Why Yashasvi Jaiswal Quit Champion Mumbai For A Non-Achiever In Goa

After sporting the famous Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Lion crest for seven seasons, left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal has chosen to leave a champion side and join a non-achiever in domestic cricket like Goa from the next season (2025-26). A cricketer raised in the tough world of Mumbai maidan cricket has rarely taken such a move; even Sarfaraz Khan went to UP, but returned to sort of his moorings. Mumbai has a history of encouraging cricketers, and quickly too, at the first sight of gifts in a budding cricketer. Yashasvi was given the opportunity by the MCA. Over a period of seven seasons, he has played 10 Ranji Trophy matches for Mumbai, but never a full season and he has not been on the title winning Ranji Trophy team. Once he started piling up runs for Mumbai, West Zone, India ‘A’ and for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, he was capped in Test cricket and he has played 19 Tests and accumulated runs. As a professional cricketer he availed a BCCI provision and has opted to play for a State, a popular tourist destination known for fish, feni and football. The MCA will not fret over a departure of a talented cricketer; its ecosystem throws up talent aplenty to cater its first-class and white ball competition teams. But why did Yashasvi quit Mumbai? As a professional he has made a move for personal reasons which can be interpreted in many ways. And insiders in MCA are privy to certain unpleasant happenings during the backend of the Ranji Trophy season. Well, Yashasvi has the right to make a career-choice and he has made it.