Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta is often seen as one of the most attractive owners in the IPL, while former PBKS Pesseepman Sandeep Sharma has revealed how he honored his performance in 2017 as he rewarded broadcaster Ravi Shastri as a match player instead of selected Axar Patel.
IPL has always been a controversial platform for years. There have been many incidents that have marked sick practices, and such allegations have adopted many big personalities. Such a claim has also been made on PBKS owner Preity Zinta.
Former PBKS Pesar, including Preity Zinta, revealed the incident on a large scale
Former Punjab Kings Pesar, who is now acting for Rajasthan Royals, recently appeared in a chat show on Cricketer and recalled how franchise owner Preity Zinta impressed the decision on the player of the match selection and coined him as a potam instead of another team partner.
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The incident has been narrated by Sandeep Sharma, and it is back on the dates of 2017. He said that this was the 43rd match of the IPL season at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, and Kings posted a minor 138 on the board, in which Exer Patel was scoring a majority of scoring, 38 runs off just 17 balls.
Exer, who also took two wickets, was dubbed as the original player of the match for his all -round talent; However, the owner then intervened, claiming the award for Pesar. Broadcaster Ravi Shastri also accepted the proposal and honored him as a potm for his 3 big wickets in the game.
The incident is of 2017, when PBKS honors impressed the POTM Award – the winner shared the flashback
“We were playing a match against RCB in Bengaluru. And I took three wickets with a new ball. Virat, Abd and Chris Gayle. So in that match, in fact, the player of the match was considered as Axar Patel, who took two wickets in that match and it was a low scoring game,”
“In the last over, he scored 25 runs (19 runs) and scored 38 runs (overall). But the match was the player, if you see it. So Preity Ma’ ‘was there and told Ravi Shastri that the player of the match should be sandy, he had taken three big wickets.”
He said, “In fact, he gave me the match player. It was a cute thing. And I really introduced it to Exer.
Preity Zinta was happy despite the final disappointment by PBKS IPL 2025 Dominance
Zinta was seen during the successful run of Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, where she won several group stage matches in amazing fashion and reached the IPL final for the second time.
The pair of Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer set the stage on fire, as the coach-captain pair produced Wonders for PBK, and the auction started at the table itself, where Preity Zinta was also present. However, they are still looking for their first IPL title.
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