Who Is Zubin Bharucha, New Mumbai Indians Director of Performance, Who Spotted Vaibhav Sooryavanshi?

Five time IPL champions Mumbai Indians have appointed former first class cricketer Zubin Bharucha as their Director of Performance. He will join the current support staff ahead of IPL 2027.

Who is Zubin Bharucha?

Zubin Bharucha is a former Indian first class cricketer who played for Mumbai (then Bombay) and Surrey County Cricket Club. He played 17 first class matches, scoring 1,021 runs, including three centuries and four half centuries. He also played 11 List A matches, scoring 189 runs, including two half centuries.

He was also part of the 1993-94 Ranji Trophy winning Mumbai team. Zubin played an important role in the Irani Cup 1994-95 match, where he scored 164 runs in the first innings and helped Mumbai win the match.

Coaching & IPL Legacy

Bharucha is best known for his long association with Rajasthan Royals, where he worked in different roles, including Team Director, Head of Cricket, and also Director of High Performance.

He joined Rajasthan Royals as their Team Director in 2008 and remained in the role until he joined the Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) as their Technical Director for two seasons in 2016 and 2017. He then returned to the Royals as their Director of Cricket, a position he held from 2018 to 2025.

During Bharucha’s time with Rajasthan Royals, several young Indian players developed into important players. This included Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal and, more recently, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

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What will be the role of Zubin Bharucha in Mumbai Indians?

According to ESPNcricinfo, Bharucha will mainly work with Indian players during the off season. He will be based at Mumbai Indians’ team hub and work alongside assistant coach Paras Mhambrey, while also coordinating with the coaching staff throughout the year.

“[Bharucha] will work closely with the existing multi-disciplinary leadership group across all performance disciplines within the MI ecosystem,” a franchise statement said.

“He will join the current support staff within MI’s highly integrated ecosystem and build on Mumbai Indians’ established approach to delivering sustained excellence in player development,”statement added.

With his recruitment in the support staff, Mumbai Indians will be looking to turn their fortunes around, as they have failed to qualify for the playoffs in four of the last six seasons.

Mumbai Indians Support Staff for IPL 2027 (as of now)

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