'Had Suicidal Thoughts': Yuzvendra Chahal On Divorce With Dhanashree, Sleepless Nights & Depression Taking Toll On His Mental Health

Team India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal made a huge admission about having sleepless night and slipping into depression following his divorce with Dhanashree Verma. Speaking on Raj Shamani's podcast, Chahal admitted that public scrutiny and his personal struggles took a serious toll on his mental health.

He said, "I had suicidal thoughts, I was tired of my life, I used to cry for 2 hours. I used to sleep just for 2 hours. It went for 40-45 days. I wanted a break from cricket. I was so busy in cricket. I was not able to concentrate. I used to sleep for 2 hours. Used to share suicidal thoughts with my friend. I used to get scared,".

Chahal and Dhanashree married in 2020, but cracks in the relationship began to show by the third year of marriage.

Yuzvendra Chahal on cheating allegations

Durign the podcast, Chahal clarified that the cheating allegations were completely baseless and went against the values he holds deeply. He said, “I think jab beech mai mera divorce ka case chal raha tha, toh uske baad divorce hua, toh mere pe ye rumor laga ki 'He's a cheater.' Aur maine kabhi zindagi mai cheat nahi kiya. I'm not that person. Mere jaisa loyal insaan toh milega hi nahi.” (I think when my divorce case was going on, and later after the divorce happened, a rumor started that ‘He’s a cheater.’ But I have never cheated in my life. I’m not that person. You won’t find someone as loyal as me)

Chahal on Faking his marraige

The Haryana spinner further revealed that he and Dhanashree chose to keep their separation process private until it was finalised. The 35-year-old said, "It was going on for a long while. We decided we do not want to show the people. Who knew if it did not happen? Maybe it will become a different scenario. We were like until we reached a point of no return, we are not going to say anything. We will be like a normal couple on social media,".

When asked about whether he was faking it at that time, Chahal nodded his head, implying, 'Yes.'