Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal has addressed the swirling rumours about his personal life, particularly those linking him to RJ Mahvash following his divorce from Dhanashree Verma.
In a candid chat on Raj Shamani’s podcast, the cricketer spoke about heartbreak, healing, and how public speculation made things worse for everyone involved.
Chahal firmly dismissed the dating buzz. “No, there’s nothing. People can think whatever they want to think,” he said, clarifying that he isn’t seeing anyone.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!On whether he’s open to love again, he admitted, “It will take time to process. I need to gather myself. I’m not afraid to fall in love again, but I’m scared of losing the person because I get attached with all my heart.”
Rumours linking him to Mahvash intensified after they were spotted together during a Champions Trophy game, but Chahal said things were taken out of context.
“We had a Christmas dinner with five people, but the photo was cropped to make it look like just the two of us were on a dinner date,” added Chahal.
He also recalled a video recorded while she dropped him to the airport: “I was just fixing my hair, and people started saying all sorts of cheap things... That really hurt me.”
Mahvash, he said, stood by him during a dark period, but the trolling got intense. “Even she clarified it, but it was very hard for her. She was called a homewrecker… people said really nasty things.”
He even joked about online speculation: "I saw on Twitter (now 'X') that Yuzi Chahal is getting married on 31st June. And people actually believed it in the comments; I was just watching it all unfold."
Chahal also spoke about wearing the viral “Be Your Own Sugar Daddy” tee.
“I didn’t abuse anyone, didn’t say anything; I just wanted to give that message,” he said.
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