Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal finalised his divorce from influencer Dhanashree Verma in March 2025, agreeing reportedly to a Rs 4.75-crore alimony settlement after just 18 months of marriage. But even seven months after ending his marriage, Chahal still seems hurtโ€“at least financially.

When the divorce was finally granted earlier this year, many quipped: imagine paying Rs 86,000 a day to stay married, or, in this case, to get unmarried. It seems, Chahalโ€™s still calculating the cost.

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On October 24, controversy escalated when Chahal posted โ€” and quickly deleted โ€” a screenshot of a Delhi High Court judgment on Instagram.

The HC ruling, delivered in October 2025, declared: โ€œFinancially independent wives cannot demand alimony from their husbands.

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