Vijay bharadwaj

Karnataka State Cricket Association: Delhi Capitals (DC) have brought in former India cricketer Vijay Bharadwaj as their head of talent search ahead of the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Bharadwaj’s appointment to the role comes just a day after ex-India fast-bowler Munaf Patel was unveiled as their new bowling coach.

In his role, Bharadwaj will be closely working with head coach Hemang Badani and director of cricket Venugopal Rao to see who are the domestic players DC can acquire in the IPL 2025 mega auction, to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25, via the trials they hold in the run-up to finalising their auction strategy.

Bharadwaj, 49, was previously the assistant coach for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first three seasons of the IPL. He then went on to be one of the managing members of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and be a regular fixture in Star Sports Kannada’s commentary-cum-expert panel.