Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Essex Ends Robin Das Contract After Court Appearance
Robin Das is a cricket player who appeared in court on two rape charges.
The charges concern alleged incidents involving a woman in Brixton in March 2024.
Essex County Cricket Club said Das’s contract had already ended before the 2026 season concluded.
The club said his suspension and inability to play led to that decision.
It also said the contract decision was separate from the court case.
Das was released on conditional bail, according to local media.
A five-day trial is scheduled for January 2028.
The case has not been decided in court.
Essex County Cricket Club said Robin Das’s playing contract ended before the conclusion of the 2026 season.
The club said the decision followed Das’s suspension and resulting unavailability to fulfil his playing obligations, and was separate from the legal proceedings.
Das appeared at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, October 9, charged with two counts of rape.
The Metropolitan Police said the charges relate to allegations that he raped a woman twice in Brixton in March 2024; Das was arrested in August 2025.
Local media reported that Das was released on conditional bail, with a five-day trial scheduled for January 2028.
- Who
- Robin Das, Essex County Cricket Club, and the Metropolitan Police.
- What
- Das appeared in court charged with two counts of rape; Essex said his playing contract had ended.
- When
- The court appearance was Friday, October 9; the alleged offences were in March 2024, and a five-day trial is scheduled for January 2028.
- Where
- Inner London Crown Court; the alleged offences took place in Brixton.
- Why
- Essex said the contract ended after Das’s suspension and resulting unavailability to fulfil his playing obligations, separately from the ongoing legal proceedings.
Essex County Cricket Club
Ongoing legal proceedings
Contract decision
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex said Das’s contract ended after his suspension and resulting unavailability to fulfil playing obligations, and that the decision was separate from the legal proceedings.
Ongoing legal proceedings
The legal proceedings concern two rape charges against Das; the allegations remain for the court process to address.
- Player
- Robin Das, 24
- Club
- Essex County Cricket Club
- Charges
- Two counts of rape
- Alleged offence date and location
- March 2024 in Brixton
- Arrest
- August 2025, according to the Metropolitan Police
- Bail and trial
- Local media reported conditional bail and a five-day trial scheduled for January 2028
- Essex contract decision
- Ended before the conclusion of the 2026 season after suspension and unavailability, the club said
- Das's 2026 appearance
- Scored 29 against Middlesex in a Metro Bank One-Day Cup game on July 21