All-rounder Shardul Thakur, who was part of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in last season’s IPL, is set to play for the Mumbai Indians for the 2026 season, the five-time champions of Indian Premier League officially confirmed on Thursday. The trade discussions between LSG and Mumbai Indians for Thakur had been ongoing, as previously reported. As TimesofIndia.com reported earlier, LSG was in touch with MI for the trade of Shardul Thakur, and now the official confirmation has come from the Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians made the announcement on social media platform X, sharing a video featuring Thakur with the message: “Trade in, 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐑 incoming.” Watch videoShardul Thakur went unsold in last year’s IPL auction in Jeddah but later joined Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement for Mohsin Khan at his base price of Rs 2 crore. He took 13 wickets in 10 matches in IPL 2025, including a four-wicket haul, and finished with an economy of 11.02. Mumbai Indians will become the seventh IPL franchise that Shardul has represented. He has previously played for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, and Chennai Super Kings, where he had a five-year stint. The auction for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be held between December 15-16.The BCCI will officially announce all the transfers alongside the list of player retention and releases on Saturday – a month ahead of the IPL auction in Abu Dhabi on December 15.Shardul Thakur is leading Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy this season.
