Five-time champions Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians (MI) were active with trades till the last edition of retention deadlines, as they announced on the last day that they had let go bowling all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in a trade while bringing back leg-spinner Mayank Markande after a trade from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Hardik Pandya-led side will enter the mini-auction with a purse of just Rs. 2.75 crore. Arjun will move to LSG at his existing fee of Rs 30 lakh. Son of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun was first picked by MI at the 2021 IPL auction, he made his IPL debut for the franchise in 2023.
List of Mumbai Indians' 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
List of Mumbai Indians' released players
Satyanarayana Raju, KL Shrijeet, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bevon Jacobs, Reece Topley, Vignesh Puthur, Karn Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar
Traded In:
Sherfane Rutherford, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande
Traded Out:
Arjun Tendulkar
Purse Remaining: Rs. 2.75 Crore
Slots Left: 5 (1 Overseas)
How did Mumbai Indians fare last year?
After getting a poor start, Hardik Pandya-led side managed to make it to the playoffs in IPL 2025. However, they went down to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 2 to bow out of the tournament.