They have retained the majority of their squad.
The MI retention list IPL 2026 has been announced, with the franchise opting to retain most of their squad. Mumbai Indians reached the playoffs in the previous season before crashing out in Qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings. Overall, it was a pretty good season for the five-time champions, and they have decided to keep faith in most of their players.
Led by Hardik Pandya, the franchise will look to get back to the top of the podium, having not won in the last five years. Expectedly, there are no major names in the MI released players 2026.
Complete IPL 2026 Retention List, Released Players, and Remaining Purse Status
Mumbai Indians retained players 2026 include all the big names. They have retained their core of Indian superstars namely – Jasprit Bumrah, Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma. The MI retention list 2026 also includes kiwi stars Trent Boult and Mitch Santner.
South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton and Corbin Bosch are also in the MI retained players 2026 list. In total, Mumbai Indians have retained 17 players. Six of which are overseas.
Check out the full list of MI team players with price:
| Player | Status | Purse +/- (INR) |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Retained | -18 crore |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Retained | -16.35 crore |
| Hardik Pandya | Retained | -16.35 crore |
| Rohit Sharma | Retained | -16.30 crore |
| Tilak Varma | Retained | -8 crore |
| Trent Boult | Retained | -12.5 crore |
| Deepak Chahar | Retained | -9.25 crore |
| Will Jacks | Retained | -5.25 crore |
| Allah Ghazanfar | Retained | -4.80 crore |
| Naman Dhir | Retained | -5.25 crore |
| Mitchell Santner | Retained | -2 crore |
| Ryan Rickelton | Retained | -1 crore |
| Karn Sharma | Released | +50 lakh |
| Arjun Tendulkar | Released | +30 lakh |
| Ashwani Kumar | Retained | -30 lakh |
| Bevon Jacobs | Released | +30 lakh |
| KL Shrijith | Released | +30 lakh |
| Vignesh Puthur | Released | +30 lakh |
| Corbin Bosch | Retained | -30 lakh |
| Raghu Sharma | Retained | -30 lakh |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Released | +2 crore |
| Lizaad Williams | Released | +75 lakh |
| Reece Topley | Released | +75 lakh |
| Robin Minz | Retained | -65 lakh |
| Raj Angad Bawa | Retained | -30 lakh |
| Satyanarayana Raju | Released | +30 lakh |
| Shardul Thakur | Trade | -2 crore |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Trade | -2.60 crore |
| Mayank Markande | Trade | -30 lakh |
Karn Sharma, Vignesh Puthur, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, KL Srijith, Lizaad Williams, Reece Topley, Bevon Jacobs, and Satyanarayana Raju.
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Here’s the full 2026 MI players list after the retentions were finalised:
Mumbai Indians have a pretty settled side with not many holes to plug. They have brought in Shardul Thakur, Sherfane Rutherford, and Mayank Markande through trades, bolstering the squad ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. The MI auction strategy heading into the auction will be to look for an overseas pace option and another Indian spinner.
After letting go of Lizaad Williams and Reece Topley, the franchise will look for a backup pacer. They currently have Boult and Bosch but would want another just in case. They have one overseas slot available and the likely MI auction targets could include Matt Henry, Saqib Mahmood, Ben Dwarshuis, and Spencer Johnson.
The franchise did most of their work during the trade window, bringing in an Indian seamer, overseas finisher, and an Indian spinner. They have fulfilled their requirements and do not need to do much in the auction. With only INR 2.75 crore in the bank, there is not much scope for them to get any high profile players.
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Mumbai Indians retained players 2026 include their core of Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, and Tilak Varma. Apart from that, they also retained Naman Dhir, Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Trent Boult, Mitch Santner, Corbin Bosch, Mayank Markande, Raj Bawa, AM Ghazanfar, and Ashwani Kumar.
Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lizaad Williams, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Vignesh Puthur, Bevon Jacobs, KL Srijith, and Satyanarayana Raju were among the Mumbai Indians released players 2026.
Most of the MI squad for IPL 2026 looks settled, but they do need Indian spinners. Their auction strategy will be to acquire a decent-quality spinner from the domestic circuit. They will also look to get a backup overseas pace option.
Having made no major releases, Mumbai Indians will not have a big budget heading into the mini auction. In total, they will have INR 2.75 crore to work with as they look to bring in reinforcements.
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