IPL 2025 mein Punjab Kings (PBKS) ne apni zabardast form ko continue karte hue Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ko 5 wickets se hara diya. Lekin match ke baad ek alag hi drama social media par dekhne ko mila.
Bollywood actress aur PBKS ki co-owner Preity Zinta ne ek viral post ko lekar clarification diya jisme unke naam se fake quote share kiya gaya tha. Post mein yeh claim kiya gaya ki unhone Rishabh Pant ko nahi liya kyunki unhe ‘big performer chahiye tha, big name nahi’ – aur isliye Shreyas Iyer ko team mein liya gaya.
“I’m so sorry but this is FAKE NEWS !” — Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) April 19, 2025
Ek user ne X (pehle Twitter) par ek purani quote ke zariye Rishabh Pant aur PBKS ke beech ke dynamics ko lekar confusion create kiya. Us post mein likha tha:
“Rishabh Pant ne interview mein bola tha ki main kahin bhi ja sakta hoon par Punjab Kings nahi. Preity Zinta ne expose kar diya aur kaha, ‘HUMARE PAAS DONO OPTIONS THE – PANT AUR IYER. PAR HUMNE PERFORMANCE KO CHUNA, NAAM KO NAHI…’”
Is quote ka sach samne aaya jab Preity ne khud aage badhkar post ko fake declare kiya. Unhone saaf likha – “This is fake news.”
Reality Check: Rishabh Pant ko Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ne mega auction mein pick kiya tha aur unhe team ka captain bhi banaya. Lekin unka form is season kuch khaas nahi raha – 7 innings mein sirf 103 runs, jisme ek fifty thi CSK ke against. Baaki innings mein performance disappoint karne wala tha, do baar to woh zero par hi out hue.
Dusri taraf, Shreyas Iyer ne is season mein apni consistency se sabko impress kiya hai. Aur PBKS, jo pehle seasons mein struggle karti thi, iss baar IPL 2025 ke points table mein number 2 position par bani hui hai. RCB ke against unka recent 5-wicket win bhi unke momentum ka proof hai.
Toh doston, social media par har viral post ko sach samajhna galti ho sakti hai. Preity Zinta ne sahi waqt par aake clarification diya aur fake news ki pol khol di!
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