Full Name
Kona Srikar Bharat
Born
3 October 1993
Place Of Birth
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Country
India
Role
WK-Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Srikar Bharat
Srikar Bharat
Srikar Bharat
Kona Srikar Bharat (KS Bharat) is an Indian wicketkeeper-batter acquired by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the 2024 IPL season for INR 50 lakhs. Born on October 3, 1993, the Andhra Pradesh native is known for his reliable glovework and solid technique, debuting for India in Tests in 2023 and becoming the first wicketkeeper to hit a Ranji Trophy triple century.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal vs Andhra · 3rd Quarter Final | First Class | February 6, 2026 | 47 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 82.46 |
| Nagaland vs Andhra · Group A | First Class | January 29, 2026 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Andhra vs Vidarbha · Group A | First Class | January 22, 2026 | 52 | 112 | 6 | 0 | 46.43 |
| Andhra vs Services · Group D | List A | January 8, 2026 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| Andhra vs Haryana · Match 86 | List A | January 6, 2026 | 70 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 120.69 |
| Andhra vs Gujarat · Match 69 | List A | January 3, 2026 | 39 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 92.86 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad (India) vs Andhra · Elite, Group B | First Class | November 13, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite 2025 | LISTA | Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026 | 190 | 233 | 24 | 4 | 81.55 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite 2025 | T20 | Nov 26, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025 | 238 | 171 | 28 | 8 | 139.18 |
| Ranji Trophy Elite 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Oct 15, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026 | 416 | 658 | 51 | 3 | 63.22 |
| Andhra Premier League 2025 | T20 | Aug 8, 2025 - Aug 23, 2025 | 207 | 113 | 15 | 15 | 183.19 |
| Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024 | LISTA | Dec 21, 2024 - Jan 18, 2025 | 335 | 305 | 42 | 11 | 109.84 |
| Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 | T20 | Nov 23, 2024 - Dec 15, 2024 | 306 | 205 | 29 | 12 | 149.27 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 7 | 12 | 221 | 417 | 44 | 20.0900 | 52.9900 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 91 | 86 | 1812 | 1518 | 93 | 23.2300 | 119.3600 | 8 | 167 | 67 | 11 | 0 |
| List A | 83 | 83 | 2692 | 3275 | 161 | 36.3700 | 82.1900 | 9 | 288 | 56 | 10 | 8 |
| First Class | 112 | 179 | 6055 | 9893 | 308 | 36.4700 | 61.2000 | 13 | 755 | 100 | 34 | 11 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 91 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 83 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 112 | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0000 | 3.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra vs Kerala · Elite, Group A | T20 | December 6, 2025 | 53 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 189.29 |
| Andhra vs Kerala · Group E | T20 | December 3, 2024 | 56 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 169.70 |
Teams Played For
- India: Test Team
- Domestic: Andhra, India A, India B, India Red, India Blue, South Zone
- IPL: Delhi Daredevils/Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders
Career Debuts
- First-Class: Andhra vs Kerala (Nov 2012)
- List A: Andhra vs Tamil Nadu (Feb 2012)
- IPL: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (Sept 2021)
- Test: India vs Australia (Feb 2023)
Records & Achievements
- First wicketkeeper-batter to score a triple-century (308) in the Ranji Trophy (2014-15 season vs Goa).
- First Andhra batter to score a triple-century.
- Made his Test debut in the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
