Jaiswal had featured for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25
Following the big announcement of India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal leaving record Ranji champions Mumbai to join Goa for the upcoming domestic season, a latest report by Times Of India claimed that India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and star batter Tilak Varma are set to follow suit.
The report claimed that Suryakumar, who had recently won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in December, 2024, has been played a key role in Goa Cricket Association approaching Jaiswal and Varma.
Suryakumar Yadav And Tilak Verma To Follow Yashasvi Jaiswal?
Suryakumar and Varma play for Mumbai and Hyderabad in domestic cricket respectively. Besides being among the most crucial players for Mumbai Indians and India, the duo are in leadership positions in their domestic sides as well.
According to other reports, Jaiswal’s ongoing differences with current Mumbai Ranji captain Ajinkya Rahane have prompted him for the upcoming season. Rahane had sent Jaiswal off the field during the Duleep Trophy 2022 which is believed to be the beginning of the rift.
GCA has confirmed Jaiswal’s switch for the new season but remained mum on the news about Suryakumar and Varma.
“We reached out to Jaiswal some 8-10 days back, he got back to us after thinking over it and now that he has asked for a NOC, the formalities and the required paperwork will be completed,” GCA secretary Shambha Desai told Times Of India.
How Have India Stars Fared For Mumbai?
This season, Suryakumar has played the crucial quarterfinal and semifinal. He managed to register scores of 9, 70, 0 and 23 in the four innings. Jaiswal, meanwhile, has climbed up the ranks in the national team as he finished as India’s top-scorer in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia with 391 runs from 10 innings.
Despite making his ODI debut against England in February and remaining in contention for the Champions Trophy 2025 squad selection, the left-hander reported back to Mumbai whenever there was a chance.
However, an ankle niggle ruled him out of the semifinal clash against Vidarbha. He played the Ranji Trophy group stage game against Jammu and Kashmir alongside other India regulars Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube and Rohit Sharma. The southpaw scored 4 and 26 in that match which Mumbai famously lost.
Mumbai are the holders of SMAT and have reached the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season.
