‘Non-responsive’ Yashasvi Jaiswal goes against BCCI’s diktat

According to an official from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), the Indian and Mumbai opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal was not considered for selection for the game against Delhi because the batter has been “picking and choosing” the games that he wanted to play and often remained “non-responsive” ahead of selection meetings.

For the unversed, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had recently issued a strict diktat to Indian players to appear in domestic cricket when not on national duty, but the senior MCA official revealed Jaiswal has not responded to their calls.

“It is a fact that he was non-responsive before selection for the last match (against Hyderabad) as well, and it clearly feels like he is picking and choosing matches,” said a senior MCA official on Sunday, as quoted by PTI.

"We had reached out to him before selecting the team for the previous game and even for the upcoming one, but we did not get any response. So, he was not considered for selection for the home match against Delhi,” the official added.

Jaiswal could play only one game in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season, scoring 67 and 156 in a drawn match against Rajasthan in Jaipur. Siddhesh Lad will continue to lead Mumbai as Shardul Thakur has been ruled out of the fixture due to an injury. 

Mumbai's match against Delhi will start on January 29 at the BKC Ground in Mumbai. Mumbai are on top of the Elite Group D points table with four wins and two draws in six matches.

Mumbai Squad: Siddhesh Lad (c), Musheer Khan, Akhil Herwadkar, Suved Parkar, Sarfaraz Khan, Aakash Anand (wk), Hardik Tamore (wk), Suryansh Shedge, Sairaj Patil, Shams Mulani, Himanshu Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Avasthi, Onkar Tarmale, Sylvester D'Souza.

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