Former India pacer Vinay Kumar named Karnataka head coach

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Veteran fast bowler Vinay Kumar has been appointed as the head coach of the Karnataka cricket team. The former India international is a decorated domestic cricketer with a distinguished career in red-ball cricket. Vinay holds the record for the most wickets taken by a seam bowler in the Ranji Trophy, having claimed 442 strikes. His appointment marks a transition into a coaching role for one of Karnataka's most prominent cricketing figures.

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