All-rounder Shardul Thakur, who was a part of Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) in final season's IPL, is about to play for the Mumbai Indians for the 2026 season, the five-time champions of Indian Premier League formally confirmed on Thursday. The commerce discussions between LSG and Mumbai Indians for Thakur had been ongoing, as beforehand reported. As TimesofIndia.com reported earlier, LSG was in contact with MI for the commerce of Shardul Thakur, and now the official affirmation has come from the Mumbai Indians. Mumbai Indians made the announcement on social media platform X, sharing a video that includes Thakur with the message: “Commerce in, 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐑 incoming.” Watch videoShardul Thakur went unsold in final 12 months's IPL public sale in Jeddah however later joined Lucknow Tremendous Giants as a substitute for Mohsin Khan at his base worth of Rs 2 crore. He took 13 wickets in 10 matches in IPL 2025, together with a four-wicket haul, and completed with an economic system of 11.02. Mumbai Indians will change into the seventh IPL franchise that Shardul has represented. He has beforehand performed for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Tremendous Giants, and Chennai Tremendous Kings, the place he had a five-year stint. The public sale for the following season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is about to be held between December 15-16.The BCCI will formally announce all of the transfers alongside the checklist of participant retention and releases on Saturday – a month forward of the IPL public sale in Abu Dhabi on December 15.Shardul Thakur is main Mumbai within the Ranji Trophy this season.
