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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = K. S. Bharat
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Kona Srikar Bharat
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|10|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<ref>{{cite AV media|people=K. S. Bharat|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4GMfMLozVI&t=15s|title=KS Bharat Interview {{!}} RCB Bold Diaries IPL 2021|publisher=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]|date=28 September 2021|time=15s}}</ref>
| heightft = 5
| heightinch = 7
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = [[Wicket-keeper batsman]]
| club1 = [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]]
| year1 = 2012–present
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| year2 = 2015
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year3 = 2021
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 69
| runs1 = 3,909
| bat avg1 = 37.58
| 100s/50s1 = 8/20
| top score1 = 308
| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 232/27
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 46
| runs2 = 1,281
| bat avg2 = 29.11
| 100s/50s2 = 3/5
| top score2 = 125
| catches/stumpings2 = 52/11
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches3 = 37
| runs3 = 457
| bat avg3 = 14.74
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| top score3 = 51
| catches/stumpings3 = 29/7
| date = 20 May 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/529436.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Kona Srikar Bharat''' (born 3 October 1993) is an Indian [[cricket]]er who plays as a [[wicket-keeper]] 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title='I was in a trance-like mode' - Srikar Bharat|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ranji-trophy-2014-15/content/story/827347.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=27 March 2015}}</ref> Later that month, he was signed up for Rs. 10 lakh by the [[Indian Premier League]] franchise [[Delhi Daredevils]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bharat, Bhui for IPL from State|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/bharat-bhui-for-ipl-from-state/article6907714.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>

In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Blue for the [[2018–19 Duleep Trophy]].<ref name="Duleep18">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24173214/sanju-samson-picked-india-passing-yo-yo-test |title=Samson picked for India A after passing Yo-Yo test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=23 July 2018 |accessdate=23 July 2018}}</ref> In November 2019, Bharat was added to India's [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for the second Test [[Bangladeshi cricket team in India in 2019–20|against Bangladesh]], as cover for [[Wriddhiman Saha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2019/nov/23/rishabh-pant-released-to-play-mushtaq-ali-ks-bharat-to-join-as-wriddhiman-saha-cover-2065674.html |title=Rishabh Pant released to play Mushtaq Ali, KS Bharat to join as Wriddhiman Saha cover |work=The New Indian Express |accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref> In January 2020, he was added to Indian's squad for the [[One Day International]] (ODI) series [[Australian cricket team in India in 2019–20|against Australia]], after [[Rishabh Pant]] suffered a concussion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1213287.html |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=17 January 2020 |title=KS Bharat called up to ODI squad as cover for Rishabh Pant}}</ref>

In January 2021, he was named as one of five standby players in India's [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for their series [[English cricket team in India in 2020–21|against England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2021/news/148377/india-s-squad-for-first-two-tests-against-england-announced |title=India's squad for first two Tests against England announced |work=Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=19 January 2021}}</ref> In February 2021, Bharat was bought by the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes|IPL auction]] ahead of the [[2021 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1252152 |title=IPL 2021 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref> In May 2021, Bharat was added to India's Test squad for their series [[Indian cricket team in England in 2021|against England]] as cover for [[Wriddhiman Saha]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-world-test-championship/uk-tour-ks-bharat-roped-in-as-cover-for-wriddhiman-saha/articleshow/82771314.cms| title=UK tour: KS Bharat roped in as cover for Wriddhiman Saha| work=[[Times of India]]| date=19 May 2021| access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Bharat married his longtime girlfriend Anjali Nedunuri in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.mid-day.com/articles/indian-cricketer-ks-bharat-ties-knot-with-girlfriend-anjali-after-dating-10-years/22929241|title=Indian cricketer KS Bharat ties knot with girlfriend Anjali after dating 10 years|work=www.midday.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=529436}}

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[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh cricketers]]
[[Category:Delhi Capitals cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:India Red cricketers]]
[[Category:India Blue cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian A cricketers]]
[[Category:People from East Godavari district]]
[[Category:Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]

K. S. Bharat - Revision history

92.98.185.94 at 14:38, 8 October 2023

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