Meanwhile, former India and Mumbai Indians off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, while talking on Star Sports, gave his opinion regarding the combination of foreign players in the playing eleven of Mumbai Indians. According to Harbhajan, the team should start with a wicketkeeper batsman. He said that either Quinton de Kock or Ryan Rickelton may get a chance to open. After this, in bowling, Harbhajan Singh described Trent Boult and Allah Ghazanfar as the most important foreign players for the team. According to him, both these bowlers can make a big difference for Mumbai Indians.

As the fourth foreign player, Harbhajan Singh talked about giving a chance to one of Sherfane Rutherford and Will Jacques. He said that if the pitch is conducive to spin, like it is often seen in Chennai, then Will Jacques can be a better option as he can contribute with batting as well as bowling. In other circumstances, Sherfane Rutherford can also prove useful for the team.

Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2026:

Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Will Jacques, Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwini Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Mayank Markande, Naman Dheer, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Sherfane Rutherford, Danish Malewar, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat and Mohammad Izhar.