Overview
- The left-arm pacer has not attended Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s training at M Chinnaswamy since March 18 and is absent from team bus graphics and camp photos.
- RCB has not responded to repeated media queries about his status or the allegations against him.
- Dayal faces abuse cases in two states, including a complaint invoking the POCSO Act, and received anticipatory bail from the Jaipur High Court in January 2026.
- The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association says it has been unable to contact him since last September after he changed numbers, and he was not picked for the domestic season.
- Social-media posts from his wife show him training separately; he was retained for INR 5 crore and last played in the June 2025 IPL final, with RCB’s season opener on March 28 approaching without clarity on his role.