Kona Srikar Bharat announces retirement from international cricket

Key facts

• India wicketkeeper-batter Kona Srikar Bharat announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 32.
• He represented India in seven Test matches between 2023 and 2024, scoring a total of 221 runs with a career-best score of 44.
• Bharat made his Test debut against Australia in Nagpur in February 2023 and played his final Test for the country against England in Visakhapatnam.
• He is the first wicketkeeper-batter to score a triple century in the Ranji Trophy, having scored 308 runs for Andhra against Goa in the 2014-2015 season.
• In the Indian Premier League (IPL), he played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in 2021 and represented Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2022.