Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) secretary Abhay Hadap opined on the decision regarding Yashasvi Jaiswal’s potential return to the Mumbai team lies with the state selection committee and the Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC).
He also confirmed that Jaiswal had formally expressed his desire to rejoin the Mumbai side by sending an email to the MCA. However, Hadap noted that Jaiswal has not yet submitted the MCA’s No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Goa Cricket Association.
“He [Jaiswal] sent us an email on Thursday evening stating that he had curtailed his plans to shift his family to Goa and said, ‘Now, I intend to play for Mumbai’. He also mentioned in his email that he is yet to hand over the NOC issued by the MCA to the Goa Cricket Association and the BCCI.”
“It’s now up to Mumbai’s Selection Committee and Cricket Improvement Committee [CIC] to decide on Jaiswal’s Mumbai future,” Hadap told Mid-Day.
Goa CA secretary Shamba Naik Dessai said the association had taken note of Jaiswal’s decision to return to Mumbai.
“Considering Jaiswal’s busy schedule, he understands that he may not be available to play for Goa, and in that scenario, we would then be left with one guest player short. So, given there’s a mutual understanding between the both of us, we consider his decision,” he said.
Yashasvi Jaiswal Reverses Decision Just a Month After Moving to Goa
Just over a month after deciding to move from Mumbai to Goa for the 2025–26 domestic season, Yashasvi Jaiswal changed his mind and expressed a desire to stay with Mumbai. He asked the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to cancel his No Objection Certificate (NOC) so he could continue playing for the team.
Jaiswal had mentioned the opportunity for a leadership role in Goa as a reason for his move, admitting it was a tough decision to leave Mumbai. The left-hander debuted for Mumbai in 2019, scoring 3,712 runs in 36 first-class matches, including 12 fifties and 13 hundreds.
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