Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran

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Thirunavukkarasu ("Thiru") Kumaran
India
Personal information
Full name	Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran
Born	30 December 1975 (1975-12-30) (age 32)
	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Role	Bowler
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm Medium
International information
Career statistics
	Tests	ODI	FC	LA
Matches		8	31	40
Runs scored		19	422	124
Batting average		6.33	18.34	13.77
100s/50s		0/0	0/1	0/0
Top score		8	106	30*
Balls bowled		378	4907	1900
Wickets		9	98	57
Bowling average		38.66	25.61	27.77
5 wickets in innings		0	5	1
10 wickets in match		0	1	1
Best bowling		3/24	6/39	5/37
Catches/stumpings		3/0	10/0	12/0
As of 17 May 2008 Source: Cricinfo

Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran pronunciation (help·info) (born December 30, 1975 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu), also known as 'Kenny' and 'Thiru Kumaran', is an Indian First Class cricketer.^[1]. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He is currently a member of Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition.

Kumaran was a product of the MRF Pace Foundation under the personal training from Dennis Lillee. He also had some training at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.

Kumaran got selected into the national ODI team after an exception haul of 10 wickets in a Irani Trophy match against Karnataka at Bangalore in the 1999/2000 domestic season..

He was picked for the Australian tour where he performed well in the first-class games prior to the first Test. However Ajit Agarkar was preferred over him to play in the series. He took this disappointment in his stride, but another one followed when he was one of the five players replaced for Carlton & United one-day series. He quit the game within a year never recovering from the setback.^{[citation needed]}

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• Player Profile: Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran from Cricinfo