Mumbai Indians Announce Surprise Releases in IPL 2026 Pre-Auction Retention List

Mumbai Indians have released eight players ahead of the IPL 2026 auction as the franchise reshapes its squad for the new season. The releases include Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lizaad Williams, Karn Sharma, Bevon Jacobs and three uncapped Indian players.

The five-time champions enter the auction after a mixed 2025 campaign. Last year, they finished fourth on the league table with 8 wins from 14 matches under Hardik Pandya’s leadership. MI advanced to the playoffs by defeating Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the Eliminator on May 30 in Mullanpur. Their journey ended in Qualifier 2 on June 1 in Ahmedabad, where they lost by five wickets to Punjab Kings after failing to defend a total above 200 for the first time in their history.

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Category	Details
Released Players	Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur, Karn Sharma, Krishnan Shrijith, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs
Retained Players	Hardik Pandya (C), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Naman Dhir, Raj Angad Bawa, Ashwani Kumar, Robin Minz (WK), Raghu Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Allah Ghazanfar
Players Traded In	Shardul Thakur for Rs 2 crore from LSG Sherfane Rutherford for Rs 2.60 crore from GT Mayank Markande for Rs 30 lakh from KKR
Players Traded Out	Arjun Tendulkar to LSG
Vacant Slots	5
Remaining Purse	Rs 2.75 crore
Full Squad Ahead of IPL 2026 Auction	Hardik Pandya (C), Rohit Sharma, Robin Minz (WK), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Raj Angad Bawa, Tilak Varma, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Raghu Sharma, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur Overseas: Mitchell Santner, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Trent Boult, Allah Ghazanfar, Sherfane Rutherford