Krishnakant Upadhyay is a right hand batsman and a right arm medium bowler. He has represented Uttar Pradesh at the Under-22 level. He also plies his trade for the Railways in the domestic circuit. He is also useful with the bat down the order. His consistent and few match winning efforts with the ball caught the eye of the Pune Warriors India franchise, who signed him in 2012 for the fifth edition of the IPL.