Do You Know 22 Players Have Played for Both MI and CSK in IPL, Including Shardul Thakur? Full List Here
It was a homecoming for Shardul Thakur, who will play for the Mumbai Indians from the 2026 IPL season. Thakur has also played for Chennai Super Kings in the past. He will become one of the few players to represent both of the most successful teams in IPL history.
Shardul Thakur, the Indian bowling all-rounder, will play for the Mumbai Indians in the 2026 IPL season after being traded from the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Thakur joined the Super Giants in IPL 2025 as a replacement player. He has moved to Mumbai Indians in an all-cash deal for ₹2 crore and will form a key pace partnership with Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, and Deepak Chahar.
Mumbai Indians will be Thakur’s seventh IPL team and his fifth team in the last five years. He has been traded, released, and picked in the auction several times. Previously, he has played for Punjab Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, and Lucknow Super Giants.
Thakur will become the 23rd player to play for both the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings, the two most successful teams in IPL history. He joins other greats like Mike Hussey, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, and recently Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, and Dewald Brevis.
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22 Players Who Played for Both MI and CSK
Dwayne Bravo, Jacob Oram, Thisara Perera, Michael Hussey, Ashish Nehra, Dwayne Smith, Parthiv Patel, Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Southee, Mustafizur Rahman, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Adam Milne, Chris Jordan, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Anshul Kamboj, Dewald Brevis, Richard Gleeson.
Shardul Thakur, as a white-ball player, may not be the most famous, but at No. 8, he will fill an important gap for the five-time champions.
Mumbai Indians Strengthen Squad
Mumbai Indians also got West Indies batter Sherfane Rutherford in a trade from the Gujarat Titans for ₹2.6 crore. This cash deal helps the Hardik Pandya-led team fill some big gaps before the auction.
With Rutherford joining, the Mumbai Indians are expected to release Will Jacks from the IPL 2025 squad, along with some domestic players.
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