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.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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\u2019s commentary-cum-expert panel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In his playing days, he represented India in three Tests and ten ODIs as a right-handed batter who bowled handy off-spin. But Bharadwaj gained more prominence as a constant presence in the Karnataka side \u2013 playing 96 first-class matches and 72 List A games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
DC have retained the India duo of left-arm spin all-rounder Axar Patel, left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, South Africa batter Tristan Stubbs, and uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In his playing days, he represented India in three Tests and ten ODIs as a right-handed batter who bowled handy off-spin. But Bharadwaj gained more prominence as a constant presence in the Karnataka side \u2013 playing 96 first-class matches and 72 List A games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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