Currently he is one of the leading cricket commentator in Kannada.And He played For vijaynagara patriots in KCC Tournament Held in December 2023 inplace of injured Herschell Gibbs[3].

A slipped-disc problem that afflicted his lower back during India's tour of Australia in 2000 under Sachin Tendulkar's captaincy, undid Bharadwaj's career.

He also played for Jharkhand in 2005 for the Ranji Trophy Plate League, after being overlooked by the selectors of the Karnataka team.

Where he got 10 wickets at an impressive average of 12.20 and also scoring 89 crucial unbeaten runs lower down the order, all through the tournament.

He continued to produce strong performances in domestic cricket which caught the selector's eyes and allowed him to stay within contention, but other than a 2003 tour with the India A team against England he did not get further opportunities at international level.

He was a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad in the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League as an assistant coach.