ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner has accused the Mumbai Indians of paying him half the amount of his contract during his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
Speaking in an interview, Santner said that he was out of the IPL due to a shoulder injury, adding that the Mumbai Indians did not pay him the full amount of 2 crore Indian rupees.
Santner said that he was very disappointed to be paid half the amount, especially since he was out of the tournament due to an injury.
The 34-year-old, who has represented New Zealand in 138 T20Is, was roped in by MI at the IPL mega auction for INR 20 million in 2025 and was retained by the franchise for this year’s edition.
Santner could represent them in only four matches in the recently concluded edition of IPL, during which he picked up five wickets and mustered 26 runs before getting ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to a second shoulder injury.
He said that he missed his first match in the IPL due to the birth of his second child. Later, he returned, played a match against Delhi and suffered a shoulder injury. He returned to the field a week later, but then the injury came back, after which he had to return home.
According to Mitchell Santner, his shoulder was injured twice in two weeks, and he felt that he was putting too much strain on his body.
He said that he expected it to take about eight weeks to fully recover, but he recovered in four weeks and returned to the national team. He said that after recovering quickly, different things are being said about him in the media.
Santner joined the New Zealand team a week before the first Test against England after recovering from a shoulder injury.
According to IPL rules, if a player gets injured during the league, he usually gets compensation as per the agreement agreed at the time of the auction.
According to Indian media, there has been no official response from the Mumbai Indians yet to Mitchell Santner’s statement regarding the payment of half the amount.
