Overview
- Mumbai Indians announced Thakur's arrival in a social media post featuring the message, “Trade in, LORD THAKUR incoming.”
- News18 reported the IPL stated he was traded for his existing player fee of Rs 2 crore in an all-cash deal.
- Thakur will represent his seventh IPL franchise after previous stints with CSK, KKR, DC, LSG, Rising Pune Supergiant and Kings XI Punjab.
- He went unsold at the last auction, then joined LSG as Mohsin Khan’s replacement and took 13 wickets in 10 matches in IPL 2025.
- The BCCI is set to release official transfers, retentions and releases on Saturday, and MI also brought in Sherfane Rutherford from Gujarat Titans.