We have been giving away runs in death overs: Vinay Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore's most successful bowler in the ongoing Indian Premier League, R Vinay Kumar on Friday said their death bowling in the last few matches has been a cause for concern.

"We did really well as a bowling unit in the first few games. We have defended nine and seven runs in the last over in this tournament. In the last few games that hasn't been the case and we have been giving away runs in the death overs," Vinay said.

"We need to bowl in the right areas and bowl to our strengths," he said on the eve of Bangalore`s must-win match against Chennai Super Kings. Vinay, though, added that every team has been confronting the same problem.

"That's happening with every team? the bowlers did well in the first half of the tournament and now the batsmen are doing well. Sometimes, the dew factor also plays a part as the ball tends to slip a bit." Vinay said his side would look to give its best shot in the match tomorrow and not think about the pressure....more    
11:42 PM, May 17, 2013

IPL 6: RCB all set to seal play-off berth against Punjab Mohali: The door is closing down slowly and gradually for Kings XI Punjab as they seek their fifth win of the season against a top-favourite Royal Challengers Bangalore in match 51 of the IPL 6 at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Monday. Punjab are still quite a distant away from the top four and a win is a necessary tonic to make things easier for them. However, it might...  
08:42 PM, May 05, 2013

Vinay, Mishra likely for Champions Trophy The bustling form of several Indian pace bowlers in the ongoing IPL looks to be the only major discussion point on Saturday in the corridors of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai, when India's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy is announced. This summer's tournament will be held in England where seam and swing bowling will find favour and that India's selectors have several names to ponder over can only be...  
11:59 AM, May 03, 2013

IPL has helped me mature as a bowler: Vinay Kumar The fight for getting the Purple cap this season in the Indian Premier League seems to be getting intense with every passing day. Legspinner Amit Mishra got hold of the Purple Cap on Friday when he also became the highest wicket taker in IPL, and within 24 hours it was overtaken by Royal Challengers Bangalore's best bowler this season Vinay Kumar. The Karnataka pacer now has 12 wickets this season,...  
09:26 AM, Apr 21, 2013

Vinay defends RP Singh, says Dhoni's knock hurt RCB Chennai: Royal Challengers Bangalore's medium pacer R Vinay Kumar has said that it was MS Dhoni's knock that took the game away from the visitors, paving the way for Chennai Super Kings' win in IPL 6 on Saturday. "Even though we bowled well, Dhoni's innings took the game away from us, especially those two sixes he hit and the boundaries took the game away from us," Vinay said. Chasing a...  
04:34 PM, Apr 14, 2013

IPL 6: RCB hold nerve to beat Mumbai in a humdinger Bangalore: Royal Challengers Bangalore, inspired by Chris Gayle and indebted to Vinay Kumar, made a winning start to their IPL 6 campaign in nail-biting manner by beating Mumbai Indians by two runs over at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. Defending 10 runs off the last over of Mumbai's innings, Vinay removed half-centurion Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu in consecutive deliveries before bowling a blockhole-length final ball to Kieron Pollard...  
11:57 PM, Apr 04, 2013

Vinay Kumar to captain Karnataka in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Stuart Binny was named vice-captain of the 15-member squad which also includes Kunal Kapoor, K Gowtham and Ronit More. ...  
04:49 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Karthik to lead South Zone in Deodhar Trophy quarters Tamil Nadu's Dinesh Karthik will lead a 15-member South Zone squad in their quarter-final match against East Zone in the Deodhar Trophy in Guwahati on Sunday. ...  
05:36 PM, Mar 05, 2013

Vinay Kumar to lead Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy Karnataka qualified for the knockouts by virtue of winning the South Zone leg of the national one-day competition. ...  
08:41 PM, Feb 21, 2013

Mithun replaces injured Vinay Kumar for T20s Vinay Kumar was ruled out of the Twenty20 series against England due to a strained right calf muscle. ...  
09:11 PM, Dec 18, 2012

Vinay replaces Balaji in India's T20 squad A stress injury has ruled Balaji out of India's two Twenty20 internationals against England on Dec 20 and 22. ...  
02:30 PM, Dec 13, 2012

Ranji Trophy, Group B, Round 6: Karnataka thrash Delhi by 159 runs Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh joined Baroda as group B leaders after playing out a draw. ...  
07:29 PM, Dec 11, 2012

Seven-star Dinda expecting Test call-up The Bengal and India pace bowler took seven wickets in South Zone’s second innings as East Zone progressed to another Duleep Trophy final. ...  
07:04 PM, Oct 17, 2012

East Zone fight back on Day 1 in Duleep Trophy Saurabh Tiwary and Basant Mohanty scripted an impressive recovery with an undefeated century-plus stand. ...  
07:00 PM, Oct 14, 2012

Vinay Kumar to lead South Zone in Duleep Trophy Vinay Kumar was named skipper of a 16-man squad with the likes of Abhinav Mukund, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey and wicketkeeper C M Gautam in the team. ...  
08:51 PM, Oct 12, 2012

India A settle for a draw against New Zealand Chasing 314 to win the first unofficial Test, New Zealand A escaped with a draw, ending day four at 273 for 8. ...  
02:53 PM, Sep 29, 2012

I don't want to be just another cricketer: Irfan Pathan who has been working hard at the NCA for the past weeks termed his selection as a 'pleasant surprise'. ...  
07:02 PM, Jul 13, 2012

Irfan to replace Vinay on Sri Lanka tour Vinay Kumar has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury. ...  
05:05 PM, Jul 13, 2012

 Sehwag, Zaheer to return for Sri Lanka tour Sehwag and Zaheer sat out of the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in March 2012 on fitness grounds. ...  
11:18 AM, Jul 03, 2012