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All-rounder Shardul Thakur, who was portion of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) successful past season's IPL, is acceptable to play for the Mumbai Indians for the 2026 season, the five-time champions of Indian Premier League officially confirmed connected Thursday. The commercialized discussions betwixt LSG and Mumbai Indians for Thakur had been ongoing, arsenic antecedently reported. As TimesofIndia.com reported earlier, LSG was successful interaction with MI for the commercialized of Shardul Thakur, and present the authoritative confirmation has travel from the Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians made the announcement connected societal media level X, sharing a video featuring Thakur with the message: "Trade in, 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐑 incoming." Watch videoShardul Thakur went unsold successful past year's IPL auction successful Jeddah but aboriginal joined Lucknow Super Giants arsenic a replacement for Mohsin Khan astatine his basal terms of Rs 2 crore. He took 13 wickets successful 10 matches successful IPL 2025, including a four-wicket haul, and finished with an system of 11.02. Mumbai Indians volition go the seventh IPL franchise that Shardul has represented. He has antecedently played for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, and Chennai Super Kings, wherever helium had a five-year stint.
The auction for the adjacent play of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is acceptable to beryllium held betwixt December 15-16.The BCCI volition officially denote each the transfers alongside the database of subordinate retention and releases connected Saturday - a period up of the IPL auction successful Abu Dhabi connected December 15.Shardul Thakur is starring Mumbai successful the Ranji Trophy this season.
