Mumbai Indians Make Big IPL Move, Appoint Man Behind Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s Rise

Mumbai
I dia s
have
appoi ted
Zubi
Bha ucha
as
thei
ew
Di ecto
of
Pe fo ma ce
ahead
of
IPL
2027,
b i gi g
the
fo me
Rajastha
Royals
high-pe fo ma ce
chief
i to
thei
suppo t
st uctu e.

The
appoi tme t
gives
MI
access
to
a
specialist
k ow
fo
ide tifyi g
a d
developi g
you g
tale t.
Bha ucha’s
wo k
at
Rajastha
Royals
i cluded
i volveme t
i
the
developme t
of
seve al
eme gi g
playe s,
i cludi g
Vaibhav
Soo yava shi,
Yashasvi
Jaiswal
a d
Riya
Pa ag.

Zubi
Bha ucha
Joi s
Mumbai
I dia s

Mumbai
I dia s
co fi med
Bha ucha’s
appoi tme t
o
August
21,
with
the
5-time
IPL
champio s
addi g
him
to
thei
existi g
multi-discipli a y
leade ship
g oup.

The
f a chise
said
Bha ucha
will
wo k
ac oss
pe fo ma ce
discipli es
a d
co t ibute
to
MI’s
playe -developme t
p og amme.

“Zubi
Bha ucha
joi s
Mumbai
I dia s
as
Di ecto
of
Pe fo ma ce,
a d
will
wo k
closely
with
the
cu e t
multi-discipli a y
leade ship
g oup
ac oss
all
pe fo ma ce
discipli es
withi
the
MI
ecosystem,”
Mumbai
I dia s
said.

The
f a chise
also
said
Bha ucha
will
wo k
with
its
existi g
suppo t
staff
to
st e gthe
its
app oach
to
playe
developme t.

Bha ucha
a ives
at
MI
afte
buildi g
a
st o g
eputatio
du i g
his
time
with
Rajastha
Royals,
whe e
he
se ved
as
Di ecto
of
High
Pe fo ma ce.

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—
Mumbai
I dia s
(@mipalta )

August
22,
2026

The
Vaibhav
Soo yava shi
Co ectio

Bha ucha’s
appoi tme t
is
pa ticula ly
i te esti g
because
of
his
ole
i
ide tifyi g
Vaibhav
Soo yava shi
as
a
special
tale t
at
a
ve y
you g
age.

Du i g
Rajastha
Royals
t ials,
Bha ucha
tested
the
tee age
agai st
high-speed
bowli g
a d
backed
the
f a chise
to
i vest
i
him.

Soo yava shi
subseque tly
became
the
you gest
playe
to
sco e
a
IPL
ce tu y,
hitti g
a
35-ball
hu d ed
at
the
age
of
14.

His
apid
ise
has
become
o e
of
the
st o gest
examples
of
the
tale t-developme t
model
associated
with
Bha ucha’s
wo k
at
Rajastha
Royals.

Bha ucha’s
Wo k
With
Jaiswal,
Pa ag
A d
Samso

Bha ucha
was
also
i volved
i
Yashasvi
Jaiswal’s
developme t
afte
the
batte
st uggled
du i g
the
ea ly
stages
of
his
IPL
ca ee .

He
wo ked
o
Jaiswal’s
batti g
tech ique
a d
i t oduced
powe -hitti g
d ills
desig ed
to
imp ove
his
a ge
a d
bou da y-hitti g
ability.

His
wo k
exte ded
to
othe
Rajastha
Royals
playe s,
i cludi g
Dh uv
Ju el,
Riya
Pa ag
a d
Sa ju
Samso .

Bha ucha
wo ked
with
Ju el
o
his
fi ishi g
skills,
while
Pa ag
a d
Samso
we e
amo g
the
playe s
who
be efited
f om
his
focus
o
tech ique
a d
me tal
p epa atio .

Mumbai
I dia s
Look
To
Rebuild
Afte
Poo
IPL
2026

Bha ucha’s
appoi tme t
comes
afte
a
disappoi ti g
IPL
2026
campaig
fo
Mumbai
I dia s.

The
f a chise
fi ished
i th
i
the
poi ts
table
afte
wi i g
fou
of
thei
14
league
matches
a d
missed
out
o
the
playoffs.

Rya
Rickelto
was
MI’s
leadi g
u -sco e
with
448
u s,
while
Allah
Ghaza fa
fi ished
as
thei
leadi g
wicket-take
with
15
wickets.

Tilak
Va ma
also
p oduced
two
sta dout
pe fo ma ces,
i cludi g
a
u beate
101
off
45
balls
agai st
Guja at
Tita s.

MI
bega
the
seaso
with
a
wi
ove
Kolkata
K ight
Ride s
but
failed
to
mai tai
that
mome tum
ac oss
the
campaig .

The
additio
of
Bha ucha
the efo e
poi ts
towa ds
a
g eate
focus
o
playe
developme t
as
Mumbai
I dia s
p epa e
fo
IPL
2027,
pa ticula ly
as
f a chises
co ti ue
to
place
g eate
value
o
ide tifyi g
a d
u tu i g
you g
tale t.

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