“Taali ek haath se…”: Dhanashree Verma responds to ‘Fake Marriage’ rumours about Yuzvendra Chahal divorce

Dhanashree Verma, the ex- wife of Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal, has responded to claims that their marriage was fake. This comes nearly a month after Chahal opened up about their divorce during a conversation with Raj Shamani. After living separately for 18 months, the couple officially ended their marriage on March 20, 2025. Reports suggest that Chahal paid Rs 4.75 crore as alimony to Dhanashree. In an interview with Humans of Bombay, Dhanashree spoke about her personal life and addressed the circulating rumors regarding their “fake marriage.”

“There is a reason why we say ‘personal life’. It has to be private. And look, a coin has two sides. Taali ek haath se to bajti nahi (You can’t clap with one hand). Just because I am not speaking it doesn’t give anyone the power to take advantage of that. It is not correct. I think it should not happen with anybody,” said Dhanashree.

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She added that while she has her own side of the story, she cannot share it at the moment, as her career remains her top priority.

“If you want to achieve great things, you don’t have to address it again and again. I do have a lot to speak about it, I have my side of my story, do I want to delve into that? No. Do I wish to delve into that? Maybe, in the future,” she added.

In March this year, Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma were officially granted a divorce by the Mumbai Family Court. The couple, who married in December 2020, had been living separately since June 2022. On February 5, they filed a joint petition seeking a divorce by mutual consent.

The Bombay High Court intervened in March, asking the family court to decide the divorce case and agreed to waive the mandatory six-month cooling-off period under the Hindu Marriage Act. Chahal and Verma had requested the waiver, emphasizing that their divorce was by mutual consent and seeking a speedy resolution.

The couple also sought a direction from the high court for the family court to dispose of their divorce petition without unnecessary delays. This came after they had challenged the family court’s earlier February 20 order, which had refused to waive the cooling-off period.