The first test match, which got off Thursday in Nagpur, saw the wicketkeeper batsman make his international debut against Australia.
Kona Srikar Bharat made his test cricket debut on Thursday, and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy congratulated him.
“Our very own Kona Bharat made his Indian cricket team debut today in the current test match against Australia. My congratulations and best wishes are sent to him,” says a tweet from the chief minister’s official account.
Our very own @KonaBharat is debuting today with the Indian Cricket Team in the ongoing test against Australia. My congratulations and best wishes to him.
The Telugu flag continues to fly high!#TeluguPride pic.twitter.com/KlDACbHBhF— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) February 9, 2023
With the hashtag “Telugu pride,” it said, “The Telugu flag continues to soar high.”
After making his debut, the chief minister shared a photo of Bharat hugging his mother.
N. Chandrababu Naidu, a former chief minister, too wished Bharat luck on his debut. Happy to read that today’s first cricket test against Australia will be Kona Bharat’s test debut. I hope for the best for him and am eager to watch him uphold the honor of our nation, added Naidu.
Ishan Kishan was passed over for the first test of the four-match Border Gavaskar series in favor of Bharat, a Visakhapatnam native. Cheteshwar Pujara, a veteran batsman for India, presented the 29-year-old with a test cap at the team’s pre-toss meeting at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
When Bharat stumped Marnus Labuschagne off to Jadeja on his debut, India made a significant breakthrough and the batsman appeared content to lead the visitors despite losing early wickets.
