Preity Zinta On MS Dhoni In Her IPL Team. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
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Among several Bollywood stars, Preity Zinta is one of them who co-owns a cricket team for the Indian Premier League (IPL). Formed in 2008, the team was formerly known as Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). However, the name was changed to Punjab Kings (PBKS), a few years ago. Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Karan Paul and Preity jointly own the cricket team.
In an interview in the past, Preity Zinta said that she wanted Mahendra Singh Dhoni, aka MS Dhoni, to be on her team. However, she was aware that it was not going to happen. In the same interview, the Veer Zaara star said she wasn’t a big fan of Dhoni when the IPL started. But she started admiring his work as time passed by.
As reported by India Today, during an IPL event in 2018, Preity Zinta was asked which current players she would like her in the IPL team, Punjab Kings. The actress said, “There is just one player who I have always wanted in my team but that won’t ever happen… and that is MS Dhoni. When the IPL started, I wasn’t a Dhoni fan, but from what I’ve seen of him in the last ten years, I’ve started to admire him.”
At the same event, Preity Zinta also bashed the trolls who wanted MS Dhoni to retire due to a few failures. The cricketer, who has been the captain of Chennai Super Kings from 2008 till 2024, often gets a lot of hate for some hits and misses. Preity added, “Last year, everybody started saying Dhoni should stop playing, but look at him this year. He is unbelievable, and I think it’s unfair at every step to challenge a player once he reaches a certain stature. He doesn’t need to tell people who he is, he is Dhoni.”
Well, it’s good to see owners of other IPL teams praising and admiring the work of cricketers from opposing teams. That’s why the tournament is such a big deal in the country. Meanwhile, for IPL 2024, MS Dhoni decided to step down as the captain of CSK, and Ruturaj Gaikwad is now headlining the cricket team.
MS Dhoni With CSK Team
Preity Zinta’s IPL team, Punjab Kings, have played two matches so far for IPL 2024 and have won one match. It would be interesting to see how her team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, performs this year.
