Bharat Chipli

Bharat Chipli can be referred to as a First-Class player from Karnataka who bats and bowls with the right hand. He has also been associated with the teams such as Jawans Cricket Club, Karnataka Under-19s, and since 2008, with ‘Bangalore Royal Challengers’. In 2011, he was selected by the Deccan Chargers team. Presently, he has been retained by the Deccan Chargers team to play at the IPL 5 season 2012.

Bharat made his First-Class Debut against Railways on 23rd of November, 2005 at Delhi. This 4-day match was drawn. In the first innings, Bharat was out on 2. He had the privilege to open the innings. The second innings, however, did not happen. He made his debut in Twenty20 cricket against Chennai Super Kings on 28th of April, 2008 which was won by the latter ones by 13 runs. In this match, Bharat, as an opener, made 8 runs in 11 balls.

=== Career Highlights ===

In 20 First-Class matches played so far, Bharat has made 1128 runs; with ‘159 not out’ being his highest score. He has scored 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries to his credit. The above-mentioned score is inclusive of 157 boundaries and 12 sixes.

In 24 Twenty20 matches played on the whole, 400 runs have been scored and 61* is the highest score. He has played in 21 List A matches, scoring 605 runs at an average of 23.52.