A right-handed opening batsman, Bharucha first played as an overseas player for the Reigate Priory Cricket Club in England as an 18-year-old and represented the club for several years.
[2] He was part of the Bombay team in its 1993–94 Ranji Trophy victory.
In the 1994–95 Irani Cup match for Bombay against Rest of India, Bharucha scored his career-best unbeaten 164 and helped his team win the trophy.
[5] During his stint with the Royals, he made technical analysis of players based on video footage collected from around the world, and scouted for talented Indian cricketers.
[6][5][7] He helped Yuvraj Singh on his footwork in the late-2000s[4] and worked with the England and Wales Cricket Board on technical aspects of the game.