Cheer the boys, and cry for them

IPL-3 is in full swing. Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty, movie actors and co-owners of, respectively, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, are managing cricketers and a cricket franchise. How does that work? Express reporters spent time with both, on and off the field, to find out
Preity Zinta (Kings XI)
These, then, are the remains of the day.
It’s a minute past midnight, March 14, Sunday morning. The plastic dug-out feels lethargic. The match is over: the Delhi Daredevils have thrashed Kings XI Punjab by five wickets at the PCA Stadium in Mohali — at home. Through all the silence, a cheering owner tries to soften the blow.
Dressed in the team’s colours with the logo stitched alongside, Preity Zinta, actor and co-owner of the IPL team, is at peace. Games are won, and sometimes lost. “When there is a major crisis, I’m the calmest person on the planet. I thrive in chaos. We’re one big family and we will solve it,” she says. Three hours of trying to inspire her team didn’t.