How Rohit Sharma intervened to stop Yashasvi Jaiswal from quitting Mumbai

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Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) President Ajinkya Naik revealed that Rohit Sharma stopped Yashasvi Jaiswal from shifting his domestic team from Mumbai to Goa. Earlier this year, Jaiswal decided to leave Mumbai to make a switch to Goa and even submitted a request to MCA for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to make the switch.However, months later the 23-year-old made a U-turn on his decision and decided to continue to playing for Mumbai. Recently, Ajinkya Naik gave the inside details of Jaiswal's move, revealing that it was India's ODI captain Rohit Sharma, who urged the youngster to continue playing for Mumbai as the team gave him a platform to show his talent and make his way into the Indian team.advertisement"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 and prestige in playing for a team like Mumbai, which has won the Ranji Trophy a record 42 times. Rohit also told Yashasvi that he must not forget that it was because of Mumbai cricket that he got a platform to show his talent and go on to play for India, and he must be grateful to the city for that. It was here in Mumbai that he started playing crick et on the maidans and then was picked for all the age group teams of Mumbai, Mumbai Cricket Association president Ajinkya Naik told Mumbai Mirror.
Furthermore, Naik disclosed that Jaiswal also talked to a few other Mumbai veterans and withdrew his NOC."After discussing this with Rohit and a few other stalwarts who represented India and Mumbai, Jaiswal sent an email to us requesting us to withdraw his NOC for a shift to Goa. We approved his request," Naik added.Jaiswal, originally from Suriyawan in Uttar Pradesh, began his cricketing journey in Mumbai. The left-handed batter made his Ranji Trophy debut for Mumbai as a teenager in 2019.He has played seven first-class matches for Mumbai, with his most recent appearance coming earlier this year against Jammu and Kashmir. Jaiswal, along with Rohit Sharma, returned to domestic cricket following a directive from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).The 23-year-old recently had a good series in England, scoring 411 runs from five matches at an average of 41.10 with two hundreds and as many fifties. He scored a match-winning 118 in the second innings of the fifth Test at the Oval and played a key role in helping India draw the series 2-2.- EndsMust Watch