Bollywood star Preity Zinta made a surprise visit to the McClean park, moments before the toss in the first ODI between India and New Zealand here on Tuesday.The Kings Eleven Punjab, an IPL franchisee co-owned by Zinta, is in New Zealand at the invitation of the New Zealand government.
Ever since she took the gamble of her life and bought an IPL team, Preity Zinta has been a familiar face at cricket grounds.It was, however, utterly but pleasantly surprising to see her all the way here in New Zealand too.Sporting her favourite colour, red, in the form of a jacket this time, she stood out in a haze of blues and blacks. With her hair thrown open, and dimples dancing on her pretty face, she cheered excitedly from the ropes as the Indian batsmen exploded into fours and sixes.
" will be no hugs for the team, though, as was customary during those halcyon evenings. Oh, we didn’t have parties after every victory in the IPL,”" she said. “We just had a little bit of fun.”Zinta, who co-owns Team Mohali, is here on an invitation from the New Zealand tourism board. “There is a government reception for the two teams here on Thursday,” she explained. NZ Prime Minister John Key will felicitate both captains.
“I am not here to see my IPL players,” she said. “But yes, I’ve met Yuvraj. And said hello to some others too, including Dhoni, Ishant, Irfan,” she added. Zinta said she was disappointed with the results in the T20 series, which India lost 0-2 but hoped India would do very well in the one-dayers.
Cheering Indian cricket fans……
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