Reports: Jonny Bairstow likely to play for Mumbai Indian in IPL 2026

Mumbai Indians finished 4th in the IPL 2025 as the team failed to reach the finals of the tournament despite late flourish in the edition. As there was a gap between the conclusion of the league due to unprecedented events concerning India and Pakistan war, the franchise had rolled out replacements for three of its players as they were bracing for an unpause.

Before the break, the MI had announced three replacements for Ryan Rickelton, Corbin Bosch and Will Jacks in the form of Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson and Charith Asalanka. It is now reported that Bairstow will be seen playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026. Previously, the English batter was rumoured to play the qualifier 2 against Punjab Kings and he did so by scoring 38 runs of 28 balls as MI lost the game by five wickets.

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Mumbai Indians Squad:

Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Raj Bawa, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson, Ashwani Kumar, Robin Minz, Raghu Sharma, Krishnan Shrijith, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Charith Asalanka, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Satyanarayana Raju