Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has refuted a viral social media claim attributing a disparaging remark about cricketer Rishabh Pant to her. The rumour suggested Zinta, co-owner of Punjab Kings, criticised Pant after the IPL auction, implying the team preferred Shreyas Iyer. Zinta swiftly dismissed the quote as “fake news” on X. Post navigation IPL: Nayar set to re-join KKR, but shouldn’t there be a cooling-off period? IPL 2025: KL Rahul becomes fastest Indian to 200 sixes