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Rishabh Pant is the most expensive player in IPL history, but he has not been able to perform well for Lucknow Super Giants till now. Meanwhile, the comment of a user is going viral on social media, claiming that Preeti …Read more
Preity Zinta is the co-owner of ‘Punjab Kings’.
Highlights
- Preity Zinta described Rishabh Pant’s claim of insults as fake news.
- Rishabh Pant is the most expensive player in IPL history.
- Shreyas Iyer scored 257 runs in 7 matches for Punjab Kings.
New Delhi: Preity Zinta is the ‘Chief Glamor Girl’ of IPL. They often come down on the field to encourage the players of their franchisees, sometimes standing in the stadium and cheering them. She keeps collecting limelight with her words and gestures. The actress is now accused of humiliating cricketer Rishabh Pant, which started with a tweet.
In fact, on the morning of April 19, a X user claimed that Punjab Kings wanted a big performance, so he chose 30 -year -old Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer. The user wrote in the post, ‘Rishabh Pant said in an interview that I can go anywhere but not in Punjab Kings. Now Punjab Kings Mistress Preity Zinta exposed Rishabh Pant and said- We had both Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer, which we could take in the team. But we wanted a big performance, not a big name… so we took Shreyas Iyer in the team.
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Rishabh Pant was sold for Rs 27 crore
If Preity Zinta really made such a statement, she is humiliating Rishabh Pant. Many users have a question in mind that they really said this? Preity Zinta has denied it by commenting on the disputed claim. He wrote, ‘I regret it, but this is fake news!’ Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer were part of the teams of Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, but they were not retained in IPL 2025, after which they went to mega auction and signed a big deal. In the mega auction of IPL 2025, Shreyas Iyer was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 26.75 crore, while Rishabh Pant was signed by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore.
Rishabh Pant failed to perform
Rishabh Pant is the most expensive player in IPL history, but has so far failed to perform with the bat. Rishabh Pant has scored a total of 103 runs for LSG with the help of a half -century in seven matches, while Shreyas Iyer scored 257 runs in seven matches for Punjab Kings. He crossed the 50 -run mark thrice and has won Punjab Kings five times in seven matches. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets on Friday 18 April to finish second in the points table. Both teams will once again face to face on Sunday afternoon.