Vinay gave RCB the start they needed in a must win game, getting opener Akshath Reddy early. He then took a catch to send back Kumar Sangakkara before closing the innings with 2 wickets off consecutive deliveries, helping RCB keep DC to a gettable total. A batting failure meant RCB could not win the game but with figures of 3/22, Vinay had given them an ideal target.