We
all
know
that
Preity
Zinta
owns
a
part
of
the
20Twenty
team
Kings
XI
Punjab
along
with
boyfriend
Ness
Wadia.
But
not
many
know
her
actual
reason
for
joining
the
IPL.
"I
had
originally
planned
to
start
a
special
sports
school
in
memory
of
my
father,
but
then
I
put
off
that
idea
due
to
lack
of
funds.
However,
determined
about
starting
something
sports-related,
I
chose
to
get
into
the
IPL." revealed
the
dimpled
actress,
She
further
stated,
"My
father
was
very
interested
in
sports.
In
Northern
India,
he
used
to
organize
the
Durganand
Zinta
Football
Tournament.
He
used
to
sponsor
poor
children
who
were
interested
in
sports.
After
his
death,
I
decided
to
start
a
school
that
pays
special
attention
to
sports.
It
was
to
be
a
huge
project.
But
I
didn't
have
the
resources
to
start
it
just
yet.
So
I
put
that
dream
on
hold.
And
thought
to
myself,
'Why
not
get
into
the
IPL?'.
I'd
been
hearing
a
lot
about
it.
And
that's
how
it
happened."
When
asked
about
her
favourite
player
from
the
team,
Preity
said,
"I
don't
have
anyone
favourite
as
such
but
love
the
way
Yuvraj
Singh
hits
those
big
sixes."