Team India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and choreographer-actress Dhanashree Verma got officially divorced on Thursday (March 20). They visited family court in Bandra, Mumbai, for the final hearing and several pictures and videos of the ex-couple went viral on social media. After grabbing eyeballs with his ‘Be Your Own Sugar Daddy’ t-shirt, Chahal is now making headlines for his old X (formerly known as Twitter) post on marriage.
Just a day after his divorce from Dhanashree, Chahal’s post from 2013 surfaced on social media in which he took a humourous and slightly sarcastic dig at marriage, suggesting that when a woman gets married, she is essentially ‘adopting’ her husband – who is portrayed as an overgrown child that his parents can no longer manage.
“MARRIAGE is just a fancy word for adopting an over-grown male child who can’t be handled by his parents anymore,” the post read. Take a look:
Dhanashree and Chahal’s divorce
According to media reports, Chahal will be paying an alimony of Rs 4.75 crore to Dhanashree as part of their divorce settlement. The cricketer has already paid Rs 2.37 crore of the total amount.
While talking to the media persons outside the court on Thursday, the lawyer said, “Divorce has been done. The marriage is dissolved.” However, when the media questioned the lawyer about the alimony amount, he said, “Nothing, no more comments.”
Dhanashree and Chahal got married in a dreamy ceremony in December 2020, however, as per reports, they had been living separately since June 2022. Even as they shared photos and videos together, it was in December 2024 that reports of their divorce first surfaced online.
Chahal’s dating rumours with RJ Mahvash
Around the same time, Chahal was spotted with RJ Mahvash at a hotel, and their bond grabbed eyeballs, with people wondering if there was more than just friendship between the two. While Mahvash clarified that she was not dating Chahal, she was once again spotted with him in Dubai, enjoying the Champions Trophy finale at the stadium.
After their visuals from the stadium went viral, Dhanashree had shared a cryptic note on Instagram that read, “Blaming women is always in fashion”.
Even hours before his divorce hearing, Chahal was spotted hanging out with Mahvash at a park in Mumbai’s Andheri suburbs.
