India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has decided to leave Mumbai Cricket and set to play for Goa citing personal reasons.
Jaiswal wrote to the Mumbai Cricket Association Tuesday, expressing his desire to leave Mumbai for Goa and it seems that the governing body has accepted his request.
The 23-year-old will be playing for Goa in domestic cricket for the 2025-26 season.
“Yes, it is surprising. He must have thought of something to make such a move. He has requested us to relieve him and we have accepted his request,” said an MCA official.
Jaiswal represented Mumbai after returning from the Tour of Australia after BCCI issued a diktat for players to compete in domestic matches. He scored 4 and 26 against Jammu & Kashmir.
He was part of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad ahead of the semi final against Vidarbha, he opted out of contest due to pain in his ankle.
“He wants to play for us and we welcome him. He will be playing for us from the next season,” said Goa Cricket Association’s secretary Shamba Desai.
While asked about Jaiswal could captain the side, “Yes, that can happen,” when asked if Jaiswal could be a captain when he is not national duty.
“He plays for the Indian cricket team so he can be the captain and we will work in the direction to appoint him. Regarding his availability (for the domestic competitions), we are yet to speak,” he added.
Yashasvi is the third cricketer in recent times to have moved to Goa after Arjun Tendulkar and Siddhesh Lad. Those two made their move to Goa ahead of the 2022-23 season.
The right handed batter Lad served his cooling-off period before making a successful return to Mumbai last season in the Ranji Trophy.
Yashasi Jaiswal has been India’s first choice opener for India, since his test debut against the West Indies in July 2023 and since then he has played 19 games, cementing himself with stellar performances. He average more than 52 in Tests including four hundreds and 10 fifties.
