The Mumbai Indians have finalized their list of retained and released players for the upcoming IPL 2026 mini-auction, set to take place in mid-December. The deadline for all 10 franchises to submit their final squads to the BCCI was on November 15. Here is a breakdown of who will be staying with the team and who will be leaving.
Players who have been released by the Mumbai Indians include Satyanarayana Raju, Reece Topley, KL Shrijith, Karn Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Lizaad Williams, and Vignesh Puthur. On the other hand, the retained players for the team include star players like Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah, among others.
In terms of trades, the Mumbai Indians have brought in Sherfane Rutherford from the Gujarat Titans, Mayank Markande from the Kolkata Knight Riders, and Shardul Thakur from the Lucknow Super Giants. They have also traded out Arjun Tendulkar to the Lucknow Super Giants.
The Mumbai Indians seem to have made strategic decisions in their player retention and release ahead of the mini-auction, aiming to strengthen their squad for the upcoming season. The team will be looking to build on their past successes and continue their dominance in the IPL. The auction promises to be an exciting event for fans and players alike as teams make moves to bolster their lineups for the next season.
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