An altered video of Hardik Pandya is falsely shared as him talking about Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma’s divorce
A Mumbai family court granted cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and choreographer Dhanashree Verma’s divorce on 20 March 2025. Amidst this, a video of cricketer Hardik Pandya allegedly talking about Chahal’s separation is going viral on social media (here, here, and here). Let’s verify the truth behind the video in this article.
Claim: The video shows cricketer Hardik Pandya talking about Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma’s divorce.
Fact: The audio in the viral video has been manipulated. The original video is from a Gujarat Titans podcast uploaded on 20 April 2023, where Hardik Pandya was discussing his journey of joining the Gujarat Titans. There is no mention of Yuzvendra Chahal or Dhanashree Verma’s divorce in the podcast. Additionally, no credible media reports confirm that Hardik Pandya commented on their divorce. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
We searched the internet using relevant keywords to verify the viral claim but found no credible media reports confirming that cricketer Hardik Pandya had commented on Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma’s divorce.
We noticed that Hardik Pandya was wearing a Gujarat Titans jersey (an Indian Premier League team). A Google keyword search for “Hardik Pandya at Gujarat Titans podcast” led us to the extended version of the viral video on the Gujarat Titans’ official YouTube channel. The video, titled Gujarat Titans | GK Meets GT Podcast | Episode 2 (Part 1), was uploaded on 20 April 2023.
We reviewed the video frames and matched Hardik Pandya’s expressions (here, here, and here) to moments where he discussed choosing the Gujarat Titans over another new franchise that had also offered him a spot. Hardik Pandya was signed by the Gujarat Titans (GT) ahead of the 2022 IPL season and was named captain of the newly formed team that year. At no point in the entire podcast was he seen discussing Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma’s divorce.
To sum up, an altered video of Hardik Pandya is falsely shared as him talking about Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma’s divorce.