Overview
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru kept Yash Dayal on their 2026 roster on the retention deadline, holding his reported Rs 5 crore deal.
- Two FIRs are active: a Ghaziabad case alleging sexual and financial exploitation under a promise of marriage and a Jaipur case invoking the POCSO Act.
- The Allahabad High Court granted interim protection from arrest in the Ghaziabad matter, while the Rajasthan High Court rejected anticipatory bail in the Jaipur case.
- Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association suspended Dayal from the UP T20 League in August, and he was left out of the state’s Ranji squad after the allegations.
- RCB offered no public explanation for the call as fans on social media condemned the retention and questioned the franchise’s judgment.