Star India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma have been granted the decree of divorce by the Mumbai family court on Thursday, 20 March. Advocate Nitin Kumar Gupta, who represented Chahal confirmed the development as he revealed that the court has accepted the joint petition.
“The court has granted the decree of divorce. The court has accepted the joint petition of both parties. The parties are no longer husband and wife,” Nitin said.
Chahal and Verma got married in December 2020 and filed for separation in June 2022. However, it was on February 5, 2025, when they filed a joint petition before the family court seeking divorce by mutual consent. The court was expected to wait and give them some time but the Mumbai high court requested the family court to decide the divorce plea by Thursday, considering that the cricketer will participate in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The couple also requested the court to waive the cooling period. According to the Hindu Marriage Act, a couple has to undergo a six-month cooling-off period before divorce is granted. However, both Chahal and Verma decided against it. Meanwhile, it was also agreed that the cricketer will pay INR 4.75 crore to Verma as part of the alimony. Notably, he had already paid INR 2.37 crore as the family court noted.
Chahal will now rejoin the Punjab squad on March 21. He had trained with the squad for a few days before arriving in the court to settle the divorce. He was bought for INR 18 crore and will be a key player of the Shreyas Iyer-led side. His team Punjab will begin the IPL campaign on March 24 against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.