Vinay Kumar, a former Indian bowler, retaliated to the former batter and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar for making disrespectful statements on commentary during India’s first Test against Australia in Perth, adding that “he takes pride in his bowling”. Vinay’s remarks came following Manjrekar’s reported disrespectful remarks about medium pacers during the Perth Test. During his commentary, Manjrekar covered the evolution of fast bowler competition in India over the years and where the level of grass on the pitch was regulated at the country’s level.
Needed to do with green on the pitch was put the ball at 120 kmph in an appropriate area, and they got wickets,” he said afterward. Following this, Vinay took to X and stated, as reported by Wisden, “Sanjay bhai, with all respect, your speed gun demands immediate servicing. 120 KMPH? Seriously? With God’s grace, I am proud of my accomplishments, content, pleased, and happy with my life. Vinay Kumar, a medium pacer, fought hard to become the first Indian fast bowler to take 100 IPL wickets. Vinay played one Test, 31 ODIs, and nine T20Is for India, taking 48 wickets across all forms. He also had a tremendous domestic career, taking 504 wickets in 139 first-class matches.
His total of 442 wickets in the Ranji Trophy is the fourth-best by any bowler in tournament history and the highest by a pacer. Vinay Kumar played 105 IPL games for four clubs, with 105 wickets. Vinay has played for Royal Contestants Bengaluru (RCB), Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK), the Kolkata Knight Rides (KKR), and Mumbai Indians (MI).