Wicketkeeper KS Bharat has been selected for the home test series against New Zealand. This is the same KS Bharat, who recently came into the limelight during the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Bharat was playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and a match against Delhi Capitals was called off. Here Shrikar Bharat became the captain of the team captained by Virat Kohli. Bharat not only played a stormy innings of 78 runs in 52 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes, but also turned the team’s defeat into victory by hitting a six off the last ball to Avesh Khan, who became a sensation in the IPL for the legendary batsmen of the world. Had done it. Kohli’s celebration was being made. He jumped with joy. After this match, there was talk of including Bharat in the Indian team.
Triple century in first class cricketBy the way, this was not the only time when Bharat had proved his worth. Let us tell you that in the Ranji Trophy in 2014-15, Bharat came into the limelight for the first time by scoring a triple century against Goa.
Became the 5th Indian wicket-keeper to do soBharat (KS Bharat Triple Century) became the 5th wicket-keeper to score a triple century in Indian first-class cricket. Bharat is known to be an aggressive batsman. He hit 38 fours and six sixes in his marathon innings of 308 runs. Bharat made his first-class debut in 2012 at the age of 19. Bharat has 4283 runs in his name in 78 first class matches which includes 9 centuries and 23 half-centuries.
191 runs scored in 8 matches for RCBThe 28-year-old Bharat played 8 matches in IPL 2021 for Bangalore. During this, he has scored a total of 191 runs in which 78 not out was his best score. Bharat scored a fifty against Delhi, which was his first half-century in the IPL.
Bought by RCB for Rs 20 lakhRCB bought Bharat for Rs 20 lakh in the IPL 2021 players’ auction. Bharat had scored a total of 758 runs at an average of 54 in the 2014-15 Ranji season. In the year 2015, he was roped in by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) for Rs 10 lakh. But due to the presence of Rishabh Pant, Bharat failed to make it to the playing XI. When Delhi released, RCB included him in the team this year instead of Parthiv Patel.
Team India’s door knocking for a long timeBharat had been knocking on the door of Team India for a long time. He was included as a stand by wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on India’s tour of England this year. Earlier this year in the home series against England, he was included in the 5 stand-by players. However, he did not get a chance to play. In the year 2019, Bharat got a place in Team India as a substitute player in the Pink Ball Test match against Bangladesh.
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