Star cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal weighed in on how allegations of him dishonest with ex-wife Dhanashree Verma virtually drove him to take his personal life. He shared how badly his psychological state was affected by the rumours post-divorce, one thing which had fully ruined his sleep cycle too. The leg-spinner additionally revealed that he wished to take a while away from cricket itself.
Chahal, who has been battling for a spot within the Indian group for fairly a while now, has additionally been concerned in some private life battles. He outlined the part of his life passed by as a particularly difficult one, and stated that he would typically face sleepless nights as a consequence of melancholy, stress and every part that adopted the chores of his mid-life disaster.
“I had suicidal ideas, I used to be bored with my life, I used to cry for two hours. I used to sleep only for 2 hours. It went for 40-45 days. I wished a break from cricket. I used to be so busy in cricket. I used to be not in a position to focus. I used to sleep for two hours. Used to share suicidal ideas with my good friend. I used to get scared,” shared Chahal on Figuring Out with Raj Shamani.
By no means cheated in my life, not that type of individual: Chahal
The 35-year-old remarked how journalists and the media offered a false narrative simply to fulfill their agenda and to extend their visitors. Chahal credited rising up along with his two sisters for instilling in him the significance of valuing ladies.
“I feel when my divorce occurred, folks alleged me of being a cheater. I’ve by no means cheated in my life. I’m not that type of an individual. You will not discover anybody extra loyal than me. I feel from my coronary heart for my closed ones, all the time. I don’t demand, I all the time give. When folks do not know something, however they hold blaming me, so that you begin considering [otherwise],” the leg-spinner added.
“As a result of I’ve two sisters and have grown up with them since childhood, I understand how to respect ladies, as a result of my dad and mom have taught me easy methods to respect them. I’ve learnt my life classes from folks round me. It’s not crucial that if my title is being linked as much as somebody, folks get to jot down something about it, just for views,” the Haryana-born commented.
Chahal and Dhanashree, who tied the knot in December 2020, legally ended their marriage on March 20, 2025. He final performed for India in August 2023 earlier than falling out of competition as a consequence of elevated competitors across the nationwide cricketing system.