Kona Srikar Bharat (born 3 October 1993) is an Indian

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er who plays as a

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batsman for Andhra cricket team in domestic cricket. In February 2015, he became the first wicket-keeper batsman to score a triple hundred in the Ranji Trophy. Later that month, he was signed up for Rs. 10 lakh by the

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franchise

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. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the

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. In November 2019, Bharat was added to India's

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squad for the second Test against Bangladesh, as cover for

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. In January 2020, he was added to Indian's squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against Australia, after

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suffered a concussion. In January 2021, he was named as one of five standby players in India's

squad for their series against England. In February 2021, Bharat was bought by the

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in the IPL auction ahead of the

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. He played several matches and gained popularity after his last-ball six against

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Domestic and T20 franchise career

Bharat plays for Andra Pradesh in Ranji trophy. In February 2015, he became the first wicket-keeper batsman to score a triple hundred in the Ranji Trophy. In 2015, He was signed up for Rs. 10 lakh by the

franchise

. He didn't got any game and was released in next season. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the

. In February 2021, Bharat was bought by the

in the IPL auction ahead of the

. He played several matches and gained popularity after his last-ball six against

. In February 2022, he was bought by the

in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.

International career

In November 2019, Bharat was added to India's

squad for the second Test against Bangladesh, as cover for

. In January 2020, he was added to Indian's squad for the One Day International (ODI) series against Australia, after

suffered a concussion. In January 2021, he was named as one of five standby players in India's

squad for their series against England. In May 2021, Bharat was added to India's Test squad for their series against England as cover for

. In November 2021, Bharat took the field in the first Test for

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against defending world test champions

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during the New Zealand tour of India in 2021 as a replacement for the injured

. In the match he was required to take the gloves and managed to take 2 catches behind the stumps and also dismissed Tom Latham for 95 by stumping him off of

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's bowling. In February 2022, Bharat was named in India's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka. In May 2022, he was again named in India's Test squad, this time for the rescheduled fifth Test against England.

Personal life

Bharat married his longtime girlfrien
Anjali Nedunuri
in 2020.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bharat, K. S. Indian cricketers Living people 1993 births Andhra Pradesh cricketers Delhi Capitals cricketers Cricketers from Visakhapatnam India Red cricketers India Blue cricketers Indian A cricketers People from East Godavari district Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers Telugu people Wicket-keepers