''I've always looked up to Shahrukh'' - Preity Zinta
The
IPL
also
has
Shahrukh
Khan
coming
in.
How
does
it
feel
to
have
him
as
a
competitor
in
cricket?
I've
always
looked
up
to
Shahrukh.
When
I
did
my
first
film
Dil
Se
with
him,
he
was
already
a
huge
star.
To
me
it's
a
matter
of
great
honor
tostand
on
the
same
platform
as
him.
We're
all
working
very
hard
on
the
IPL.
Ours
is
the
youngest
team
among
all
the
IPL
owners.
Let's
be
positive
about
it.
Initially,
it's
very
important
for
the
IPL
team
to
work
in
totality.
Which
members
of
the
IPL
have
you
interacted
with?
You
mean
besides
Shahrukh?
Vijay
Mallya.
He's
a
very
good
friend,
and
a
really
cool
person
to
know.
As
for
the
cricketers,
they're
all
in
Australia
now.
How
cricket
savvy
have
you
become?
Right
now,
I
am
more
IPL
savvy.
We
are
working
on
the
format
and
the
modalities
constantly.
But
yes,
I
am
trying
to
get
as
cricket
savvy
as
possible.
On
Tuesday,
I
was
watching
the
match
at
Australia.
I
was
so
pleased
to
see
Yuvraj
perform
so
well.
He's
rocking.
And
yeah,
I'm
reading
the
sports
sections
more
now.
Rome
wasn't
built
in
a
day.
And
my
interest
in
cricket
will
take
time.
We
just
did
a
trip
to
Mohali.
The
stadium
there
is
fantastic.
Mr.
Bindra
of
the
Punjab
Cricket
Board
has
been
very
accommodating.
Are
you
happy
with
your
new
work
schedule?
I'm
loving
every
minute
of
it.
I
have
always
had
a
lot
of
energy.
Therefore,
I
am
now
using
it
in
the
right
way.
Are
you
growing
beyond
cinema?
I
certainly
am.
But
my
first
love
will
always
be
acting.
Cricket
will
have
to
take
second
place.
When
I'm
in
a
shot
nothing
else
matters.
When
I'm
watching
Yuvraj
bat
I'm
fully
there.
But
I'm
in
control
during
my
shot,
not
Yuvraj's
shot.
All
I
can
do
is
motivate
the
cricketers.
I
do
have
various
sides
to
me.
And
now
I'm
getting
a
chance
to
explore
things
that
are
helping
me
grow
as
a
human
being.
I
am
just
so
thankful
to
get
these
opportunities.
I
always
wanted
to
make
a
positive
impact.
Are
you
proud
to
be
so
active
in
a
game
that's
dominated
by
men?
Men
talk
about
equal
opportunities
for
women.
But
when
it
comes
to
the
crunch
hardly
anyone
comes
forward
to
let
women
rub
shoulders
with
them.
I
just
want
to
say,
the
three
guys
who
exemplify
true
feminism
are
my
IPL
colleagues
Ness
Wadia,
Karan
Paul
and
Mohit
Burman.
These
three
men
have
supported
me
wholeheartedly
and
without
being
patronizing.
They're
truly
the
modern
men
of
the
world.
Having
the
love
of
your
life
by
your
side
surely
helps?
I
joke
with
Ness
and
say
you're
the
wing
beneath
my
wings
.
When
I
suddenly
burst
into
a
loud
exuberant
rendering
of
'Wind
Beneath
My
Wings'
Ness
looks
at
me
as
if
I've
gone
crazy.
Does
Ness
enjoy
being
called
the
wind
beneath
your
wings?
He
is
that!
To
give
me
this
kind
of
support
and
provide
me
with
equal
opportunities
as
his
male
colleagues.
It's
fantastic.
Very
few
people
will
do
that.
What
do
you
expect
the
outcome
of
the
IPL
auction
to
be?
It's
an
open
auction.
All
of
us
have
to
be
on
our
toes.
It
isn't
going
to
be
easy.
To
be
honest
I've
absolutely
no
idea
what
will
happen.
I've
giant-sized
butterflies
in
my
stomach.
I'm
looking
forward
to
forming
our
teams
and
going
ahead
full-steam.
There's
a
lot
of
work
ahead.
I'm
an
eager
student
of
cricket.
Fortunately,
I've
so
many
knowledgeable
people
around
me.
I'm
just
happy
listening.
That
must
be
tough
for
someone
as
talkative
as
you?
The
toughest
thing
for
me
has
been
to
sit
in
one
place
for
an
hour.
When
I'm
on
a
film
set
I'm
all
over
the
place.
But
at
a
board
meeting
I
better
be
still.
This
is
a
whole
new
world
for
me.
And
I've
plunged
into
it
headlong.
Did
you
ever
feel
you
might
just
end
up
as
the
glamour
prop
in
the
IPL?
I
always
wanted
to
avoid
that.
But
in
any
sphere
of
activity
people
treat
you
the
way
you
want.
I've
been
on-board
in
the
IPL
full-on
attending
all
the
conferences.
At
every
meeting
I'm
the
first
one
in,
the
last
one
out.
Everyone
has
got
the
message
that
I'm
interested
and
passionate
about
the
IPL.
That
I'm
not
in
it
just
as
a
token
representative.
I'm
fully
inducted
into
it.
Let's
see
where
it
goes.
Any
downside
to
the
auction?
I
felt
bad
that
we
couldn't
get
Harbhajan
Singh
on
board,
he
being
from
Chandigarh
to
have
him
on
board
would've
been
nice.
But
Mumbai
went
hard
for
him,
and
so
did
we.
But…at
least
the
good
thing
is,
he
got
paid
really
well.
A
team
is
never
made
of
one
person.
We
had
our
budgets,
and
we
had
to
stick
to
it.
We
wanted
a
team
that
was
heavy
with
Indians.
A
lot
of
mathematics
went
into
the
game.
Overall,
I
think
we
got
a
well-balanced
team.
And
in
the
team
format
no
individual
wins
or
loses.
That's
the
best
part
of
it.
Did
your
budget
afford
you
the
players
you
wanted?
I
think
the
teams
that
didn't
have
to
bid
for
icon
players
had
more
flexible
budgets.
Chennai,
Hyderabad
and
Jaipur
didn't
have
icon
players.
Do
you
think
it's
important
for
your
team
to
have
an
icon
player?
We
love
our
icon
player
Yuvraj.
He's
one
of
the
best
20-20
players
in
the
world.
He
makes
a
helluva
difference
to
our
team's
morale.
The
good
thing
is,
we're
the
youngest
team
in
the
IPL.