"Scared of losing someone again," says Yuzvendra Chahal amid relationship rumors with RJ Mahvash
Not much has been happening for Yuzvendra Chahal on the cricketing front. One of India’s leading wicket-takers in the shorter format, Chahal has, however, maintained a constant presence in the headlines. After months of speculation surrounding a budding romance with RJ Mahvash, the leg-spinner recently opened up about his personal life at length. Among other things, Chahal spoke about his divorce from Dhanashree Varma and also addressed whether he is ready to find love again. While he remains open to the idea, the cricketer admitted he is still scared of one particular aspect.
Yuzvendra Chahal reveals whether he is ready to find love again
Yuzvendra Chahal has broken his silence on his separation from Dhanashree Varma, opening up about the emotional toll of their divorce during a candid chat on a recent podcast. When the topic of love resurfacing in his life came up, Chahal admitted that he’s not quite ready yet. While he doesn’t shy away from the idea of falling in love again, the leg-spinner confessed that he’s fearful of facing the heartbreak of losing someone once more.
Chahal shared that when he loves, he does so wholeheartedly, investing himself deeply without restraint. But that very intensity, he said, makes the pain of parting harder to recover from. The lingering fear of enduring that emotional blow again has made it difficult for Yuzvendra Chahal to fully move on or place his trust easily.
“Will take time," Chahal replied. “Not scared, but wapas khone ka dar. Kyunki main attached dil se hota hu. Main deta hu toh dil se deta hu sab kuch. Mere se aap kuch bhi karwa lo. (It will take time. I’m not scared, but I fear losing again. Because I get attached from the heart. When I give, I give everything wholeheartedly. You can make me do anything)," he added.
The cricketer, who has recently been linked to RJ Mahvash, reflected on what went wrong in his previous marriage. According to him, both he and Dhanashree struggled to spend quality time together, which strained their relationship over time. At one point, he even admitted to “faking” the marriage in the hopes that a change of heart might prevent the split.
Speaking further, Chahal touched on the emotional aftermath of broken relationships. He noted that when someone becomes deeply attached and things don’t work out, it plants a seed of fear. That fear, he said, often leads to loneliness and spiraling thoughts about the future, questions of “what if it happens again?” that are hard to escape.
"Phir aap itna attached ho jaate ho aur cheeze khatam hoti hai woh ek dar baithta hai. Phir woh wapis ek akelepan mein aa jata hai. Phir aap darte bhi hoh, overthink bhi karte ho ki wapis aise hoh gaya toh? (Then you get so attached, and when things end, that fear settles in. Then you come back to loneliness. Then you become scared, and you overthink, what if it happens again like before?)," Chahal shared.
