Mumbai Indians’ Zubin Bharucha Faces Heat Over Link To Ajmal Kasab’s 26/11 Petition


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  • Zubi
    Bha ucha
    appoi ted
    Mumbai
    I dia s’
    Di ecto
    of
    Pe fo ma ce.
  • His
    epo ted
    2012
    Ajmal
    Kasab
    petitio
    sig i g
    esu faced
    o li e.
  • Petitio
    opposed
    capital
    pu ishme t,
    ot
    suppo ti g
    Kasab
    o
    attacks.
  • Bha ucha
    k ow
    fo
    playe
    developme t,
    especially
    with
    Rajastha
    Royals.

Mumbai
I dia s’
appoi tme t
of
Zubi
Bha ucha
as
thei
ew
Di ecto
of
Pe fo ma ce
has
b ought
e ewed
atte tio
to
his
lo g
ca ee
i
I dia
c icket,
but
a
old
co t ove sy
su ou di g
his
ame
has
also
esu faced
o li e.

Bha ucha’s
epo ted
associatio
with
a
2012
civil
society
petitio
seeki g
commutatio
of
Ajmal
Kasab’s
death
se te ce
has
t igge ed
discussio
o
social
media
followi g
his
move
to
the
five-time
IPL
champio s.

The
petitio
sought
the
commutatio
of
Kasab’s
death
se te ce
to
life
imp iso me t
a d
was
sig ed
by
mo e
tha
200
people,
acco di g
to
epo ts.
Bha ucha’s
ame
was
epo tedly
amo g
the
sig ato ies.

Howeve ,
sig i g
such
a
petitio
does
ot
by
itself
establish
suppo t
fo
Kasab’s
ideology
o
the
26/11
Mumbai
attacks.
The
petitio
was
f amed
a ou d
oppositio
to
the
death
pe alty
a d
sought
commutatio
of
the
se te ce.


& bsp;Why
Is
Zubi
Bha ucha
T e di g
Afte
Mumbai
I dia s
Appoi tme t?

Bha ucha
was
appoi ted
Mumbai
I dia s’
Di ecto
of
Pe fo ma ce
as
the
f a chise
bega
p epa atio s
fo
IPL
2027.

The
fo me
Mumbai
c ickete
has
built
a
eputatio
fo
tale t
ide tificatio
a d
playe
developme t,
pa ticula ly
du i g
his
lo g
associatio
with
Rajastha
Royals.

His
wo k
with
RR
coi cided
with
the
developme t
of
playe s
i cludi g
Sa ju
Samso ,
Riya
Pa ag
a d
Yashasvi
Jaiswal.
He
was
also
i volved
i
the
eme ge ce
of
tee age
Vaibhav
Soo yava shi,
who
became
o e
of
the
biggest
you g
ames
i
I dia
c icket.

Bha ucha
will
ow
wo k
withi
Mumbai
I dia s’
pe fo ma ce
st uctu e
alo gside
the
f a chise’s
coachi g
a d
suppo t
staff.


WATCH
POST

Meet
Zubi
Bha ucha,
fo me
C icket
Di ecto
of
Rajastha
Royals
a d
ow
pa t
of
Mumbai
I dia s.


I
2012
he
sig ed
a
petitio
seeki g
me cy
fo
Te o ist
Ajmal
Kasab.
Ajmal
Kasab
was
the
lo e
su vivi g
te o ist
captu ed
alive
du i g
the
2008
Mumbai
attacks.
166…

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𝚅𝚊𝚛𝚞𝚗¹⁸
(@va u x18)

August
22,
2026

U
k ow
who
this
guy
is?

He
had
sig ed
petitio
o
the
stoppi g
of
Kasabs
Ha gi g

Ajmal
Kasab
was
about
to
die
afte
the
cou t
had
give
the
ve dict
that
time
ma y
lawye s
politicia s
thi ke s
w ite s
celebs
sig ed
petitio
to
ot
ha g
him
to
death
this
Zubi
was
o e
as
well
😡


Factuall
(@Am _Smudge240)

August
22,
2026

Look
who
has
Mumabi
I dia s
hi ed
👇👇

https://t.co/5MTM2Sp3sR


AdityaRRaj
(@RR_fo _LIFE)

August
22,
2026


Bha ucha’s
Playi g
A d
Coachi g
Ca ee

Bha ucha
ep ese ted
Mumbai
at
age-g oup
level
befo e
maki g
his
fi st-class
debut
du i g
the
1992-93
seaso .

He
we t
o
to
play
17
fi st-class
matches
a d
11
List
A
games
befo e
his
playi g
ca ee
e ded
i
the
mid-1990s.

He
late
moved
i to
c icket
admi ist atio
a d
playe
developme t,
joi i g
Rajastha
Royals
i
2008.
He
subseque tly
spe t
two
seaso s
with
Delhi
Da edevils
befo e
etu i g
to
Rajastha .

His
associatio
with
the
Royals
co ti ued
fo
seve al
yea s,
with
Bha ucha
holdi g
se io
oles
i
the
f a chise’s
c icket
a d
pe fo ma ce
st uctu e.


What
Was
The
Ajmal
Kasab
Petitio ?

Followi g
the
26/11
Mumbai
attacks,
Kasab
was
co victed
a d
se te ced
to
death.
A
public
campaig
opposi g
capital
pu ishme t
subseque tly
sought
the
commutatio
of
his
death
se te ce
to
life
imp iso me t.

The
petitio
was
based
o
oppositio
to
the
death
pe alty
athe
tha
a
e do seme t
of
Kasab
o
the
attacks.

The
P eside t
of
I dia
ejected
Kasab’s
me cy
petitio
i
Novembe
2012.
Kasab
was
subseque tly
executed
at
Ye wada
Ce t al
Jail
i
Pu e
o
Novembe
21,
2012.

Bha ucha’s
epo ted
p ese ce
amo g
the
petitio ‘s
sig ato ies
has
esu faced
afte
his
appoi tme t
by
Mumbai
I dia s,
p ompti g
debate
o li e.

Howeve ,
the e
is
o
basis
i
the
i fo matio
p ese ted
he e
to
att ibute
suppo t
fo
Kasab
o
the
26/11
attacks
to
Bha ucha
simply
because
his
ame
appea ed
o
a
petitio
opposi g
capital
pu ishme t.

His
ew
ole
at
Mumbai
I dia s
will
i stead
put
the
focus
o
his
expe tise
i
ide tifyi g
a d
developi g
c icketi g
tale t
as
the
f a chise
begi s
buildi g
towa ds
IPL
2027.

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