Why Arjun Tendulkar will not be one of the 4 players, Mumbai can be released before the Indian IPL 2026 auction
Mumbai Indians will have to release at least two foreign players and can release two Indian players due to non-demonstrations and age.
It is almost a custom for Mumbai Indians (MI) to start slow and then move speed. And it is exactly that the Indian Premier League (IPL) was done by the team led by Hardik Pandya in 2025. After winning just 1 of their first 5 matches, Mumbai won 7 out of the next 9 and qualified for the playoffs. Unfortunately, he bent in qualifier 2 and could not go to lift his 6th IPL trophy.
Among all, it was a good weather. This was only the second time in the last 5 years when Mumbai reached the playoffs. But before IPL 2026, they can become even stronger. Some of these will depend on how the players perform. This year, for example, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya were not in their best.
He will address weak points and will make some good purchases at the IPL 2026 auction. Of course, for this, they have to release some players. For the beginning, they will have to let 2 foreign players go as they have 10 in the squad, including the replacement of injury.
Why Mi will not leave Arjun Tendulkar
But there are 4 players that they can release, and Arjun Tendulkar will not be one of them. You ask why? Well, because the all-rounder is with them since 2021 and, despite no performance, they choose her every time. After 5 seasons, Arjun has played only 5 matches and has only 3 wickets in his name.
It seems like a passionate decision, almost as he is paying respect to Arjun’s father, Sachin Tendulkar, who was with Mumbai in 2008 to 2013. This is not uncommon. Emotions often decide the decision by the franchise. If not, Chennai Super Kings may not have bought Ravichandran Ashwin for Rs 9.75 crore.
Players Mi IPL 2026 can be released before the auction
| Player | Role | price | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Minz | Wicketkeeper batsman | 65 lakh rupees | 6 runs (2 innings, 3 average, 40 strike rate) |
| Karn Sharma | Leg spinner | 65 lakh rupees | 7 wickets (5 innings, 18.28 average, 8.53 economy) |
| Mujib ur Rahman | Mystery spinner | 2 crores rupees | 1 wicket (1 inning, 28 average, 14 economy) |
| Rees topley | Fast bowler | 75 lakh rupees | 0 wicketsS (1 inning, 13.33 economy) |
Returning to this subject, Mumbai will leave the ress topley and Mujib ur Rehman. Out of 10 foreign players, MI may have the weakest. Mujib played just one match and did not even give his quota. As went for the topley, but their performance came in qualifier 2, which makes things worse.
Robin Minz was finally placed dead in Espncricinfo’s MVP (most valuable player) rating. Why will it be a look at their figures. The wicketkeeper batsman was expected to have a big possibility, but was seen out in IPL 2025 in this way. For Karn Sharma, he did incredibly good at providing an opportunity. But being 37 does not help. It will be 38 from the IPL 2026 auction and is not a fielder like FAF do Plessis. It is not much understandable to maintain it with Mitchell Santner and Allah Ghazanfar.
IPL 2026 before Mumbai Indians Squad
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Ricelton (WK) 
, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz (WK), Naman Dhir, Sreejith Krishnan (WK), Bewon Jacobs
All rounder: Hardik Pandya (C), Mitchell Santner, Will Jack, Arjun Tendulkar, Corbin Bosch ,, Raj Angad Bawa
Bowlers: Jaspreet Bumrah, Trent Bault ,, Deepak Char, Karn Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Lisa Williams, Rece Topley, Satanarayan Raju, Vignesh Puthur, Raghu Sharma, Allah Gazanfar,
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