IPL: Preity Zinta cheers on Punjab Kings, praises Shreyas Iyer

Actor and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta was spotted cheering for her team against Rajasthan Royals. She was visibly joyful as her team's batters scored. Zinta also recently praised captain Shreyas Iyer as an inspiring and calm leader.

Actor Preity Zinta never misses a chance to cheer for her co-owned IPL team, Punjab Kings. As Punjab Kings take on the Rajasthan Royals at a stadium in New Chandigarh, Preity can be seen enthusiastically rooting for her boys from the stands. Punjab Kings' batters set the ground ablaze with a raining flurry of sixes and fours, and as the camera cut to the stands, Preity Zinta was seen beaming with joy, her signature dimpled smile lighting up the moment.

Preity Zinta lauds Shreyas Iyer's leadership

Recently, Preity took to X and conducted an interactive session with her fans, where she answered several questions. One fan asked about her experience of working with Shreyas Iyer, and the actress had only good words for the skipper. Calling him an "inspiring" and calm leader, she wrote, "He is an inspiring & strategic leader that leads by example. Intelligent, calm, inclusive & accessible to the whole team. On a fun note, he is also incredible with kids, that's why my kids lovingly call him Shreyas Bhaiya and adore him (red heart emoticon)."

Playing XI

Rajasthan Royals

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja

Punjab Kings

Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer(c), Cooper Connolly, Suryansh Shedge, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Impact subs

Rajasthan Royals Impact subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Ravi Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Xavier Bartlett, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan. (ANI)

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