Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has finally addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding claims made by his ex-wife, Dhanashree Verma, who recently hinted on a reality show that Chahal allegedly cheated on her two months into their marriage. The cricketer dismissed the accusations as “baseless”, urging everyone to move on from the past.
Chahal Denies Allegations, Calls Them ‘Mentally Exhausting’
In an interview with Hindustan Times, Chahal expressed his frustration at the rumors while maintaining composure about the viral clip that sparked heated discussion online.
“𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒂 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕. 𝑰𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒔, 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 4.5 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔? 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉. 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒐,” 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
The Indian bowler further stated that despite false narratives circulating online, he remains unaffected and focused on his present life.
“𝑨𝒃𝒉𝒊 𝒃𝒉𝒊 𝒌𝒂𝒊 𝒍𝒐𝒈 𝒖𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒛 𝒌𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒌𝒅𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒖𝒏𝒌𝒂 𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒂𝒎 𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒂𝒉𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒊. (𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒕; 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆.) 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰’𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑰’𝒎 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 — 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.
‘I’m Single and Focused on My Game’ – Chahal
Speaking about his current life, Chahal revealed that he is enjoying his singlehood while exploring his passion for e-gaming, which he plans to pursue seriously in the future.
“𝑰’𝒎 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏,” 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅.
The 34-year-old also spoke about how faith keeps him grounded amid fame and controversy.
“𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒄𝒌, 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒂 — 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉. 𝑰𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔,” 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒅.
Despite social media speculation, Chahal made it clear that he has left the past behind and is focusing on his cricket career, personal growth, and peace of mind.
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