<p>Mumbai: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has decided to leave Mumbai, his domestic team that made him the cricketer that he is, citing personal reasons.</p>.<p>Jaiswal wrote to the Mumbai Cricket Association on Tuesday, expressing his wish to leave Mumbai for Goa, and the governing body has accepted his request.</p>.<p>Jaiswal’s shock move will see the left-handed 23-year-old play for Goa from the 2025-26 season.</p>.<p>“Yes, it is surprising. He must have thought of something to make such a move. He has requested us to relieve him and we have accepted his request,” an MCA official told PTI on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Jaiswal last played for Mumbai against Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy Group A league round match from January 23-25 following the strict implementation of the BCCI directives that all India players should play domestic cricket if not on national duty.</p>.<p>In that game, Jaiswal had made his sole appearance in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season scoring 4 and 26 as Mumbai lost by five wickets to Jammu and Kashmir for the second time in the tournament’s history.</p>.<p>Jaiswal has been India’s first-choice opener since making his Test debut against the West Indies in July 2023 and since then he has played 19 games, cementing himself with stellar performances on the biggest stage.</p>.<p>He averages more than 52 in Tests including four hundreds and 10 fifties. </p>
<p>Mumbai: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has decided to leave Mumbai, his domestic team that made him the cricketer that he is, citing personal reasons.</p>.<p>Jaiswal wrote to the Mumbai Cricket Association on Tuesday, expressing his wish to leave Mumbai for Goa, and the governing body has accepted his request.</p>.<p>Jaiswal’s shock move will see the left-handed 23-year-old play for Goa from the 2025-26 season.</p>.<p>“Yes, it is surprising. He must have thought of something to make such a move. He has requested us to relieve him and we have accepted his request,” an MCA official told PTI on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Jaiswal last played for Mumbai against Jammu and Kashmir in their Ranji Trophy Group A league round match from January 23-25 following the strict implementation of the BCCI directives that all India players should play domestic cricket if not on national duty.</p>.<p>In that game, Jaiswal had made his sole appearance in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season scoring 4 and 26 as Mumbai lost by five wickets to Jammu and Kashmir for the second time in the tournament’s history.</p>.<p>Jaiswal has been India’s first-choice opener since making his Test debut against the West Indies in July 2023 and since then he has played 19 games, cementing himself with stellar performances on the biggest stage.</p>.<p>He averages more than 52 in Tests including four hundreds and 10 fifties. </p>