“Usko apni life se hatane ke baad…”: Yuzvendra Chahal on life after quitting alcohol

Yuzvenda Chahal (BCCI/IL Photo) NEW DELHI: Kings of Punjab star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal recently spoke about life after quitting alcohol. The leg-spinner spoke to Indian cricketer Harleen Deol in an episode of the Kandid with Kings podcast, released on the Punjab Kings’ official YouTube channel. In a candid chat, Chahal discussed quitting alcohol, his past struggles with depression and also shared lighter cricketing anecdotes.Harleen started the conversation by asking, “You quit drinking, hai na?”“I think it’s the best decision of my life.” kart hoon (It’s the best decision of my life. After removing it from my life, I can say that my life has completely changed. Now I spend more time with my family and friends. I have a much better understanding of what is going on in my life, who is with me and who is not. I used to exaggerate all these things, but now I focus on myself. I play golf) and I go.“So I realized what was missing in my life. When I realized about alcohol that it was not good for me, then I made a decision. What happens is that when you cross the limit, I was also driven to that stage. At that time I was in major depression, my mental health was also not good. So I made a decision for myself (I realized what I was missing in my life, and once I understood that alcohol was not good for me, I made a decision for myself at that moment. I made a decision at that moment.“Main UK mein tha for county cricket, then I didn’t think, I have to go back and try. Now more than six months have passed and I feel very happy and grateful (I was in UK for county cricket and that’s when I decided I have to come back and make things right. It’s been more than six months now and I feel very happy and grateful),” said the spinner. Chahal, who currently plays for Punjab Kings, has taken 10 wickets in 13 matches so far.He was bought by Punjab Kings for a whopping £18 million at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Before joining Punjab Kings, the netballer represented Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians.He played a total of 187 IPL matches and picked up 231 wickets, including one five-wicket haul.