Rohit Sharma is now the hot topic of IPL 2024. Ever since he was replaced as captain of Mumbai Indians by Hardik Pandya, there have been speculations about his future with the team. Although there were reports that he might leave the five-time IPL champions before the 2025 IPL auction, there has been no official confirmation yet. During this time, an alleged statement by Preity Zinta, co-owner of Kings XI Punjab, went viral. In the quote, the social media account claimed that Zinta said that she was willing to “bet her life” to have Rohit Sharma join her team.

Preity Zinta has now broken her silence on the statement and said it is false.

“#Fakenews! All these articles are completely false and baseless. I have great respect for Rohit Sharma and am a huge fan of his, but I have never discussed him in any interview and have never Made this statement!

“I also have a lot of respect for Shikhar Dhawan who is currently injured which makes these articles appear to be in very bad taste. These articles are a perfect example of how misinformation can spread without any verification was picked up and spread online. I kindly ask all media not to spread this news and embarrass all parties involved? What I want to say is that we have a great team at the moment and our only focus is to win the game and make the most of it. #IPL2024, thank you.”

#False news ! All these articles are completely false and baseless. I have great respect for Rohit Sharma and am a huge fan of his, but I have never discussed him in any interview or made this statement! I also have a lot of respect for Shikhar Dhawan, who is currently injured… pic.twitter.com/VYbyV4eqHU

— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) April 19, 2024