The owner of Punjab Kings, Preity Zinta, on Friday announced that she will not be able to physically attend the IPL 2022 mega auction on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.
Zinta, who welcomed twins Jai and Gita in November, said she would not be able to "leave the little ones and travel to India". The actor stays with her family in Los Angeles.
She, however, reached out to fans and asked for suggestions regarding the players Punjab Kings should go for in the IPL 2022 auction. "The last couple of days have been hectic discussing the auction all all things cricket with our team. I wanted to reach out to our fans and ask them if they have any player suggestions," Preity Zinta tweeted.
This year I’m going to miss the IPL Auction as I cannot leave my little ones & travel to India. The last couple of days have been hectic discussing d auction & all things cricket with our team.I wanted to reach out to our fans & ask them if they hv any player suggestions.. pic.twitter.com/oIOCqZT3PN— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 11, 2022
or recommendations for our new team. I would love to know who you wanna see in the red jersey this year. Bring it on folks… I’m all ears #iplauction #throwbackRelated stories
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 11, 2022
While fans responded with disappointment over not being able to see Zinta in action at the auction, they did not hold back from sending their recommendations.
"I'll miss seeing you at the auctions but I'm sure you must have given your player preferences to the selection team who're going to be present tomorrow. I hope PBKS get some amazing players possible, specially great middle order batters," tweeted Tejan Shrivastava who uses the handle @RealBeingTeJan.
Another Twitter user RDK who goes by @Goatcheeku_18 said, "IPL auction won't be the same without you."
Read more: IPL auction 2022: 5 uncapped players to watch out for this season
The announcement also opened the meme gate as Zinta has in the past participated enthusiastically in bidding wars during IPL auctions. In 2021, she bought Tamil Nadu batsman Shahrukh Khan for Rs 5.25 crore after an explosive bidding war. Khan's base price was Rs 20 lakh.
The businesswoman and actor was then caught on camera doing a happy jig and saying to the opposing team and said, “We have acquired Shahrukh Khan”.
Other franchises right now. pic.twitter.com/ILtoxqYh46— (@Vinod68480035) February 11, 2022
Other 9 teams pic.twitter.com/87UIs103gN— Nikhil Rajput (@Viratian_Nikk) February 11, 2022
Other team owners after knowing this. pic.twitter.com/nrVw1KVcVS— KS (@Ksudhaga) February 11, 2022
The auction of 590 players shortlisted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the 15th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be carried out on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.
Read more: IPL auction 2022: Where and when to watch live telecast
The auction is scheduled to begin at 12 pm, but the official coverage will begin at 11 am on both February 12 and 13.
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