Vaman Kumar


Vaman Viswanath Kumar About this soundpronunciation , often known as V. V. Kumar (born 26 June 1935, Chennai) is a former Indian cricketer who played in two Tests in 1961. On his debut he took five wickets in the first innings against Pakistan in Delhi in 1961.[1]

Vaman Kumar
Personal information
Full nameVaman Viswanath Kumar
Born(1934-10-24)24 October 1934
Madras, British India (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingLegbreak googly
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 101)8 February 1961 v Pakistan
Last Test11 November 1961 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 2 129
Runs scored 6 673
Batting average 3.00 7.64
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 6 31
Balls bowled 605 30082
Wickets 7 599
Bowling average 28.85 19.98
5 wickets in innings 1 36
10 wickets in match - 8
Best bowling 5/64 9/76
Catches/stumpings 2/- 40/-
Source: [1]

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  1. "5th Test: India v Pakistan at Delhi, Feb 8-13, 1961". espncricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.

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