‘Maa kasam khao’: Yuzvendra Chahal takes an indirect dig at Dhanashree Verma over Delhi HC verdict on alimony | Off the field News
Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal shared a now-deleted cryptic Instagram Story featuring a Delhi High Court ruling about alimony payments, seemingly an indirect dig after his divorce from Dhanashree Verma. The post included a screenshot carrying a news article that said “financially independent wives cannot demand alimony from their husbands”. This was captioned by Chahal as, “Maa Kasam Khao Nahi Paltoge iss Decision Seh [swear on your mother you won’t go back on this decision].”Chahal and Dhanashree Verma’s divorce was finalised on March 20, 2025, at the Bombay High Court, following their separation in June 2022, just months after their December 2020 marriage.
The court proceedings resulted in Chahal agreeing to pay an alimony of Rs 4.75 crore rupees to Dhanashree Verma after the divorce finalisation.
Yuzvendra Chahal shared this, now deleted, Instagram story in reference to a case ruling on alimony. (Instagram)
During the final court hearing, Chahal made a statement by wearing a t-shirt with “Be Your Own Sugar Daddy” written on it.In a podcast with YouTuber Raj Shamani, Chahal opened up about the separation.“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,” Chahal revealed in the podcast.When asked if he was faking their relationship during the separation period, Chahal confirmed with a “Yes.”“A relationship is like a compromise. If one gets angry, the other has to listen. Sometimes the nature of two people does not match. I was playing for India, she was also doing her. This was going on for 1-2 years,” Chahal explained.“At that point, I was so much into it, I had to give time here, give time there. I was not able to think about the relationship. Then it happens every day, you think, leave it. Two ambitious people can stay together. Everyone has their own lives. Everyone has their own goals. As a partner, you have to support it. You are working for something for 18-20 years, you cannot leave it for a relationship,” he continued.Chahal also disclosed his struggle with mental health following the divorce: “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.”The couple had maintained a public facade of normalcy on social media until they reached what Chahal described as “a point of no return.”The Bombay High Court expedited the divorce proceedings by waiving the cooling period requirement in this case.
