Mumbai: Bollywood Actor and Punjab Kings’ Co-Owner Preity Zinta on Saturday Shut Down the reports Preferences.
An x user recently alleged that zinta and the pbks management had picked iyer over pant, on terms of a “big performer, not a big name.”
“Rishabh pant had said in an interview that i could go anyware but not to punjab kings. Cold has taken in the team. But we wanted a big perform, not a big name … so we took shreyas Iyer in the team, “The user Wrote.
This Particular Post Caught Zinta’s Attention. And in no time, she responded to the class and said that the quote has no truth to it. “I’m so sorry but this is fake news” She Wrote.
Take a look at the post:
Rishabh pant had said in an interview that I could go anywhere but not to punjab kings.
But now Punjab Owner Preity Zinta Exped Rishabh Pant and Said, “We had both rishabh pant and shreyas iyer- options we could have taken in the team. pic.twitter.com/ft9CVUC65W – Gurlabh Singh (@Gurlabhsingh610) April 19, 2025
Shreyas Iyer was initially the most expensive ipl player in history, boght by pbks for Rs 26.75 crore after a title a title-winning campain with kolkata knight raides (kkr). He Outdid Australian Pacer Mitchell Starc, who was picked by kkr during the action for 2024 edition of the tournament at Rs 24.75 crus.
However, just minutes later, pant managed to attract a bid from lsg which outdid that of Iyer and the left-handed wicketkeeper-weight from went from Delhi Capitals (DC) to LSG for a Record-Bareaking