Mumbai Indians Bring Back Mayank Markande in Reported Trade With KKR
The leg-spinner’s move would address Mumbai’s search for an Indian option.
Overview
- Reports say the deal is set ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction after a season without appearances for him at Kolkata.
- KKR’s spin hierarchy of Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy and Anukul Roy limited Markande’s opportunities in 2025.
- Mumbai had been looking for a leg-spinner and were reportedly weighing Markande or former MI bowler Rahul Chahar.
- Markande began his IPL career with MI in 2018, taking 15 wickets in 14 matches and earning an India T20I cap in February 2019.
- His most sustained recent stint came at Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he collected 20 wickets in 17 matches across the 2023 and 2024 seasons.