Vinay Kumar (Cricketer) Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Ranganath Vinay Kumar
Profession	Cricketer (Right-arm medium bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 38 inches - Waist: 30 inches - Biceps: 12 inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- 28 May 2010 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Test- 13 January 2012 against Australia at Perth, Western Australia T20- 11 May 2010 against Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Jersey Number	#23 (India) #23 (Domestic)
Domestic/State Team	Karnataka, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, South Zone
Records (main ones)	• He became the second-highest wicket-taker in the 2007-2008 Ranji Trophy sports league season by picking 40 wickets • He became the highest wicket-taker in the domestic 2009-2010 season (Ranji and Duleep Trophy).
Personal Life
Date of Birth	12 February 1984
Age (as in 2019)	35 Years
Birth Place	Davanagere, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Davanagere, Karnataka, India
School	Not Known
College/University	A.R.G. Arts and Commerce College, Davangere
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
Family	Father- Ranganath (Used to work as autorickshaw driver) Mother- Soubhagya Brother- Not Known Sister- Vinutha Kumari (Works as TV presenter with Doordarshan)
Coach/Mentor	Prakash Pawar (Died, Former Goa Ranji cricketer) LM Prakash
Religion	Hinduism
Address	Davanagere, Karnataka, India
Hobbies	Travelling
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Sudeep
Favourite Foods	Tandori Chicken, Dal Palak
Favourite Book	'The Secret' by Rhonda Byrne
Favourite Destination	Goa
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Richa Singh
Wife/Spouse	Richa Singh
Marriage Date	29 November 2013
Children	None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vinay Kumar

Does Vinay Kumar smoke?: Not Known

Does Vinay Kumar drink alcohol?: Yes

Vinay was born in a modest family and his father didn’t have enough money to buy cricket gear for him.

At the age of 11, a former Goa Ranji cricketer Prakash Pawar spotted his talent towards cricket during summer camp at Davanagere.

He then started playing in a zonal competition for ‘Tumkur’ as a batsman.

In 2000, he started playing for the KSCA curator Narayan Raju’s Neptune Cricketers club in the fifth division league in which he picked 30 wickets and scored 300 runs. His performance helped to promote the club to the fourth division.

During that season, he was chosen to play in the first division for Swastic Union.

After that, he got selected to play for Karnataka cricket team in the MRF Trophy and played his first match against Railway cricket team in which he made a hat-trick.

He then chose to play a practice match against Indian U-19 cricket team in Bangalore. Though he was not on the playing side, he got the chance to play the match after when bowler Mangaraj got injured in an initial over. He picked 6 wickets in that match and he also picked 10 wickets in the next 2 matches.

He was then chosen for the 2003-2004 Ranji Trophy One-Day Tournament but did not play in the whole season.

In 2004, he got the chance to play for the Ranji Trophy and made his first-class debut against Bengal in Kolkata in which he picked 5 wickets.

In 2008, ‘Royal Challengers Bangalore’ (RCB) bought him for the ‘2008 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction. He also played for the RCB in 2010 IPL auction in which he picked 16 wickets.

He then got selected in 2010 for the ‘India’ cricket team and played his first T20I match against Sri Lanka in which he picked 2 wickets.

In 2012, ‘RCB’ again bought him for $1 million for the ‘2012 IPL’ auction.

He also works as a manager in Vijaya Bank.

He has a craze for cars and bikes.

In 2018, ‘Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) bought him for the ‘2018 Indian Premier League’ (IPL) auction.