Mumbai Indians had retained its core ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, and only needed to secure backup players.

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It bought South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock as a reserve for Ryan Rickelton, while also roping in left-arm pacer Mohammad Izhar from Bihar. By adding Atharva Ankolekar and Mayank Rawat to its squad, Mumbai Indians also managed to add some depth to its spin-bowling all-round options.

MI IPL 2026 SQUAD COMPOSITION

Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton.

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Sherfane Rutherford, Naman Dhir, Danish Malewar.

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Rawat, Atharva Ankolekar.

Fast bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Trent Boult, Mohammad Izhar.

Spinners: Allah Ghafanzar, Raghu Sharma, Mayank Markande.

MI PROBABLE PLAYING XI IPL 2026

Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande. Impact Player: Ashwani Kumar.

MI IPL 2026 SQUAD

Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickleton, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Allah Ghafanzar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur, Quinton de Kock, Danish Malewar, Mohammad Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat.

Published on Dec 17, 2025