Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowler Yuzvendra Chahal has dismissed reports that he is dating South Indian actress Tanishka Kapoor. Chahal had to react after reports of his marriage with Tanishka went viral. The spinner took to Twitter and said he and Tanishka are ‘just good friends.’’ Chahal also requested media houses to respect his privacy and stop the rumours.

"Hello everyone. This is a message that I thought to convey from my side that there is nothing going on in my life. I am not getting married. Tanishka and I are just good friends. It's a request to all the media houses and my fans to stop spreading the news and making it viral. I hope you all respect my privacy and me, kindly stop the rumours. Please stop posting about my marriage which is completely baseless. Please verify before posting anything as such. Thank you. Love you all," Chahal posted on Twitter.

Chahal is currently busy plying his trade in the Indian Premier League 2018 (IPL 2018). The bowler was retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2018 auctions using Right to Match (RTM) card for INR 6 crore.

The wrist-spinner has thus far played five matches in the IPL 2018 and has picked five wickets. As far as RCB is concerned the team has won two out of five matches and are at the sixth place on the IPL 2018 points table.

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