Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta has expressed her desire to include Rohit Sharma in the team for the upcoming IPL season. He said that he can even risk his life to make the hitman a part of his team. It is noteworthy that after the change in the captaincy of Mumbai Indians, it is being speculated that the veteran cricketer may leave the team before the mega auction of IPL 2025. However, there is no official information regarding this news. Currently Rohit is playing for Mumbai and Hardik Pandya is managing the team in the role of captain.
Punjab lost to Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals
Punjab had to face defeat in the match played between the two teams on Saturday. Punjab's performance in this tournament has not been very good so far. Punjab Kings have won only 2 times in 6 matches. With this the team is at eighth place in the points table.
Rajasthan won by 3 wickets
Punjab team will be without Shikhar Dhawan in the match against Rajasthan. Under the leadership of Sam Curran, the team scored 148 runs and Ashutosh Sharma played an inning of 31 runs. In reply, Rajasthan won by 3 wickets. After this match, Preity Zinta of Punjab Kings has expressed her desire to take Rohit Sharma in the team.
What did Preity Zinta say?
He said that if Rohit Sharma comes in the auction, I will try my best to include him in the team. The only thing missing in the team is a captain who can bring stability and champion mentality. Under the leadership of Rohit, Mumbai Indians have won the IPL five times. Under his leadership the team has won the IPL in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020.