'I have NEVER DISCUSSED him in any interview' - Preity Zinta quashes fake news about wanting Rohit Sharma as PBKS captain

Rohit Sharma has been dominating the headlines after he was stripped of his captaincy at the Mumbai Indians. Ahead of Indian Premier League 2024, Hardik Pandya was named as the new skipper of MI. As a result, fan pages on social media were abuzz with rumours of Sharma joining other franchises as captain.

While many of the rumours were questionable, some pages were using fake statements from notable figures. In one such incident, fake statements concerning Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta are doing rounds. One statement read that Zinta would go to any extent to sign Sharma as her team's captain. She took to social media and quashed the false news that had been spreading.

“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 , makes these articles appear in very poor taste,” Zinta wrote in her ‘X’ post.

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“These articles are a perfect example of how misinformation is picked up without any verification & circulated online. I humbly request all Media to refrain from circulating this & embarrassing all concerned parties.  All I want to say is that we have a great team currently & our only focus is to win games & make the most out of #PL2024  Thank you,” she added.

Here’s Preity Zinta’s latest post on ‘X’: 

Pandya grappling with criticism

There has been a huge uproar amongst the fans of the former MI captain after Hardik Pandya was named as the new leader. Pandya was booed by the spectators at Wankhede Stadium and placards were raised criticizing him. The all-rounder is going through a lean patch in IPL 2024 with the bat. His strike rate has raised concerns over his approach and added to MI’s woes down the order.