Vaman Kumar

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]

Vaman Kumar

Personal information
Full name	Vaman Viswanath Kumar
Born	(1935-06-22) 22 June 1935 (age 90) Madras, British India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Legbreak googly
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 101)	8 February 1961 v Pakistan
Last Test	11 November 1961 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1955/56–1976/77	Tamil 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

See also

• List of India cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut