‘Jaiswal wants to keep wickets for Mumbai or go on to do it for India’

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Wicket‑keeping Ambition

• Mumbai Ranji skipper Siddesh Lad revealed that Jaiswal is seriously considering adding wicket‑keeping to his skill set.
• Jaiswal, a regular Test opener, has struggled to break into India’s ODI and T20I squads because of the presence of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and the emerging Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
• Lad said Jaiswal kept wickets in a practice match and that “adding a new dimension to your core cricketing skills is not bad.”
• Jaiswal’s goal is to keep wickets for Mumbai first, and potentially for India if an opportunity arises.

Mumbai Leadership & Pressure

• Lad discussed the pressure of captaining a storied Mumbai side with 42 Ranji titles, emphasizing the need to embrace rather than avoid that pressure.
• Vice‑captain Ayush Mhatre highlighted lessons from MS Dhoni on calm decision‑making, noting how this approach helped him in the U‑19 World Cup.

Upcoming Fixture

• Mumbai will face Chandigarh in their season opener at Wankhede on 11 October.