Vaman Kumar

Vaman Kumar
Personal information
Full name
Vaman Viswanath Kumar
Born (1935-06-22) 22 June 1935 (age 89)
Madras, British India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak googly
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 101)8 February 1961 v Pakistan
Last Test11 November 1961 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1955/56–1976/77Tamil Nadu
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 129
Runs scored 6 673
Batting average 3.00 7.64
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 6 31
Balls bowled 605 30,082
Wickets 7 599
Bowling average 28.85 19.98
5 wickets in innings 1 36
10 wickets in match 0 8
Best bowling 5/64 9/76
Catches/stumpings 2/– 40/–
Source: CricInfo, 20 November 2022

Vaman Viswanath Kumar pronunciation, often known as V. V. Kumar (born 22 June 1935) is a former Indian cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1961. On his debut he took five wickets in the first innings against Pakistan in Delhi in 1961.[1] Kumar played first-class cricket for Madras/Tamil Nadu from 1955–56 to 1976–77.[2]

  1. ^ "5th Test: India v Pakistan at Delhi, Feb 8-13, 1961". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Vaman Kumar". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2023.