MI Retained Players 2026: The five-time champions had a decent campaign in the IPL 2025 season, securing third place in the edition.
After a slow start, they stormed into the knockout stages, where they defeated the Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator. However, they got defeated in the qualifier 02 against the Punjab Kings.
Ahead of the auction for the next season, the Mumbai Indians have surprise IPL trades ahead of the 2026 auction.
Updates
- Shardul Thakur joined the Mumbai Indians from LSG, with Arjun Tendulkar joining the Lucknow franchise.
- Sherfane Rutherford joins the Mumbai Indians ahead of the IPL 2026 season.
- Mayank Markande has been traded to MI from KKR ahead of the 2026 auction.
MI Retained Players 2026 IPL
Listed below is the MI retained players 2026 team list, featuring the players who will continue to represent the Mumbai Indians in the upcoming IPL season.
Following is the best possible IPL 2026 retained players list for MI.
- Hardik Pandya
- Rohit Sharma
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Ryan Rickelton
- Will Jacks
- Trent Boult
- Naman Dhir
- Mitchell Santner
- Deepak Chahar
- Tilak Varma
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Mayank Markande
- Shardul Thakur
MI Released Players 2026 IPL
The MI are set to release a certain number of players to free up the purse value and sign up some young talents. Listed below are players likely to be MI Released Players for the IPL 2026 auction.
- Robin Minz
- Karn Sharma
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Reece Topley
- Lizaad Williams
Although the exact date of the auction is yet to be disclosed, several sources have hinted that the IPL 2026 auction dates could be December 15 or 16.
This mini auction for IPL 2026 will allow franchises to target their required players for completing their squad after the pre-auction trade window.
According to BCCI guidelines, the mini auction will take place in the January-February Window following the player trade window in December-January.
Mumbai Indians Owner, Home Venue
Mumbai Indians IPL team is owned by India’s biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment, the team has played home matches at the Wankhede Stadium.
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, which has a ground capacity of 33,100, is the home ground of the Mumbai Indians team.[Which Is The Best Stand In Wankhede Stadium?] While Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, which has a ground capacity of 50,000, is their secondary home ground.
IPL 2026 Auction Date
With the deadline for submitting the retention players list ending by November 15, BCCI planned to hold the IPL 2026 mini auction on December 16, 2025.
IPL 2026 Auction Venue
The one-day event of the IPL 2026 mini auction will be held in Abu Dhabi.
IPL 2026 Teams Purse Value
The franchise will start with an IPL 2026 price value of INR 120 crore for the 19th edition of the tournament.
The IPL 2026 auction purse value of the team will be decided right after they submit the retained and released players list for the event.
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