The IPL 2026 season has ended. The final of the season was played last Sunday (31 May). Now, about three days after the end of the season, a very shocking news came out, in which it was told that the foreign player has seriously accused Mumbai Indians of not paying the full amount for the season. This player is none other than New Zealand’s star all-rounder Mitchell Santner.
Let us tell you that Santner could not play the entire season for Mumbai due to injury. Santner told that MI has given him only half the salary. Let us tell you that Santner was retained by Mumbai for a price of Rs 2 crore. There were also allegations against Santner that he made the excuse of injury to join the New Zealand Test team. Now the Kiwi all-rounder talked about everything.
shoulder injury twice
While talking on ‘Grade Cricketer Podcast’, Center told the whole story regarding IPL. He told that he could not play the first match of Mumbai due to the birth of his second child. After this he played for the franchise against Delhi and got injured in his right shoulder. Then after returning, Santner got injured in his left shoulder. Due to this, he could play only 4 matches in the season.
Santner’s claim- got half of the salary
Santner told that both his shoulders were injured. He felt that he was putting his body at risk for the team, but it was not believed so. Then while claiming about the salary, Santner said that Mumbai Indians paid half of the salary of Rs 2 crore. He did not like this at all.
What is the rule of IPL regarding injured players?
According to IPL rules, if a player is injured in the middle of the season, he is given the full amount of the contract. However, sometimes it happens that players get their salary in installments. At present, no official statement has come from Mumbai side on this matter of Santner.
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