New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat is slated to become part of the London-based Dulwich Cricket Club for the 2025 Surrey Championship season, according to Wisden reports.
This step is intended to rejuvenate his cricket career, specifically in Test matches, where he has found it difficult to earn a place in the Indian national side even though he boasts an outstanding performance in domestic-level games.
As reported by Wisden, Bharat has an outstanding first-class performance history, accumulating 5686 runs with 10 centuries and 32 half-centuries in 105 games. Nonetheless, chances of his return to international cricket appear remote, leading him to consider playing overseas.
In the Surrey Championship, which is a Division 1 league, Bharat has an opportunity to showcase his skills and catch the eye of talent scouts.
Significantly, various Indian international players, including Ajinkya Rahane , Venkatesh Iyer , Cheteshwar Pujara , and Shardul Thakur , has participated in county cricket to acquire significant experience and visibility. Bharat’s transfer to Dulwich Cricket Club is viewed as a tactical move aimed at reviving his cricketing journey.
This period will enable him to demonstrate his skills, accumulate significant experience, and possibly rejuvenate his global playing prospects.
KS Bharat He received his initial call-up to the Indian national team in November 2019 but didn’t make his debut until February 2023. His Test match career began with a game against Australia during the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and concluded with a match against England in Visakhapatnam in 2024.
He has participated in seven Test matches, scoring a total of 221 runs, with his highest score being 44. IPL ,, he participated in ten matches. Notably, he scored 78*. Delhi Capitals and secured his squad, Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Apart from missing out on the Test team, Bharat, whose base price was Rs 75 lakh, did not attract any bids during the auction. IPL The 2025 mega-auction held in November of the prior year.
This season, Bharat participated in two Ranji Trophy games for Andhra Pradesh, tallying up scores of 19, 41, 52, and 43, along with making nine catches.
KS Bharat was part of the squad competing in the World Test Championship In the final of 2023 against Australia, India suffered a loss by 209 runs. He secured five catches and accumulated 28 runs across both innings. (ANI)
