Recently, Yashasvi Jaiswal sought an NOC to leave Mumbai for the upcoming domestic cricket season and showed interest in moving to Goa. However, now Jaiswal changed his mind some days ago and decided to stay in Mumbai. This U-turn shocked everyone, and fans were wondering why the 22-year-old changed his mind so quickly. Now the MCA president revealed the exact reason, saying the Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma advised Jaiswal to stay in Mumbai.
Rohit Sharma told Yashasvi Jaiswal to stay with Mumbai – Reports
In April 2025, Yashasvi Jaiswal, one of the key members of the Indian Test team, desired to leave Mumbai and wanted to captain the Goa team in domestic cricket. However, the left-handed batter recently made a U-turn on his decision and wants to continue to play for Mumbai.
Now, according to the reports, Rohit Sharma, one of the legends of Indian cricket and Mumbai, told Jaiswal to not leave a team like Mumbai at this stage of his career. The MCA President Ajinkya Naik revealed, “Rohit asked Yashasvi to stay on in Mumbai at this stage of his career. He explained that there is a lot of pride and prestige in playing for Mumbai, which has won the Ranji Trophy a record 42 times. Rohit also told him to remember that it was because of Mumbai cricket that he got a platform to play for India and that he should be grateful. After discussing this with Rohit and a few other stalwarts who represented India and Mumbai, Jaiswal sent an email to us requesting us to withdraw his NOC for a shift to Goa. We approved his request,” quoted by India Today.
Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma shared a bond like that of an elder brother and younger brother. He made his India debut under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma and is one of the frontrunners to take the place of the 37-year-old in ODI teams as Rohit nears his retirement.
Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes a prominent member of the Test team
The 23-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal has now become one of the most important players in the Test team of India. In 24 test matches, the opening batter scored 2209 runs with an average of 50.20, including 6 centuries and 12 half centuries. In T20Is he smashed 723 runs in 23 games with a strike rate of 164.31, including 1 century and 5 fifties. Jaiswal has played only one ODI, in which he managed to score only 15 runs.
