Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are dealing with criticism for his or her determination to retain fast-bowler Yash Dayal for IPL 2026. The franchise has stored him on their roster regardless of pending abuse allegations towards him.RCB launched six gamers earlier than Saturday’s deadline however selected to take care of Dayal’s annual contract price Rs 5 crore. This determination comes amid two ongoing legal circumstances towards the participant.Dayal faces separate legal circumstances in Ghaziabad and Jaipur, with FIRs filed in each cities. Consequently, he has been banned from taking part in his state’s native competitors, the Uttar Pradesh T20 League.The Ghaziabad case entails allegations from Dayal’s former long-term companion. She accused him of sexual and monetary exploitation below marriage guarantees, together with bodily violence and psychological harassment when she questioned his motives.The case was registered in July 2025 below Part 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Whereas police proceed their investigation, the Allahabad Excessive Court docket has granted Dayal interim safety from arrest.The Jaipur case presents extra critical accusations. A girl alleged that Dayal repeatedly raped her over two years, beginning when she was 17. She claimed he manipulated her with guarantees of serving to her cricket profession and assaulted her in a lodge throughout IPL occasions.Given the complainant’s age on the time of the alleged incidents, the FIR consists of sections from each the POCSO Act and the BNS.Whereas groups aren’t legally required to launch gamers dealing with legal expenses, sporting organisations sometimes keep away from retaining athletes below investigation for critical crimes like rape and home assault.And thus, social media has erupted after noticing that RCB have continued to maintain Dayal below their wing.RCB’s full squad for IPL 2026 consists of Rajat Patidar as captain, together with Virat Kohli, Jitesh Sharma, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Abhinandan Singh, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Josh Hazlewood, and Nuwan Thushara.The staff’s determination has sparked vital backlash on social media, with followers expressing their disappointment over the retention of Dayal regardless of the intense nature of allegations towards him.