New Delhi, March 24 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Yash Dayal will not take part in IPL 2026, the team's Director of Cricket Mo Bobat said on Tuesday. Bobat said that Dayal will miss the upcoming season of the IPL as he is going through a "personal situation", but clarified that he remains under contract.

"Yash Dayal will not be a part of RCB this season. He's going through a personal situation. He remains under contract. It was decided in his best interest," Bobat said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Dayal has been embroiled in off-field controversies recently. He was accused of raping a minor in Jaipur, who alleged that Dayal sexually exploited her for a long time, with the cricketer promising her help to build her crick...