Yash Dayal marries content creator Shweta Pundir:RCB pacer ties the knot amid sexual assault allegations

Yash Dayal tied the knot with content creator Shweta Pundir on 4 February. This development comes amidst sexual assault allegations that the left-arm pacer has been hit with. Dayal will be seen in action for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2026. The 28-year-old was part of the RCB team last year that won the IPL title for the first time. Yash Dayal marries Shweta Pundir amid sexual assault allegations According to a report by Hindustan Times, the cricketer married the social media influencer in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in a ceremony that was attended by their families and friends. No one from the cricket fraternity was present at Dayal’s marriage. Not one but Dayal has been accused of sexual assault in two separate cases. A woman from Ghaziabad accused Dayal of exploiting her emotionally and physically for five years on the pretext of marriage. He was booked for rape soon after the complaint was filed by the lady. Later on, he was accused of allegedly raping a minor in Jaipur. The accused, an aspiring cricketer, alleged that Dayal promised to help her in her career and raped her when she was 17 years old. The incident is said to have happened in 2023. A First Information Report (FIR) was lodged at Jaipur’s Sanganer Sadar police station. Earlier in January, Dayal was granted interim protection by the Rajasthan High Court in the sexual assault case involving the minor. Dayal’s plea for an anticipatory bail was rejected by a POSCO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) after which the cricketer filed a separate plea in the High Court. Dayal’s lawyer, Chandrashekhar Sharma, said that the FIR in this case was filed after a period of two years and that the cricketer met the complainant only in public places in the presence of other team members. Also read: ‘No country is bigger than ICC’: Jay Shah breaks silence on Pakistan, Bangladesh’s T20 WC boycott saga Yash Dayal retained by RCB Dayal was among the players retained by RCB for ₹5 crore before the auction last year. The left-arm pacer made his IPL debut in 2022 with the Gujarat Titans and won the IPL that year. In 2023, he made the headlines after Rinku Singh smashed him for five sixes in an over to win a match for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He was signed by RCB in 2024 and has been with the team since. In 2024, the fast bowler was also handed a maiden national team call-up for India’s Test series against Bangladesh at home.