Preity Zinta denies claims of King XI players involved in 'suspicious activities'

Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta on Wednesday rubbished reports of her alleging that some of her players were involved in match-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that a constructive conversation had been turned into a destructive article.

The 40-year-old wrote on Twitter, "A constructive conversation to genuinely make a difference to the game is turned into a destructive article for sensational purpose."

Zinta also said that she had just suggested to the BCCI to put players through lie detector tests.

"Shocked by this inaccurate & extremely irresponsible & malicious piece by @IndianExpress #stunned #2shocked2react https://twitter.com/indianexpress/ .," she tweeted.

Earlier, the English daily had reported that Preity Zinta had told BCCI official during her recent meeting that some players of Kings XI Punjab may have indulged in 'suspicious activities' linked to throwing matches.

According to the reports, she also said that the Indian board's anti-corruption team has not been able to effectively tackle the menace and added that she wanted to speak on this issue earlier but had no proof.