Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that Yashasvi Jaiswal wouldn’t have moved from Mumbai to Goa for monetary reasons. He also questioned why Suryakumar Yadav was considered a similar move was falsely reported as well. However, Jaiswal has played for Mumbai throughout his domestic career and he has reportedly sought a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to play for Goa for the next domestic season as well.
While talking about the development in a video shared on his YouTube channel, ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “A massive news has come that Yashasvi Jaiswal has left Mumbai. In fact, in the same news it was reported that Suryakumar Yadav is also about to go. Suryakumar Yadav said that he would call out the fake news. It’s interesting that it happens repeatedly, and it’s the serial offenders many times. I am not talking about this particular news. However, why do a clickbait?” Chopra said.
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“Anyhow, Yashasvi going is huge news. He wouldn’t have gone for money. Professional cricketers get money. I played three years of professional cricket myself. It used to be about money then, but Yashasvi Jaiswal is worth ₹18 crore (in the IPL), and his name will be there in India’s contracted list. In such a scenario, he wouldn’t do this for money,” he further added.
However, Aakash Chopra added that Yashasvi Jaiswal has reportedly said that captaincy ambition as the reason behind his move.
“So what can Goa give him? As per sources, he has said that he was getting a leadership role at Goa and that’s why he is going. Goa apparently have approached a lot of cricketers. Since they have come into the Elite group, they want to strengthen their team. It’s an interesting development. Yashasvi leaving Mumbai and going somewhere else is a huge thing. It’s like an Australian player leaving Australia and going to play for Zimbabwe, for the lack of a better example. I love Yashasvi, but leaving Mumbai is a huge thing,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
