‘I was faking it, had suicidal ideas’: Yuzvendra Chahal breaks silence on divorce, mental health battle | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has opened up about his divorce from influencer and choreographer Dhanashree Verma, revealing the emotional turmoil and mental health struggles he endured through the troublesome part of his life.In a deeply private dialog on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Chahal admitted that the separation was not sudden however had been a protracted, non-public course of. The couple stored their struggles off social media, projecting normalcy till they have been sure about ending their marriage.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“It was going on for a long while,” Chahal stated. “We decided we do not want to show the people… We were like, until we reach the point of the end, we are not going to say anything. We will be like a normal couple on social media. Yes, I was faking it.”

Reflecting on their incompatibility, Chahal spoke about how each he and Dhanashree have been deeply invested of their careers and struggled to search out widespread floor. “A relationship is like a compromise. If one gets angry, the other has to listen… Two ambitious people can stay together, but everyone has their own lives, their own goals.”The most annoying facet, he shared, was the vicious rumours surrounding the breakup. “When I was going through the divorce thing, people labeled me as a cheater. I have never cheated. You won’t get a more loyal person than me,” he stated. “Just because you’re seen with someone, people link you up and write for views. I have two sisters, I know how to respect women.”

Chahal additionally admitted that the mental pressure pushed him to the sting. “For one month, I used to sleep for only two hours. I had suicidal thoughts, I shared them with my friends,” he revealed. “I needed a break from cricket. Even on the field, my mind wasn’t there.”On his viral T-shirt that learn “Be your own sugar daddy”, which he wore to courtroom, Chahal cryptically added, “Something happened from the other side, so I wanted to give this message.”Despite the turmoil, Chahal says the separation was peaceable and mutual. “If things are happening between two people, they can still happen with peace,” he stated.