Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Rahane Reveals How He Saved Jaiswal From BCCI Ban
In cricket, players sometimes say mean things to each other to try to get an advantage.
During a big match called the 2022 Duleep Trophy final, a young player named Yashasvi Jaiswal kept saying mean things to a player from the other team.
He did not stop even when the umpire warned him.
His captain, Ajinkya Rahane, saw that the situation was getting out of hand.
Rahane sent Jaiswal off the field and told him to put ice on his head and come back later.
The match referee had already written a letter to suspend Jaiswal from four matches.
But when the referee saw that Rahane had handled the problem, he tore up the letter.
Jaiswal was not banned, and he played brilliantly, scoring 265 runs.
His team won the trophy and he was named the best player of the match.
Later, he started playing for India's national cricket team.
Ajinkya Rahane said he saved Yashasvi Jaiswal from a four-match BCCI ban during the 2022 Duleep Trophy final.
Jaiswal repeatedly sledged South Zone's T Ravi Teja during the final despite multiple umpire warnings.
Rahane, the West Zone captain, sent Jaiswal off the field and told him to put ice on his head and come back.
Match referee Vengalil Narayanan Kutty tore up the already-written ban letter after seeing Rahane discipline his own player.
Jaiswal scored 265 runs and was named Player of the Match as West Zone won the final; he made his India debut in 2023 in the West Indies.
- Who
- Ajinkya Rahane, West Zone captain, who intervened to save teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal from a ban; South Zone batsman Telukupalli Ravi Teja; and match referee Vengalil Narayanan Kutty.
- What
- Rahane revealed that he saved Jaiswal from a four-match BCCI ban by sending him off the field for repeated sledging during the 2022 Duleep Trophy final.
- When
- The incident took place on the fifth day of the 2022 Duleep Trophy final; Rahane's account was published on August 08, 2026.
- Where
- The Duleep Trophy final, an Indian domestic cricket tournament, played between West Zone and South Zone; Rahane gave the interview to The Indian Express.
- Why
- Jaiswal repeatedly exchanged heated words with T Ravi Teja despite umpire warnings, and the match referee had prepared a four-match ban letter that Rahane's intervention caused to be withdrawn.
On-field handling
Strict consequences
Sledging in cricket
On-field handling
Rahane said sledging happens in the game and agreed that it should happen because it adds a bit of fun.
Strict consequences
Match officials treated Jaiswal's repeated sledging, delivered despite umpire warnings, as serious enough to warrant a four-match ban.
Rahane's intervention
On-field handling
Rahane said it was his responsibility to control his teammate, and sending Jaiswal off kept the situation from getting out of hand and helped his career.
Strict consequences
Jaiswal may have felt bad about being sent off, and later reports claimed friction with Rahane influenced his plan to leave Mumbai for Goa, including claims that he kicked Rahane's kit bag.
- Players involved
- Ajinkya Rahane and Yashasvi Jaiswal (West Zone)
- Event
- 2022 Duleep Trophy final
- Opponent in altercation
- Telukupalli Ravi Teja (South Zone)
- Threatened punishment
- Four-match ban
- Match referee
- Vengalil Narayanan Kutty
- Jaiswal's performance
- 265 runs; Player of the Match
- Jaiswal's age at the time
- 20 years old
- India debut
- 2023, in the West Indies
