Yashasvi Jaiswal Transfers to Goa and Emerges Captain
Yashasvi Jaiswal has shifted to Goa and has taken over as the team's new captain, hoping to captain with his batting abilities and tactical approach in the new season.
In a shock transfer, Yashasvi Jaiswal has made up his mind to quit Mumbai and play domestic cricket for Goa. He has already obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association. This has made many in Mumbai and the IPL shocked. The process was very quick as Jaiswal obtained his NOC within an hour.
One of the prime reasons for the shift is that the Goa Cricket Association (GCA) has appointed him as captain. This was not possible in Mumbai because the team already has prominent players such as Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer captaining in various formats. Jaiswal mentioned he was grateful to the opportunities that came his way while playing for Mumbai but preferred shifting to Goa to pursue cricket further.
Jaiswal was in Guwahati when he wrote his email to the Mumbai Cricket Association. He was about to take a flight to Chandigarh, where his IPL team Rajasthan Royals is playing Punjab Kings on April 5. He is reported to have obtained his NOC even before boarding the flight.
In his letter, Jaiswal assured the Mumbai Cricket Association that he has taken the decision in good faith. He informed the association that he would strictly adhere to all the formalities required for transfer. He implored the association to release his NOC at the earliest so that he could get registered with the Goa Cricket Association on time.
Prior to making the choice, Jaiswal conversed with some officials from the Mumbai Cricket Association. He said that the invitation to captain Goa had a significant contribution to his transfer. Nevertheless, others think he was also dissatisfied with the management of the Mumbai team. In an incident, Ajinkya Rahane sent him back onto the field during a Ranji Trophy match. There are also reports of other unreported problems that can have had an impact.
Jaiswal is not the first Mumbai player to move to Goa. Arjun Tendulkar also made the same transition a couple of seasons back. Goa is a western state but falls under the South Zone of Indian domestic cricket. The team won the Ranji Plate League last season but fared poorly in limited-over tournaments. They won just two matches in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and three in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Since his Mumbai debut in 2019, Jaiswal has played 63 games across various formats. In Ranji Trophy, he has scored 863 runs in 10 games at an average of 53.93. He has four centuries and two fifties in first-class cricket. In List A cricket, he has scored 1,296 runs at an average of 58.9 with five centuries and a double hundred. In T20s, he has scored 648 runs with a strike rate of 136.42.
Jaiswal also played for India internationally. He played 19 Tests, one One Day International, and 23 T20 Internationals for India. His performance in domestic and international cricket has made him one of the best up-and-coming batters in the nation.
His transfer to Goa is going to open doors of new possibilities for him as well as the team. As the captain, he will have a greater say in the future of the team. One is keen to know how he is going to fare in this new era of his career.
