Yash Dayal (File photo)
Dayal has not played any competitive cricket since the IPL 2025 final. Dayal picked up 13 wickets that season. The left-arm seamer was then retained by RCB ahead of IPL 2026, but he did not join the squad and missed the entire season. However, he was later not included in the 18-member squad.
He will be included in the Ranji Trophy camp,” Ankit Chatterjee, Chief Executive Officer of the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA), told TimesofIndia.com. RCB director of cricket Mo Bobat said at a press conference: “It wasn’t in Dayal’s or RCB’s best interests to pick him due to his personal situation. ” In the UP T20 League, Dayal was retained by the Gorakhpur Lions, and it is learnt that the Allahabad-born cricketer had also started training with the franchise’s retained players. “Yash Dayal is available for selection this year. He has given the trials and has done well in the practice matches. With Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar , Dayal forged a three-pronged pace attack that played a crucial role in Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lifting their first IPL trophy.
The 2026-27 Ranji Trophy will kick-start on October 11. Uttar Pradesh’s first match of the season is against Bihar, starting on October 11 at the newly built Rajgir International Stadium.
He has done exceptionally well in the trial matches and, if given the chance, he is ready to play,” Amit Pal, Dayal’s coach from his formative years, told this website. “He is looking in good shape.