Vinan Gopinathan Nair is the wicketkeeper of the Kerala Cricket team. He was born on May 30, 1974 in Kerala. He is also a right-handed batsman of the team.

Vinan Gopinathan Nair started his "First-class" cricket career against Assam team, which was played at Dibrugarh from November 23 to 26 in 2005. Till then, he has played in altogether eight "First-class" matches with an average of 30.25. He has made his total score of 242 runs, which includes three half-centuries, 36 fours and two sixes. The highest score made by Vinan Gopinathan Nair in any of the "First-class" matches is 70 runs and his striking rate is 62.37. Vinan Gopinathan Nair has not bowled in these matches. The latest "First-class" match played by Vinan Gopinathan Nair was against Railways cricket team, which was held at Nagpur from December 25 to 29 in 2007.

In the "List A" matches, Vinan Gopinathan Nair debuted against Tamil Nadu team, which was held at Hyderabad on February 10 in 2006. He has played in overall 10 "List A" matches in his cricket career with an average of 36.00. His total scorecard reading in these matches is 180 runs, which includes 13 fours and 5 sixes. The maximum score of Vinan Gopinathan Nair in any of the "List A" matches is 44 runs and his striking rate is 97.82. Being the wicketkeeper of the team, he has not got the chance to bowl in these matches also. Vinan Gopinathan Nair`s latest "List A" match was against Tamil Nadu team, which was held at Secunderabad on February 16 in 2007.