Yashasvi Jaiswal Trains as Wicketkeeper Ahead of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy Campaign

India’s Test opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, 24, was seen keeping wickets during Mumbai’s pre-season practice, bowling roughly ten overs in a practice match. He is slated to play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy opener against Chandigarh at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, October 11.

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Jaiswal is India’s first-choice Test opener but has not cemented a place in the ODI and T20I sides. The wicket-keeping experiment follows occasional leg-spin work in India’s nets. Mumbai captain Siddhesh Lad said the move is a “back-up option” to his primary batting role.

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Lad added that Jaiswal’s presence adds experience for younger teammates, especially as Mumbai will be without former captain Shardul Thakur and veteran Ajinkya Rahane for the opening match.

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• Age: 24

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• Practice wicket-keeping: ~10 overs in a Mumbai pre-season match

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• Ranji opener: Mumbai vs Chandigarh, Wankhede, Oct 11 (scheduled)

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• Subsequent Mumbai match: Oct 18 – Jaiswal expected to miss due to national commitments

Yashasvi Jaiswal wants to add more to his game, working on wicketkeeping with Mumbai

• New Zealand tour preparation: India A shadow tour begins Oct 26; India’s Test series in New Zealand runs Nov 19 – Dec 1, 2026

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If Jaiswal develops competent keeping skills, he could provide India a versatile option in limited-overs cricket and give Mumbai a backup behind the stumps, freeing a specialist keeper for other duties.

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• Oct 8, 2026 – Media reports on Jaiswal’s wicket-keeping practice.

Yashasvi Jaiswal wants to add more to his game, working on wicketkeeping with Mumbai

• Oct 11 – Mumbai’s Ranji opener vs Chandigarh.

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• Oct 18 – Mumbai’s second Ranji match; Jaiswal unavailable.

Yashasvi Jaiswal wants to add more to his game, working on wicketkeeping with Mumbai

• Oct 16 – Indian team departs for New Zealand.

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• Oct 26 – India A begins three-match red-ball series in Lincoln.

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• Nov 19 – Dec 1 – India’s two-Test series against New Zealand.

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• “I myself was surprised when I heard this. It is very difficult if you have not kept wickets since childhood. First of all, it is a very demanding job. Apart from that, where is that place even if he starts? There are Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, and Rishabh Pant. I am sure he wants to do it in white-ball cricket,” — Jaffer

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Jaiswal will feature in the Oct 11 Ranji opener and then join India A for the shadow tour in New Zealand starting Oct 26. His performance in those matches will shape his role ahead of the Nov-Dec Test series.

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