Kona Srikar Bharat, or KS Bharat, in an India wicket-keeper batsman and represents Andhra Pradesh in domestic cricket. Bharat was born on October 3, 1993, in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam. The right-handed batter is known for his temperament and agility behind the stumps. Bharat showed quick progress at the domestic level, both as a keeper and a batter. He made his first-class debut at the age of 19 for Andhra in 2012-13 against Kerala and went on making his List-A debut for Andhra on February 2012 against Tamil Nadu. KS Bharat, however, hogged the limelight in 2015 after he set a record in the Ranji Trophy by becoming the first wicket-keeper batsman to slam a triple hundred in the history of the competition. In that season (2014-15), Bharat amassed a staggering 758 runs in nine matches. Bharat has achieved several feats in domestic cricket, which led him to be a part of IPL 2015. His maiden India call-up came in 2019 as he was named in India squad in November 2019 for the second Test against Bangladesh as a replacement for Wriddhiman Saha. Considered a Test specialist, Bharat was also included in the Indian squad for the ODI series against Australia in January 2020 after Rishabh Pant got a concussion. Bharat's debut came against Australia in February 2023 in the Border-Gavaskar series as he played the entire series as Pant was out following a car crash.
Last Test: | vs England at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, February 2, 2024 |
मैच | नॉट आउट | रन | हाई स्कोर | AVG | स्ट्राइक रेट | 100s | 50 | 4s | 6s | CT | ST | |
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टेस्ट | 7 | 1 | 221 | 44 | 20 | 53.00 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
मैच | विकेट्स | AVG | ECON | Best | 5w | 10w | |
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टेस्ट | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
2nd Test Vs ENG | 17 (23) , 6 (28) |
1st Test Vs ENG | 41 (81) , 28 (59) |
Final Vs AUS | 5 (15) , 23 (41) |
4th Test Vs AUS | 44 (88) |
3rd Test Vs AUS | 17 (30) , 3 (8) |
2nd Test Vs AUS | 23 (22) , 6 (12) |
1st Test Vs AUS | 8 (10) |
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