Vinay Kumar (born 12 February 1984) is an Indian former cricketer and cricket commentator who has represented India at Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 levels. He is a right-arm medium fast bowler who played domestic cricket for Karnataka and also in the Indian Premier League for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. He captained Karnataka to two consecutive Ranji Trophy titles in 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In
| Format | Matches | Runs | Avg | 100s/50s | Top Score | Wickets | Bowl Avg | Best Bowling | Catches/St |
| Test | 1 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 1 | 73.00 | 1/73 | 0/– |
| ODI | 31 | 86 | 9.55 | 0/0 | 27* | 48 | 30.44 | 4/30 | 6/– |
| T20I | 9 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 2* | 10 | 24.70 | 3/24 | 1/– |
| FC | 139 | 3,311 | 22.07 | 2/17 | 105* | 504 | 22.44 | 8/32 | 72/– |
