The personal lives of the Indian crickets continue to face tough challenges. India and Karnataka batter Manish Pandey has triggered rumours about divorce with his wife Ashrita Shetty just days after the legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal sparked a similar controversy.
Pandey and his wife have unfollowed each other on Instagram which has raised the ignited the speculation about their separation. The news has left the cricket community in shock as both of them were seen with each other numerous times in the past.
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Manish Pandey triggers divorce rumors with his wife
Manish Pandey got married to model-turned-actress Ashrita Shetty on December 2, 2019, in Mumbai. They were seen with each other in the initial years of their marriage quite frequently but haven’t made a public appearance for a while now.
It is believed that Ashrita had already removed all her pictures with Manish Pandey since June last year. Pandey has done a similar thing now as he has also deleted all the pictures with his wife on his Instagram account.
All these developments have raised a cause of concern in their family and friends. and followers. However, both of them have chosen to remain silent so far and haven’t issued an official statement on the matter.
Manish Pandey’s international future
Manish Pandey has been out of the Indian team for a long time now. His last international match was in 2021 when he played an ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Since then, poor form and huge competition in the Indian team have affected his chances.
Not only international cricket, the 35-year-old was recently dropped from Karnataka’s squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy after the selectors decided to invest in younger cricketers following a poor performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. However, Pandey is likely to feature in Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy team in the tournament’s second round.
Manish Pandey had a stellar ODI debut in which he scored a crucial 71 off 86 balls in India’s win over Zimbabwe in 2015. He made headlines when he scored a brilliant hundred against Australia in Sydney in 2016.
Pandey came in to bat at a crucial No. 4 position and smashed a magnificent 104* off 81 balls to lead India to an incredible win. Pandey struck 8 fours and 1 six during his knock as India chased down 331 with two balls to spare.
Manish Pandey will be seen in the upcoming season of Indian Premier League for Kolkata Knight Riders. He was signed in the IPL 2025 mega auction for INR 75 lakh by KKR. His best moment in the IPL came in the 2014 final when he smashed 94 off just 50 balls against Kings XI Punjab to help KKR lift the trophy.
What happened to Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma?
A few days ago, Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma also sparked divorce rumors. Chahal removed all the photos of Dhanashree from his social media account while Dhanashree chose to keep all of Chahal’s pictures.
The rumors began when Chahal and Dhanashree unfollowed each other on Instagram. Dhanashree finally broke her silence on this topic and revealed that she was hurt by all the hate comments directed at her.