Mumbai Indians enters the IPL 2026 auction with no luxury for marquee buys. With just Rs. 2.75 crore remaining in the purse, MI’s auction strategy is built entirely around base-price players and backup depth, not star hunting.

Mumbai Indians (MI) Auction Strategy 2026

Primary needs: Depth only, not stars

With just Rs. 2.75 crore in hand, MI is effectively priced out of any marquee names. Structurally, its squad is already well-covered across departments. Expect only base-price or uncapped signings to fill injury or availability gaps.

Purse remaining: Rs. 2.75 crore

Current squad: Shardul Thakur (traded in from LSG), Sherfane Rutherford (traded in from GT), Mayank Markande (traded in from KKR), AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks.

Published on Dec 10, 2025