Ranganath Vinay Kumar
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Ranganath Vinay Kumar(born 12 February 1984 in Davanagere
) is a cricket player from the state of Karnataka, India.In the Indian Premiere League he plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore Team(RCB).He recently got selected for the Indian T20 squad which will travel to the West Indies. This is a lucky break for the 26 year old as he made his debut in the 2001 Ranji season and since then he wasn't picked for the Indian squad, but now after a long time after he made his debut, he has been selected.He has also played for the South T20 team. A natural wicket-taker, he relies on swing and accuracy rather than express pace, and is consistenly around the 130km mark. After his impressive performances for both Karnataka and the Royal Challengers Bangalore
, he seems to be yet another of many of India's fast-bowling talents, with the likes of Zaheer Khan
, Ishant Sharma
, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel
and Ashish Nehra
. He has the ability to move the ball both ways, and averages under 25 in all forms of the games, ideal for a fast-bowler. He is also a more than capable batsman, with one first-class fifty, and two limited over fifties, a talent which most Indian pacemen have lacked in recent times.
Davanagere
Davangere or Davanagere is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Davangere district which lies at the centre of the state of Karnataka. The city is located on National Highway 4 at a distance of about 265 km from the state capital, Bangalore...
) is a cricket player from the state of Karnataka, India.In the Indian Premiere League he plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore Team(RCB).He recently got selected for the Indian T20 squad which will travel to the West Indies. This is a lucky break for the 26 year old as he made his debut in the 2001 Ranji season and since then he wasn't picked for the Indian squad, but now after a long time after he made his debut, he has been selected.He has also played for the South T20 team. A natural wicket-taker, he relies on swing and accuracy rather than express pace, and is consistenly around the 130km mark. After his impressive performances for both Karnataka and the Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a cricket team based in Bangalore that plays in the Indian Premier League and currently lead by Daniel Vettori. The team is owned by Dr...
, he seems to be yet another of many of India's fast-bowling talents, with the likes of Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm fast bowler considered as the best of the Indian fast bowling attack, Zaheer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways, and as a batsman also holds the record for the highest Test...
, Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler. He has a high arm delivery action and is not a swinger of the ball but depends a lot on pace and movement off the seam....
, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel
Munaf Patel
Munaf Musa Patel Urdu:مناف موسی پٹیل is an Indian cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team....
and Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra
Ashish Nehra is an Indian cricketer who has represented India at the international level since 1999.Nehra started playing first-class cricket for his hometown, Delhi, in the 1997/1998 season and made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1999 and his ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Harare...
. He has the ability to move the ball both ways, and averages under 25 in all forms of the games, ideal for a fast-bowler. He is also a more than capable batsman, with one first-class fifty, and two limited over fifties, a talent which most Indian pacemen have lacked in recent times.
External links
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