MI SQUAD FOR IPL 2026: FULL LIST, ANALYSIS AND KEY PLAYERS

Batting is one of the strengths of this season, and they can count on what looks like a serious unit. Rohit, as an impact player alongside one of Ryan Rickelton or Quinton de Kock, is a solid pair upfront. MI's options at the top...

- MIHIR SHARMA

Mumbai Indians came into the Indian Premier League 2026 with a vision to win a sixth IPL trophy. MI - winners of the IPL in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 - are well balanced. MI finished 4th last season before losing in Qualifier 2 after winning the Eliminator. Hardik Pandya will lead MI, and he will aim to deliver the goods. MI came into the 19th edition of IPL as one of the favorites. Several former cricketers are backing MI as one of the favorites. It remains to be seen how they come up and get things done smartly. However, they are struggling in the new season. Before the IPL 2026 mini-auction, MI traded in Shardul Thakur from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Sherfane Rutherford from Gujarat Titans (GT), Mayank Markande from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and traded off Arjun Tendulkar to LSG. At the mini-auction, MI got Quinton de Kock, who was part of the title-winning campaigns in 2019 and 2020. He came in alongside four newcomers, Danish Malewar, Mohammad Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar and Mayank Rawat.

MI FULL SQUAD: Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Sherfane Rutherford, Ryan Rickelton, Quinton De Kock, Danish Malewar, N. Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Izhar, Allah Ghazanfar.