Yash Dayal is bowling in the nets at Alur, in Karnataka, for a new employer. The left-arm pacer has left Uttar Pradesh and joined Chhattisgarh’s pre-season camp ahead of the 2026-27 domestic season, India Today reported, citing ESPNcricinfo. His no-objection certificate is still being processed.
The camp is run by new head coach Amay Khurasiya. Dayal is training there alongside India off-spinner Jayant Yadav and veteran all-rounder Dharmendrasinh Jadeja.
Out of the picture at home
Dayal has not played a competitive match since the IPL 2025 final. Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained him for IPL 2026 but left him out of the squad because of his legal situation. Before the season began, RCB director of cricket Mo Bobat put it this way: “It wasn’t in Yash Dayal’s or RCB’s best interests to pick him due to his personal situation.”
The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association had suspended him months earlier, following criminal cases that include one under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Gorakhpur Lions retained him for the UP T20 League and he started training with them, yet his name was missing when the team announced its final squad after the auction. The association declined to comment. He is understood to have seen it coming and had already started looking for options outside the state.
Under BCCI regulations, a player who gets an NOC can turn out for another state association and still be eligible for franchise T20 competitions in his home state.
Two cases still open
In Ghaziabad, an FIR under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita accuses Dayal of sexually exploiting a woman under a false promise of marriage. The Allahabad High Court has given him interim protection from arrest. His legal team denies the allegations and says he is being targeted through blackmail and extortion.
A separate case in Jaipur under the POCSO Act involves allegations concerning a minor. A special POCSO court turned down his anticipatory bail plea, citing the seriousness of the accusations.
Both cases are ongoing.
