VV Kumar is one of the ten Indian bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on test debut as on date. His five for 64 against Pakistan at Delhi in Feb 1961 makes him the second Indian bowler to achieve the feat. The first was M Nissar who had returned with figures of five for 83 against England in June 1932, the first ever test played by India.  The interval between the feats of M Nissar and VV Kumar is 29 years 05 months and 13 days.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Nissar	26.0	6	03	093	5	1	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
2	VV Kumar	37.5	6	21	064	5	2	v Pakistan	Delhi	08 Feb 1961
3	S Abid Ali	17.0	8	02	055	6	1	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967
4	DR Doshi	43.0	6	10	103	6	1	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
5	ND Hirwani	18.3	6	03	061	8	2	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
6	ND Hirwani	15.2	6	03	075	8	4	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
7	A Mishra	26.4	6	08	071	5	2	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
8	R Ashwin	21.3	6	05	047	6	3	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
9	Mohammed Shami	13.1	6	00	047	5	3	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	06 Nov 2013
10	AR Patel	21.0	6	05	060	5	4	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021

VV Kumar became the first Indian spin bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on test debut.  He is first of the seven Indian spin bowlers to capture five or more wickets in an innings on test debut as on date

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	VV Kumar	37.5	6	21	064	5	2	v Pakistan	Delhi	08 Feb 1961
2	DR Doshi	43.0	6	10	103	6	1	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
3	ND Hirwani	18.3	6	03	061	8	2	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
4	ND Hirwani	15.2	6	03	075	8	4	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
5	A Mishra	26.4	6	08	071	5	2	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
6	R Ashwin	21.3	6	05	047	6	3	v West Indies	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
7	AR Patel	21.0	6	05	060	5	4	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021

VV Kumar remains the only Indian bowler and also Indian spin bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on test debut against Pakistan. He also remains the only Indian bowler and also the Indian spin bowler to bowl 20 or more maiden overs – to be exact 21 overs – on test debut when a bowler has taken five or more wickets in an innings.

VV Kumar is one of the four bowlers who have bowled 20 plus maiden overs on test debut in the annals of test cricket as on date.  Others are – JJ Ferris, WE midwinter and MF Malone – all Australian bowlers.  VV Kumar is the third bowler to bowl 20 plus maiden overs on test debut when a bowler has taken five or more wickets in an innings.

He is also the first bowler to bowl 20 plus maiden overs on test debut when a bowler has taken five or more wickets in an innings in a six ball over. He is also the first bowler to bowl 20 plus maiden overs on test debut when a bowler has taken five or more wickets in an innings in a six ball over.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	JJ Ferris	61.0	4	30	76	5	3	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Jan 1887
2	WE Midwinter	54.0	4	23	78	5	2	Australia	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
3	VV Kumar	37.5	6	21	64	5	2	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	8 Feb 1961
4	MF Malone	47.0	6	20	63	5	1	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977

VV Kumar is one of the fourteen bowlers to capture five or more wickets in an innings against Pakistan as on date. Infact, he is the third bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings against Pakistan

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Appleyard	17.0	05	051	5	1	England	v Pakistan	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954
2	JO Taylor	36.5	06	109	5	2	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	26 Mar 1958
3	VV Kumar	37.5	21	064	5	2	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	08 Feb 1961
4	LJ Coldwell	41.0	13	085	6	3	England	v Pakistan	Lord’s	21 Jun 1962
5	JDF Larter	25.0	04	057	5	2	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
6	AK Kuruppuarachchi	14.5	02	044	5	1	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (CCC)	14 Mar 1986
7	NA Mallender	23.0	07	050	5	3	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992
8	UDU Chandana	47.5	07	179	6	2	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
9	KJ Abbott	11.4	04	029	7	2	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
10	AU Rashid	18.5	03	064	5	3	England	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
11	C de Grandhomme	15.5	05	041	6	1	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	17 Nov 2016
12	AY Patel	23.4	04	059	5	4	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018
13	WG Jacks	40.3	05	161	6	2	England	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
14	Rehan Ahmed	14.5	01	048	5	3	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	17 Dec 2022

VV Kumar is one of the six spin bowlers to capture five or more wickets in an innings against Pakistan as on date. Infact, he is the first spin bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings against Pakistan

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	VV Kumar	37.5	21	064	5	2	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	08 Feb 1961
2	UDU Chandana	47.5	07	179	6	2	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
3	AU Rashid	18.5	03	064	5	3	England	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
4	AY Patel	23.4	04	059	5	4	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018
5	WG Jacks	40.3	05	161	6	2	England	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	01 Dec 2022
6	Rehan Ahmed	14.5	01	048	5	3	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	17 Dec 2022