Sports News | Bista Gets NOC from MCA for Likely Move to Uttarakhand

Mumbai, Aug 21 (PTI) Promising opener Jay Bista has been given a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association for a likely move to Uttarakhand.

"We have issued him the NOC on Friday afternoon after he had applied for it earlier this week. But in the NOC, he had not categorically mentioned about the other state which he is joining," a senior MCA official told PTI on Friday.

Also Read | IPL 2020 Players' Update: MI Star Lasith Malinga Set to Miss Initial Part of the Tournament.

Bista has played 26 First-Class matches and scored 1,486 runs with an average of 33.

He had made his debut for Mumbai in November, 2015 but was dropped from the side soon after.

Also Read | Rohit Sharma, Vinesh Phogat Among Five to Win Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2020; Ishant Sharma to Be Conferred Arjuna Award (See Full Winners' List).

Younger players like Prithvi Shaw went on to play for India, but Bista kept waiting for his chance.

A source close to Bista said that the opener had an offer from Uttarakhand, which is now coached by domestic stalwart Wasim Jaffer and hence he applied for the NOC.

"He was upset after being dropped despite scoring runs," the source said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)