Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal's intriguing message on T-shirt to Dhanashree Verma during divorce proceedings

Mumbai: Amid the divorce with his wife Dhanashree Verma, Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was also in the spotlight after he was spotted wearing a T-shirt with a intriguing message.

It read 'Be your own Sugar Daddy' that attracted a lot of attention online with the video going viral as he was walking out of the Bandra Family Court after his divorce with Dhanashree was finalised.

The Mumbai Court granted the divorce after accepting the joint petition filed by both of them.

Chahal's advocate, Nitin Kumar Gupta, said: "The court has granted the decree of divorce. The parties are no longer husband and wife."

The couple had filed for a divorce by mutual consent on February 5 But two weeks later the family courty refused to waive the mandatory six-month cooling-off period.

The couple has lived apart since June 2022, 18 months after marriage. The divorce subject began to heat up when both of them unfollowed each other on social media.

Dhanashree and Yuzvendra tied the knot in December 2020 in an intimate ceremony in Gurugram. The two met connected during the pandemic via social media when Chahal approached her for dance lessons.

The pair chose to part ways after four years of marriage. The hearing was scheduled for March 20, considering Chahal's commitments with Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 who was roped in for Rs 180 million.

Chahal is the league's chart-topping bowler, owning the most wickets by an Indian in T20I and by any bowler in the IPL.

In 80 T20I, he has taken 96 wickets, with an average of 25.09 and the best figures being 6/25. Overall, he has taken 354 wickets in 305 matches.

Chahal remains the leading wicket-taker for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), even after departing in 2021 following a tenure that began in 2014. In 113 matches for RCB, he took 139 wickets at an average of 22.03, with a best of 4/25.

Since joining Rajasthan Royals (RR) in 2022, Chahal has helped the team reach the playoffs twice in three seasons.