“Wanted Big Performer, Not Big Name”: Preity Zinta Reacts As Fake Rishabh Pant Quote Goes Viral

Punjab Kings are off to a flying begin to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 marketing campaign beneath Shreyas Iyer. Punjab reportedly had each Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant on the wishlist forward of the IPL 2025 public sale, however the dynamics had been such that they may solely bid for Shreyas. Pant too gave the impression to be relieved to not be roped in by the Punjab franchise, and was blissful to have joined Lucknow Super Giants for a document price of INR 27 crore after being launched by the Delhi Capitals. With PBKS having fun with a greater marketing campaign compared to LSG, a quote by Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta went viral on social media, although it turned out to be faux.

In the quote, Zinta gave the impression to be making a comparability between Iyer and Pant, calling the latter a ‘huge title’, whereas the previous a ‘huge performer’. However, the Bollywood actress took to social media to name the quote a faux one.

“We had both Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer- options we could have taken in the team. But we wanted a big performer, not a big name…so we took Shreyas Iyer in the team,” the quote learn.

“I’m so sorry but this is FAKE NEWS!”, she stated.

I’m so sorry however that is FAKE NEWS !

— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) April 19, 2025

Punjab Kings recorded some good wins over the previous couple of days, particularly towards Kolkata Knight Riders once they efficiently defended a rating of 111, a document in IPL. Yuzvendra Chahal was PBKS’ hero in that recreation. In a post-match chat on YouTube, Preity Zinta could not cover her pleasure on the consequence. “I just wanted to say I’m so, so happy,” she informed Chahal. “In the past, we used to lose matches that were already won. But today, we won a match that looked lost!” Chahal then quipped, “Woh past tha! (that was past),” prompting an enormous smile on Zinta’s face and heartwarming reply. “Exactly! So I’m really happy about that,” she stated.