India wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat will reportedly ply his trade for an English club in hopes of reviving his red-ball career. Bharat, who went unsold at the two-day IPL mega auction last year, will represent Dulwich CC in the Surrey Championship – Premier Division that starts in April.
Bharat played seven Tests for India between 2023 and 2024. He scored 221 runs including a best of 44 besides effecting 19 dismissals (18 catches and a stumping).
The 31-year-old represents Andhra in domestic cricket and has decent record in first-class cricket having scored 5686 runs from 105 games at an average of 36.44. He has 10 centuries and 32 fifties.
Bharat first came into the limelight when he scored a triple-century in Ranji Trophy – the first ever wicketkeeper-batter to do so.
Bharat was part of India’s playing XI for the ICC World Test Championship final in 2023 where the lost to Australia. He scored a combined 28 runs in the contest and took five catches.
