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Mumbai Indians Release List for IPL 2026

by · Inside Sport India

Catch the list of players that Mumbai Indians (MI) released ahead of IPL 2026.

The journey to the IPL 2026 officially begins as the teams have announced their IPL 2026 retention list. For the Mumbai Indians (MI), it wasn’t that difficult, as they have a settled core. However, even the five-time champions needed to let go of some talent, which is always a hard call. However, MI have decided to release 9 players and now have a total purse of over Rs 10 crore for their mini auction.

The biggest name released for the Mumbai Indians (MI) was touted to be Will Jacks, who was signed for Rs 5.25 crore. Being a special T20 player but the lack of game time in the packed top order meant he was underutilised last season. He has been retained; however, 9 players have been released. Other released players are Reece Topley, Lizaad Williams and Indian uncapped talent Satyanarayana Raju

Mumbai Indians Release List for IPL 2026

PlayerReleased Amount
Reece Topley ✈️₹75 lakh
Mujeeb ur Rahman₹2 crore
Satyanarayana Raju₹30 lakh
Lizaad Williams₹75 lakh
Arjun Tendulkar₹30 lakh (Traded to LSG)
Karn Sharma₹50 lakh
Bevon Jacobs₹30 lakh
KL Srijith₹30 lakh

MI retained list for IPL 2026

Jasprit Bumrah (₹18 crore), Hardik Pandya (C) (₹16.35 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (₹16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (₹16.30 crore), Tilak Varma (₹8 crore), Deepak Chahar (₹9.25 crore), Trent Boult (₹12.5 crore), Naman Dhir (₹5.25 crore), AM Ghazanfar (₹4.80 crore), Mitchell Santner (₹2 crore), Ryan Rickelton (₹1 crore), Robin Minz (₹65 lakh), Raj Angad Bawa (₹30 lakh), Ashwani Kumar (₹30 lakh), and Corbin Bosch (₹30 lakh).

Players signed in trade deals by Mumbai Indians

Player Previous TeamTrade Fee
Shardul ThakurLucknow Super Giants (LSG)₹2 crore
Sherfane RutherfordGujarat Titans (GT)₹2.6 crore
Mayank MarkandeKolkata Knight Riders (KKR)₹30 lakh