{"id":285538,"date":"2025-04-19T11:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T11:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/i-am-sorry-but-this-is-fake-news-preity-zinta-refutes-fake-quote-about-rishabh-pant-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T11:26:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T11:26:59","slug":"i-am-sorry-but-this-is-fake-news-preity-zinta-refutes-fake-quote-about-rishabh-pant-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/i-am-sorry-but-this-is-fake-news-preity-zinta-refutes-fake-quote-about-rishabh-pant-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I am sorry but this is fake news’: Preity Zinta refutes fake quote about Rishabh Pant | Cricket News – The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta (Pic credit: IPL)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta<\/a> has strongly refuted a viral claim on social media, calling it “fake news.”
The claim suggested that Zinta had taken a dig at India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant<\/a> after last year\u2019s IPL mega auction, allegedly saying Punjab Kings opted for Shreyas Iyer<\/a> because they wanted a “big performer, not a big name.”
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The rumour began after an X user shared a quote attributed to Zinta, supposedly in response to Pant\u2019s earlier remark that he was only concerned about not being picked by Punjab Kings during the auction. \u201cWe had both Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer \u2013 options we could have taken\u2026 but we wanted a big performer,\u201d the user quoted Zinta as saying.
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However, Zinta promptly responded on X, dismissing the post: “I am sorry but this is fake news.” She did not elaborate further.<\/p>\n

The original poster did not contest Zinta\u2019s denial but doubled down on Pant\u2019s past comments. \u201cMa\u2019am, if Rishabh Pant can go on national TV and say anything about Punjab Kings, why can\u2019t we?\u201d the user questioned.<\/p>\n

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Pant\u2019s statement, made during an interview with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka, had irked PBKS fans. \u201cDeep within, I only had one tension \u2014 Punjab,\u201d he had said. Though PBKS didn\u2019t bid for Pant, their social media later trolled him after beating LSG.<\/p>\n

The user eventually admitted the quote attributed to Zinta was fake but stood by his criticism of Pant\u2019s remark about Punjab Kings.<\/p>\n

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