Bharath Reddy is an Indian former first-class cricketer who is best known for his brief Test career as a wicket-keeper for the Indian national side in the late 1970s. A neat gloveman from Tamil Nadu, he played in the domestic circuit for over a decade and represented India on its tour of Australia in 1979–80.
| Full name | Bharath Reddy |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Domestic team | Tamil Nadu |
| Format | Test cricket, first-class cricket |
| National side | India |
Reddy emerged through the cricketing structure of Tamil Nadu, a state that has long contributed wicket-keepers to Indian first-class cricket. He developed a reputation as a tidy, low-profile keeper, valued for his consistency behind the stumps in the Ranji Trophy and other domestic competitions organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Reddy played first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy, the premier inter-state first-class tournament in India. He also turned out in the Duleep Trophy for South Zone, the customary path through which leading domestic keepers came to national selectors' attention.
Reddy was selected for India during a period in which the wicket-keeping position was contested between several specialists, with Syed Kirmani as the long-term incumbent. He played Test matches for India, with his international appearances concentrated in a short window in the late 1970s, including the tour of Australia in 1979–80 led by Sunil Gavaskar.
Reddy was regarded primarily as a specialist wicket-keeper rather than a wicket-keeper-batsman, with his selection driven by glove-work in conditions where keeping standards were prized. His career is often cited as an example of the depth of wicket-keeping talent that South Zone produced during the 1970s, alongside contemporaries from Karnataka and Hyderabad.
Following retirement from competitive cricket, Reddy remained connected to the game in administrative and selection roles within Indian cricket, contributing to talent identification at the domestic level.