‘I do not cheat’: Yuzvendra Chahal hits back at ex-wife Dhanashree Verma’s infidelity claim | Cricket News
Team India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal did not mince words regarding his ex-wife Dhanashree Verma, who, on a reality show, claimed that the cricketer cheated on her just two months into their marriage.“I am a sportsperson, and I do not cheat,” Chahal told Hindustan Times.Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma, who got married in December 2020 in Gurugram, first met during the Covid-19 lockdown when Chahal joined her online dance classes. In February 2025, the couple jointly filed for divorce in family court, revealing that they had been living apart since 2022. The Bombay High Court fast-tracked the process by waiving the mandatory cooling-off period, allowing the divorce to be finalized ahead of the IPL 2025 season.“Agar koi two months mei hi cheat karta toh itna lamba relationship chalta kya? (If someone had cheated within just two months, would the relationship have lasted this long?)
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“For me, this chapter is over, done and dusted. I have moved forward with my life, and everyone else should too.“Hamari shadi 4.5 years thi. Agar two months mei cheat hua hota toh kaun continue karta? Mai pehle bhi bol chuka hun ki mai past se nikal chuka hun. (Our marriage lasted four and a half years. If cheating had happened within two months, who would have continued? I’ve already said before that I’ve moved on from the past.)“But some people are still stuck there. Abhi bhi kai log uss cheez ko pakde hue hain, abhi bhi unka ghar mere naam se chal raha hai toh (Even now, many people are still holding on to that issue, and their household is still running in my name), they can continue doing that. I am not concerned or affected. And I have a feeling this is the last time I am addressing that chapter of my life.“Mai iss chapter ko bhula chuka hun. Koi kuch bhi keh deta hai, and social media pe chal jata hai. 100 baatein chalti hain (I’ve moved on from this chapter. People say all sorts of things, and it spreads on social media. A hundred different stories start circulating), but the truth is only one, and those who matter know it. Mere liye chapter closed hai (For me, that chapter is closed). I don’t want to address it ever again. I am focusing on my life and my game.”
