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‘Give me the respect I deserve’: Preity Zinta hits back at troll falsely linking her to Glenn Maxwell’s IPL performance
Preity Zinta recently hosted an interactive session on X, but a misogynistic remark by a user linking Glenn Maxwell’s IPL performance to her didn’t sit well with her.
Preity Zinta is known for being quite interactive with her fans on social media and never shies away from speaking her mind. Most recently, the actress, who also owns the IPL team Punjab Kings, gave a befitting reply to a user who made a distasteful remark linking Glenn Maxwell’s performance in the ongoing IPL 2025 to her.
On May 13 (Tuesday), Preity Zinta hosted an AMA session on her X (formerly Twitter) account, where several internet users flooded her with questions. However, one of the questions didn’t sit well with the actress.
The user asked, “Ma’am, Maxwell ki aapse shaadi nahi hui isiliye vo aapke team se accha nahi khelta tha? (Ma’am, is Maxwell not playing well for your team because he didn’t marry you?)"
Visibly offended by the remark, Preity didn’t hold back and strongly responded to the comment. She fired back, stating, “Would you ask this question to the male team owners of all teams, or is this discrimination just reserved for women?”
“I never realised how difficult it is for women to survive in corporate setups until I got into cricket. I’m sure you asked this question in humour, but I hope you can actually look at your question and understand what you’re really saying — because if you do, it’s not pretty,” she further added.
On a concluding note, she said, “I think I have earned my stripes by working very hard for the past 18 years, so please give me the respect I deserve and stop with the gender bias. Thank you.”
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In addition to this, another ardent fan asked the actress how she motivates her players and the mantra behind her team’s improved performance compared to previous seasons. To this, Preity noted that they were always a great team, but this time, strong leadership, strategic captaincy, and coach Ricky Ponting have “made all the difference.”
“So full credit goes to our cricket operations team, our coach, and our captain for creating a wonderful environment for all the players to thrive,” a part of her detailed response read.
Preity Zinta will next be seen in Sunny Deol’s Lahore 1947.
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