Mumbai Indians are a team that are back in form as they finished 3rd in IPL 2025. They have a very settled unit and they only released a few players. The core of the squad is the best in the world. Hardik Pandya has proved himself as a great captain and he has all the support he needs. Mumbai Indians are one of the two most successful teams of the IPL for a reason.
Let’s look at the Retained and Released Players by Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2026 Auction
Mumbai Indians (MI) Released Players ahead of IPL 2026 Auction
Mujeeb Ur Rahman – 2 Cr
Krishnan Shrijith – 30 Lakhs
Bevon Jacobs – 30 Lakhs
Arjun Tendulkar - Traded to Lucknow Super Giants
Satyanarayan Raju
Reece Topley*
Karn Sharma
Lizaad Williams
Vignesh Puthur
The released Players list consists of the players who were not able to perform up to the mark last season. Deepak Chahar was a big investment and he did not deliver as expected but he is retained. Mujeeb Ur Rahman are players that did not perform at the highest standard. Arjun Tendulkar is traded to Lucknow Super Giants. Vignesh Puthur and Reece Topley are surprise release.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Retention List for IPL 2026
Jasprit Bumrah
Rohit Sharma
Surya Kumar Yadav
Trent Boult
Hardik Pandya
Tilak Verma
Naman Dhir
Mitchell Santner
Ryan Rickelton
Ashwani Kumar
Robin Minz
Will Jacks
Corbin Bosch
Raj Bawa
Deepak Chahar
Raghu Sharma
Allah Ghazanfar*
Mayank Markande - Traded in from KKR
Shardul Thakur - Traded in from LSG
Sherfane Rutherford - Traded in from GT
These Retained Players are very straightforward for Mumbai Indians. The Indian core is incredible with Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Verma, Naman Dhir. The overseas players that they have are also very good in Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Ryan Rickelton. They also have players such as Robin Minz and Corbin Bosch who will make a mark in the coming seasons. Mumbai Indians need not do anything crazy in these retentions. Mumbai Indians have only 2.75 Cr available for IPL 2026 Auction. So this mini auction will just be a formalty for them.
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