Mumbai Indians went on to retain almost all of their players for the IPL 2026 season. That meant, coming into the IPL auction 2026, they had only a purse of 2.75 Cr only. But still they had five remaining slots. So, come the IPL auction 2026, they made a spectacular first purchase of the day, as they got South Africa keeper Quinton de Kock for only 1 Cr.
The team did not have a huge purse anyways, and had to only get a few players for cheap. They were careful in who they bid for, and went for players like Danish Malewar, Mohammad Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar and Mayak Rawat. That ended the IPL auction 2026 for the Hardik Pandya-led side.
Players bought by MI in IPL 2026 auction
| Player | Price |
| Quinton de Kock | 1 Cr |
| Danish Malewar | 30 L |
| Mohammad Izhar | 30 L |
| Atharva Ankolekar | 30 L |
| Mayank Rawat | 30 L |
One of the surprising picks was, Malewar, who is playing only his second season of Ranji, and has scored 1151 runs at an average of 52. He hasn’t played a T20 match. Izhar is a decent left-arm pacer from Bihar, who has 9 wickets in 5 T20s. Atharva is a Mumbai domestic player, who is in the Ravindra Jadeja mould.
MI squad for IPL 2026
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, Quinton de Kock (1 Cr), Danish Malewar (30 L), Atharva Ankolekar (30 L), Mohammad Izhar (30 L), Mayank Rawat (30 L).
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