IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians Miss Key Players, KKR Faces Selection Dilemma Live

The two IPL franchises have finalized their squads for the upcoming season. Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders released full rosters ahead of the competition.

Mumbai Indians squad overview

Hardik Pandya leads the side as captain. Quinton de Kock is listed as wicketkeeper.

• Rohit Sharma
• Quinton de Kock (w)
• Tilak Varma
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Hardik Pandya (c)
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Shardul Thakur
• Corbin Bosch
• Deepak Chahar
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Trent Boult
• Raj Bawa
• Robin Minz
• Naman Dhir
• Ryan Rickelton
• AM Ghazanfar
• Mayank Markande
• Danish Malewar
• Ashwani Kumar
• Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar
• Will Jacks
• Mitchell Santner
• Mayank Rawat
• Atharva Ankolekar
• Raghu Sharma

Kolkata Knight Riders squad overview

Ajinkya Rahane is the appointed captain. Tim Seifert is listed as the wicketkeeper.

• Finn Allen
• Ajinkya Rahane (c)
• Cameron Green
• Tim Seifert (w)
• Rovman Powell
• Angkrish Raghuvanshi
• Rinku Singh
• Ramandeep Singh
• Anukul Roy
• Sunil Narine
• Varun Chakaravarthy
• Kartik Tyagi
• Umran Malik
• Rahul Tripathi
• Manish Pandey
• Vaibhav Arora
• Rachin Ravindra
• Blessing Muzarabani
• Navdeep Saini
• Prashant Solanki
• Daksh Kamra
• Sarthak Ranjan
• Tejasvi Dahiya
• Saurabh Dubey

Selection and strategy implications

Squad depth raises selection questions for both teams. Managers will balance experience and form when naming XIs.

Filmogaz.com notes that squad lists create strategic choices before the first match. Teams must manage roles and resources carefully.

Context heading into the tournament

Discussion around these rosters has already started online. Coverage tags include IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians Miss Key Players, KKR Faces Selection Dilemma Live.

Expect further updates as final playing XIs are confirmed. Coaches will announce combinations closer to match day.