Preity Zinta, the Punjab Kings’ owner, recently addressed her previous comments regarding Rohit Sharma, clarifying that she never stated she would “bet her life” on acquiring the former Mumbai Indians captain in the IPL mega auctions.
She dismissed such reports as “completely fake and baseless,” emphasizing her team’s singular focus on winning games this season in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Previously, Zinta’s comments about potentially acquiring Sharma as captain had caused a stir online. She was quoted as saying, “I will bet my life to get Rohit Sharma if he comes in the mega auction.” Zinta highlighted the need for a strong leader to bring stability and a winning mentality to the team.
#Fakenews ! All these articles are completely fake & baseless. I hold Rohit Sharma in very high regard & am a big fan of his, but I have NEVER DISCUSSED him in any interview nor made this STATEMENT ! I also have a lot of respect for Shikhar Dhawan & he being currently injured ,… pic.twitter.com/VYbyV4eqHU
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) April 19, 2024
Currently the Punjab Kings is being led by former Indian opening batter Shikhar Dhawan and Sam Curran in his absence. Punjab Kings are currently struggling, occupying the 9th position on the IPL 2024 points table out of the 10 teams in the league.
Meanwhile interest in Rohit Sharma is not limited to the Punjab Kings, as other franchises, like the Lucknow Super Giants, have also expressed a desire to have him in their lineup for the upcoming IPL mega auctions after the 5-times IPL winning captain was replaced by Hardik Pandya as captain after the all-rounder joined Mumbai in a trade deal from the Gujarat Titans.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings lost their most recent match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in a thrilling match. Batting first, Mumbai scored 192 runs with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav scoring 36 and 78 runs respectively. Chasing the target, Punjab were 5 wickets down for 49 runs and then 6 for 77 runs.
But, thanks to valiant efforts from Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma’s 41 and 61 runs innings respectively, Punjab got close but eventually lost the match in the last over by 9 runs.
