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Vaman Viswanath Kumar , often known as V. V. Kumar (born 26 June 1935,
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cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
er who played in two Tests in 1961. On his debut he took five wickets in the first innings against Pakistan in Delhi in 1961.


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List of India cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fiveā€“for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. A five-wicket haul on debut is regarded by critics as a notable achievement. As of July 2022, 161 cri ...


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