# Vaman Kumar

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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1935)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name              = Vaman Kumar
| image             = 
| caption           =
| full_name         = Vaman Viswanath Kumar
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1935|6|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place       = [Madras](/source/Madras), [British India](/source/British_India)
| death_date        =
| death_place       =
| batting           = Right-handed
| bowling           = Legbreak googly
| club1             = [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu_cricket_team)
| year1             = {{nowrap|1955/56–1976/77}}
| columns           = 2
| column1           = [Test](/source/Test_cricket)
| matches1          = 2
| runs1             = 6
| bat avg1          = 3.00
| 100s/50s1         = 0/0
| top score1        = 6
| deliveries1       = 605
| wickets1          = 7
| bowl avg1         = 28.85
| fivefor1          = 1
| tenfor1           = 0
| best bowling1     = 5/64
| catches/stumpings1= 2/–
| column2           = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches2          = 129 
| runs2             = 673
| bat avg2          = 7.64
| 100s/50s2         = 0/0
| top score2        = 31
| deliveries2       = 30,082
| wickets2          = 599
| bowl avg2         = 19.98
| fivefor2          = 36
| tenfor2           = 8
| best bowling2     = 9/76
| catches/stumpings2= 40/–
| international     = true
| country           = India
| testcap           = 101
| testdebutagainst  = Pakistan
| testdebutdate     = 8 February
| testdebutyear     = 1961
| lasttestdate      = 11 November
| lasttestagainst   = England
| lasttestyear      = 1961
| source            = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30173.html CricInfo
| date              = 20 November
| year              = 2022
}}

'''Vaman Viswanath Kumar''' {{audio|Vaman_Kumar.ogg|pronunciation}}, often known as '''V. V. Kumar''' (born 22 June 1935) is a former Indian [cricket](/source/cricket)er who played in two [Test matches](/source/Test_cricket) in 1961. On his debut he took five wickets in the first innings against Pakistan in Delhi in 1961.<ref name="espncricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62887.html |title=5th Test: India v Pakistan at Delhi, Feb 8-13, 1961 |access-date=2011-12-18 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Kumar played [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) for [Madras/Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu_cricket_team) from 1955–56 to 1976–77.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vaman Kumar |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1149/1149.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [List of India cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut](/source/List_of_India_cricketers_who_have_taken_five-wicket_hauls_on_Test_debut)

==References==
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Category:1935 births
Category:Living people
Category:Cricketers from Chennai
Category:India Test cricketers
Category:Indian cricketers
Category:20th-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut
Category:Tamil Nadu cricketers
Category:South Zone cricketers
Category:State Bank of India cricketers
Category:Indian Starlets cricketers

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