Yuzvendra Chahal expressed his desire to open batting: Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta said- do it after IPL is over
Amidst the great performance of Punjab Kings in IPL 2026, spinner Yuzvendra Chahal asked team co-owner Preity Zinta to open in a match, to which Preity gave a funny answer. The performance of Punjab Kings under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer has been excellent this season. The team has so far registered 6 wins in 7 matches, while one match was canceled due to rain. The team is on top in the points table. Recently, the team also completed the biggest run chase in IPL history against Delhi Capitals. After the team’s consistently good performance, Preeti decided to interact with the fans on social media platform X. He asked the fans to ask questions, on which Chahal expressed his wish. Chahal wrote, ‘Mam, if I get a chance to open the batting in a match.’ To this Preity Zinta replied, ‘Sure Yuji. Anything for you. After IPL is over, whatever match you like. I am sure Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya will have no objection to this. Prabhsimran and Priyansh are in excellent form. Punjab’s current opening pair Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya are in excellent form. Both of them gave a strong start to the team. This season, the pair has scored runs at an average of 57.4 and strike rate of 192.61. Priyansh Arya has scored 254 runs so far, while Prabhsimran Singh has scored 287 runs in 6 innings of 7 matches at a strike rate of 192.62. For this reason, the team has not made any changes in its playing-11 till now. Punjab Kings has become the first team in IPL history, which did not make any changes in its playing-11 in the first 7 matches of a season.
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