Besides Jacob Duffy, who truth be told isn’t all that experienced in the Indian Premier League having yet to play a single contest and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (who needs little introduction given his experience and skill set), there isn’t a lot that’s going RCB’s way where bowling or the bowling department is concerned.
So the big question is why is it so?
Surely, while they may have bowlers like Nuwan Thushara and young Abhinandan Singh in their ranks, one of their most crucial bowlers at the moment- Yash Dayal isn’t perhaps going to play a single contest of the checkered Indian Premier League this season.
That’s the brand new IPL 2026 season.
Team director Mo Bobat has stated that Yash Dayal is currently dealing with personal issues, which is why he won’t be available to play in the league. RCB suffers setback as Yash Dayal ruled out of IPL 2026 Yash Dayal is facing serious legal troubles. The issue started in July 2025, when a case was filed against him in Ghaziabad. He was accused of taking advantage of a woman by falsely promising marriage. Shortly after that, another and more serious case was registered against him in Jaipur under the POCSO Act. Because of these ongoing matters, he will miss the entire IPL 2026 season.
Having said the above- let us look at Yash Dayal’s career as a bowler in the Indian Premier League:
Yash Dayal IPL Record
Matches: 28 Wickets: 27 Best Bowling: 3/20 Economy Rate: Around 9.5
That said, let us look at the crucial question that can no longer be avoided. And it’s that while as batters, the team doesn’t have any paucity of talent with the King Kohli himself being in the top ranks or higher echelons of the IPL, how will the team cope up despite having signed up Yash Dayal but the bowler not being able to turn up given the legal requirements in lines with the case on him?
