Mumbai Indians (MI), who have won the IPL five times, had a mixed season in IPL 2025. Under captain Hardik Pandya, they started badly by losing four of their first five matches.

But after that, MI made a strong comeback. They won six matches in a row and seven out of their last nine games. Because of this, they finished fourth in the points table and reached the playoffs.

MI won the Eliminator match against Gujarat Titans (GT), but lost to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Qualifier 2. For a team with many star players, not reaching the final was a big letdown.

This was also MI’s fifth season without winning the IPL title, which is a long time for such a big team. As they get ready for IPL 2026, MI will try to make their team better and fix the weak spots. In this article, we will talk about 3 players MI should try to trade for after IPL 2025.

1. Rahul Chahar – Good Spin Option

Mumbai Indians (MI) had problems with spin bowling in IPL 2025. Mitchell Santner took 10 wickets in 13 games, Karn Sharma got 7 in 6 matches, and new player Vignesh Puthur took 6 in 5 games before getting injured. But overall, the spin bowling was not strong. Rahul Chahar played only 1 match for SunRisers Hyderabad and bowled just 1 over. So SRH may not keep him next season. MI can bring him back. He played well for MI in 2019 and 2020. He took 41 wickets in 39 matches for MI. His return can fix MI’s spin problem.

2. Aaron Hardie – A Handy All-Rounder

Aaron Hardie was with Punjab Kings in IPL 2025 but did not play. MI can take this chance to bring him in. He played 84 T20 matches, scored 1,464 runs with 6 fifties, and took 41 wickets. He has also played 13 T20s for Australia. MI need another all-rounder if Hardik Pandya is not available. Hardie can fill that role. If both play together, it will help MI a lot.

3. T. Natarajan – Left-Arm Fast Bowler

MI already have good fast bowlers like Boult, Bumrah, and Deepak Chahar. But Deepak gets injured often, and Bumrah needs rest sometimes. Natarajan can be a good backup. He played only 2 games for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025 due to injury. But he is experienced. He played 63 IPL games and took 67 wickets. His yorkers are very good. If fit, he will make MI’s bowling even stronger.