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Yuzvendra Chahal (BCCI/IL Photo)
NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings prima spinner Yuzvendra Chahal precocious opened up astir beingness aft quitting alcohol. The leg-spinner spoke to India women’s cricketer Harleen Deol connected an occurrence of the Kandid with Kings podcast, released connected the authoritative Punjab Kings YouTube channel.
In the candid chat, Chahal discussed stepping distant from alcohol, his past struggles with depression, and besides shared lighter cricket anecdotes.Harleen began the speech by asking, “You discontinue drinking, hai na?”
“I deliberation it’s the champion determination of my life. Usko apni beingness se hatane ke baad main keh raha hoon meri beingness wholly alteration ho gayi hai. Now I walk much clip with my household and friends. Life mein kya chal raha hai, mujhe ab aur intelligibly pata hai - kaun specified saath hai aur kaun nahi hai.
Pehle main successful sab cheezon ke baare mein overthink karta tha, but ab main apne upar absorption karta hoon. Main play khelta hoon, go-karting karta hoon [It’s the champion determination of my life.
After removing it from my life, I tin accidental my beingness has wholly changed. Now I walk much clip with my household and friends. I recognize overmuch amended what is happening successful my life, who is with me, and who isn’t. Earlier, I utilized to overthink each these things, but present I absorption connected myself.
I play golf, and I spell karting],” Chahal said.“Toh mujhe ab realise hua ki maine beingness mein kya miss kiya. Jab mujhe intoxicant ke baare mein samajh aaya ki it’s not bully for me, tab maine determine kiya. Wo hota hai na ki jab aap bounds se bahar chale jaate ho, main bhi america signifier par chala gaya tha. Us clip main slump mein tha, intelligence wellness bhi theek nahi thi. Toh maine khud hullo determine kiya [I realised what I was missing successful life, and erstwhile I understood that intoxicant is not bully for me, I made the decision.
There comes a constituent erstwhile you spell beyond your limits, and I had reached that stage. At that time, I was dealing with depression, and my intelligence wellness wasn’t good. So I decided connected my own]," helium said."Main UK mein tha region cricket ke liye, tabhi maine socha ki nahi, mujhe wapas jaana hai aur is cheez ko theek karna hai. Ab much than six months ho gaye hain aur main bahut blessed aur grateful consciousness karta hoon [I was successful the UK for region cricket, and determination I decided that I had to spell backmost and hole things.
It has been much than six months now, and I americium feeling precise blessed and grateful]," the spinner said. Chahal, who is presently playing for Punjab Kings, has taken 10 wickets successful 13 matches truthful far.He was bought by Punjab Kings for a whopping ?18 crore astatine the IPL 2025 mega auction successful Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Before joining Punjab Kings, the leg-spinner has represented Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Mumbai Indians.Overall, helium has played 187 IPL matches and picked up 231 wickets, including 1 five-wicket haul.
