IPL playerIndia2021 to 2022
K. S. Bharat
On scorecards: KS Bharat · Right-hand bat
K. S. Bharat, a wicketkeeper-batter, played two IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
K. S. Bharat arrived through the auction: Royal Challengers Bangalore paid ₹20 lakh, the base price.
That first season brought 8 matches and 191 runs. It would stay the best season of the career with the bat.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2021, for Royal Challengers Bangalore: 191 runs at an average of 38.2, striking at 122.4 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 127.2, with 1 fifty, and a highest score of 78 not out.
Franchise by franchise
2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Bought at the 2021 auction for ₹20 lakh. 8 matches and 191 runs.
2022, Delhi Capitals. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹2.0 cr. 2 matches and 8 runs.
In the field
The fielding record: 5 catches and 1 stumping.
At the auction
K. S. Bharat went under the hammer seven times, bought five times and left unsold twice. The highest price was ₹2.0 cr, paid by Delhi Capitals in 2022, more than 10 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹10 lakh in 2015, ₹50 lakh by 2024. Being bought did not always mean playing: no match followed for Delhi Daredevils in 2015, Gujarat Titans in 2023 and Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
K. S. Bharat made 10 IPL appearances, the last for Delhi Capitals in 2022, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 | 191 | 78* | 38.2 | 122.4 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.0 | 114.3 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2021
- Delhi Capitals: 2022
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 34.4% |
| Balls per four | 13.6 |
| Balls per six | 20.4 |
| Catches | 5 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 1 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | – | ₹10 lakh | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹10 lakh |
| 2021 | UWK2 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for ₹20 lakh |
| 2022 | UWK1 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹2.0 cr |
| 2023 | UWK1 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹1.2 cr |
| 2024 | WK1 | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹50 lakh |
| 2025 | WK2 | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
| 2026 | WK1 | ₹75 lakh | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet