Yashasvi Jaiswal changed team in the middle of IPL 2025, wrote a letter to the board

Indian cricket's rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal has taken a big decision during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Jaiswal, who currently plays for Rajasthan Royals, has expressed his desire to change his team in domestic cricket. He has sought a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) so that he can play for the Goa team from the upcoming season.

Yashasvi Jaiswal's big decision

According to the Indian Express report, Yashasvi Jaiswal sent an email to the MCA on Tuesday, seeking permission to change his state cricket team from Mumbai to Goa. The decision has come in the middle of IPL 2025, which has created a stir in the cricket world.

The report quoted an MCA source as saying, "He (Yashasvi Jaiswal) has asked for an NOC from us. He has cited personal reasons for moving to Goa."

Will Yashasvi Jaiswal leave Mumbai and go to Goa?

This report also stated that people close to Yashasvi Jaiswal also confirmed this news. He said that Jaiswal is indeed willing to go to the Goa team and the formal process has been started for this.

Last year, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had directed that players who are not playing international cricket will have to play domestic cricket. For this reason, Yashasvi Jaiswal played Ranji Trophy from the Mumbai team. He played a match against Jammu and Kashmir, in which he scored 4 and 26 runs in the first and second innings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is not the first player to go from Mumbai to Goa

Yashasvi Jaiswal is not the only cricketer who is deciding to leave Mumbai and go to the Goa team. Earlier, Arjun Tendulkar and Siddhesh Lad have also played in the Goa team.

However, Arjun Tendulkar and Siddhesh Lad left the Mumbai team and moved to Goa because they were not getting many opportunities in the Mumbai team. But this is not the case with Yashasvi Jaiswal. He has been getting enough opportunities in the Mumbai team, despite this he has decided to go to Goa.

Yashasvi Jaiswal's cricket career

Yashasvi Jaiswal is considered one of the most promising young batsmen in Indian cricket.

First Class Cricket

Matches: 36

Total Runs: 3712

Best Score: 265

Centuries: 13

Half-centuries: 12

List A Cricket

Matches: 33

Total Runs: 1526

Centuries: 5

Half-centuries: 7

International Cricket

Yashasvi Jaiswal made his debut for the Indian cricket team in 2023. He has played for India in all three formats - Test, ODI and T20.

Test matches: 19

Total runs: 1798

Centuries: 4

ODI matches: 1

Total runs: 15

T20 matches: 23

Total runs: 723

Centuries: 1

His batting technique and aggressive style have given him an important place in the Indian team.

Possible reasons behind Yashasvi Jaiswal's decision

There are many discussions going on in the cricket world about Yashasvi Jaiswal's decision to go to Goa. Some possible reasons can be:

1. Search for new challenges - By going to the Goa team, he can take on a new responsibility and improve himself further.

2. Big contribution in domestic cricket - If he plays for Goa, he can get the role of main batsman there.

3. BCCI rule – BCCI has made it mandatory to play domestic cricket, so he will be looking for more opportunities in a new team.

How much will Mumbai cricket suffer?

The Mumbai team is considered to be one of the strongest domestic cricket teams in India. Mumbai has won the title the most number of times in the Ranji Trophy. In such a situation, a talented batsman like Yashasvi Jaiswal leaving the team will definitely be a big loss for Mumbai.

However, Mumbai has other great batsmen like Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw, who will keep the team's batting strong.

How much will Goa cricket benefit?

If Yashasvi Jaiswal goes to the Goa team, it will be a big advantage for Goa cricket.

His experience will strengthen the Goa team.

Young players will get a chance to play with an experienced batsman.

This will help the Goa team perform better in the Ranji Trophy.

Cricket experts' opinion

Many cricket experts believe that this decision could be a big career move for Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said:

"Yashasvi is a great player and has proven himself. If he goes to Goa, the team there will benefit a lot from him."

Similarly, former Indian captain Anil Kumble also said:

"Every player has the right to explore new opportunities in his cricketing journey. If Yashasvi Jaiswal goes to Goa, he can take his batting to a higher level."

Conclusion

Yashasvi Jaiswal's decision to move from Mumbai to Goa will definitely bring a big change in Indian domestic cricket. Although he has cited personal reasons, there could also be many strategic aspects behind this decision.

Mumbai cricket will suffer a big loss.

Goa cricket will get an experienced batsman.

Yashasvi Jaiswal will get new opportunities and his career can move forward.

Now it will be interesting to see whether the MCA gives him the NOC or not. If he gets the permission, he can soon join the Goa team and can be seen playing for Goa in the upcoming Ranji Trophy season.