Before the IPL 2026 auction, news of new deals is continuously coming out in the trade window. While Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are in the news for the trade of Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson, now there is talk of an interesting exchange between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants.

According to the report of Cricbuzz, Mumbai Indians’ young fast bowling all-rounder Arjun Tendulkar can go to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), while Shardul Thakur’s entry can be in Mumbai Indians (MI). According to the report, this deal may not be a complete trade but an all-cash transaction, although no official statement has come from both the franchises at the moment.

According to this report, the formal announcement of this swap deal can be made on November 15, when all the teams will release the list of their retained and released players.

Talking about Shardul Thakur, he was included in the team by Lucknow Super Giants at his base price of Rs 2 crore after the injury of Mohsin Khan last season, when he remained unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction. He played 10 matches that season, taking 13 wickets and was impressive with the new ball on several occasions.

Whereas, Arjun Tendulkar has been associated with Mumbai Indians since the year 2021. He has played 5 IPL matches so far, in which he has taken 3 wickets and scored 13 runs. At the same time, in domestic cricket, Arjun now plays for Goa and has played 21 first-class matches. In domestic cricket, Arjun has 47 wickets in 21 matches at an average of 35.63 and has scored 581 runs in batting at an average of 21.51.