The 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, Srikar Bharat To Feature In Surrey Championship 2025 in England to play for Dulwich Cricket Club. This is part of his plan to get some precious experience on English soil before India’s upcoming five-Test series against England. Bharat aims to get back into the Indian Test team after struggling in his recent performances.
Srikar Bharat’s International Cricket Career
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Bharat has also had a mediocre run with India’s Test team, most famously filling in for injured Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper-batter. Yet, without the chance seeming to come around, Bharat has not made much of a mark, with no half-century in seven Tests.
His Test cricket career thus far has witnessed him making 221 runs from 12 innings, with a 20.09 average, having no half-century to his credit. His last match for India was during the home series against England, after which Dhruv Jurel became the wicketkeeper.
Srikar Bharat’s Exemplary First-Class Record
Though he fared poorly in Test cricket, Bharat has a good track record in first-class cricket, with a splendid record of 10 centuries and 32 fifties.
Interestingly, in 2015 Bharat went into the history books by becoming the first Indian wicketkeeper-batter to achieve the feat of a triple century in the Ranji Trophy. Throughout his career, Bharat has scored 5,686 runs off 169 innings in first-class games, achieving a 36.44 average.
Bharat’s Strategy for the 2025 Surrey Championship
The Bharat Surrey Championship for 2025 will witness Bharat’s migration from Bharat to Dulwich Cricket Club. Bharat is eager to enhance his cricket skills in a bid to participate in Test series in the future. In this league, he will also gain experience in facing the challenges of competing against some of the better players at this higher level after being snubbed in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
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IPL Career and Struggles
Bharat’s IPL chance has been one of lost opportunities. He was initially signed by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the 2015 IPL auction but did not make his debut until the 2021 season with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
In his limited time with RCB, Bharat lived up to expectations, scoring 191 runs from seven innings, including a match-winning unbeaten 78. But his later IPL seasons have found him fighting for playing time, with Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, and Kolkata Knight Riders all not giving him a regular role in the playing XI.
Srikar Bharat’s Indian Test Comeback Potential
The Surrey Championship 2025 offers Bharat a golden chance to get back into form and make a solid case for being back in the Indian Test team. Apart from Bharat, other Indian players like Shardul Thakur, Karun Nair, and Yuzvendra Chahal are also traveling to England for club cricket assignments after remaining unsold during the IPL auction. Thakur will be playing for Essex as he looks to return to the Test team.
With India gearing up to play the five-Test series against England Bharat will be hoping to string together a series of good performances in England, which may ensure that he finds a place in the Indian team once again.
Srikar Bharat’s decision to play in the Surrey Championship 2025 with Dulwich Cricket Club is a key move in his quest to return to India’s Test team.
With his solid first-class cricket record and the opportunity to play in English conditions to enhance his game, Bharat is eager to make the most of the situation. This could be the way back to the Indian team as they battle it out against England in an important Test series.
By doing well in the Surrey Championship and demonstrating his skills, Bharat is hoping to reverse his fortunes and become an integral member of India’s future Test campaigns.
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