Yashasvi Jaiswal’s decision to switch from Mumbai to Goa raised many eyebrows, but the youngster was quick to reverse his decision and asked the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to withdraw his NOC, stating that he wants to play for the state in the 2025-2026 domestic season.
It has now been learned that India ODI captain Rohit Sharma advised Jaiswal to continue playing for Mumbai.
MCA President Ajinkya Naik confirmed Rohit Sharma’s role in making Jaiswal stay at Mumbai. He revealed that Rohit told Jaiswal about the legacy of Mumbai Cricket while also making him realise the role of the state association in shaping his career and providing a platform to show his talent.
“Rohit asked Yashasvi to stay on in Mumbai at this stage of his career – he explained to Yashasvi that there was a lot of pride & Prestige in playing for a team like Mumbai which has won 42 Ranji titles – Rohit also told Yashasvi that he must not forget that it was Mumbai Cricket that he got a platform to show his talent and must be grateful to the city for that,” Naik said as quoted by Mumbai Mirror.
Rohit Sharma watched Day 3 of the Oval Test against England and provided valuable advice to Jaiswal, who scored a brilliant century in the second innings.”I saw Rohit bhai and I said hi to him. Unhone mujhe yehi message diya ki khelte rehna (He gave me a message to bat on), that was it,” Jaiswal told reporters after Stumps.
The youngster revealed that he has learned a lot from Rohit Sharma and other senior players, and their messages have helped him grow as a person.
“I keep getting all these messages and playing with the seniors for as long as I have like Rohit bhai, Virat bhai helped me grow as a person a lot. Seeing what they have done in Test cricket, how they prepared themselves, it really helped me especially to improve. Also playing with all my mates now, KL (Rahul) bhai the way we chat, (Shubman) Gill bhai, how we think about the game, it’s very interesting and I am really enjoying it.”
Meanwhile, Jaiswal had a great series in England and scored 411 runs, including two centuries.