Yashasvi Jaiswal to play for Mumbai in third round of Ranji Trophy 2025-26 - Reports

Yashasvi Jaiswal currently isn’t in India’s T20I setup.

Reports have confirmed that ace India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that he is available to play in Mumbai’s next Ranji Trophy 2025-26 match against Rajasthan.

Mumbai have already played two matches in the ongoing Ranji Trophy’s first two rounds. The Mumbai hitters and bowlers put on a dominant performance in the first game of their campaign, which ended in a win over Jammu and Kashmir.

In their second game of this year’s Ranji Trophy, Mumbai faced Chhattisgarh, with Ajinkya Rahane leading the Mumbai batting with a brilliant 159-run innings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal to make Ranji Trophy return for Mumbai

Though Yashasvi Jaiswal has played T20Is and ODIs for India, he is currently being seen as mainly a red-ball player. He wasn’t picked for Australia’s T20Is and didn’t get a chance in the three-match ODI series against Australia, despite being named in India’s squad for the same.

ESPNCricinfo and the Indian Express have reported that Yashasvi Jaiswal has informed the MCA of his return to the Mumbai side for the next Ranji Trophy game against Rajasthan. Jaiswal has stated to MCA that he wants to utilize the Ranji Trophy for the upcoming two-match test series against South Africa.

The two-match test series between India and South Africa will begin on November 14 in Kolkata, and Jaiswal’s move is in line with the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) directive to all contracted players to feature in domestic competitions when available.

If Jaiswal plays, it will be his first appearance for Mumbai after recommitting to the squad in May, after initially seeking an NOC to play for Goa. He missed the first two games against Jammu & Kashmir and Chhattisgarh in the opening round of Ranji Trophy 2025-26.

Jaiswal has played 46 matches in his First-Class (FC) cricket career, amassing 4520 runs at an average of 56.50. The batter scored 16 hundreds and equal number of half-centuries in FC cricket, with the highest individual score of 265.

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