A post has been shared on social media quoting to Preity Zinta, a film actress and co-owner of IPL team Punjab Kings. It has been claimed that Preity Zinta has said that she would risk her life to bring Rohit Sharma as captain to her team, as she is missing a captain with such a champion mentality in her team.
Users are sharing this post extensively. While sharing the post with Preity Zinta’s photo, a user named @KollyCensor wrote on @X, “Preity Zinta:I will bet my life to get Rohit Sharma if he comes in mega auction. We are only missing a captain in our team who brings on some stability and champion mindset [star sports]
In addition, Many other users have also shared posts with similar claims, which can be seen by clicking here and here.
Fact Check:
DFRAC team investigated the viral claim, upon investigation we found that Preity Zinta has refuted the viral claim on her X account, @realpreityzinta. She wrote on @X, “#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 intyerview 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. These articlers are a perfect example of how misinformation is picked up withoiut any verification & circulated online. I humbly request all Media to refrain from circulating this & embrassing 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 #IPL2024 Thank you. @PunjabKingsIPL”
Conclusion:
It is clear from DFRAC’s fact check that Preity Zinta has not given any statement related to Rohit Sharma and thus the viral claim is fake.
