Mar 12, 2008. History repeats itself in Bollywood and cricketing world if rumours are to be believed. Indian Cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expressed his admiration for Om Shanti Om girl Deepika Padukone even as she was dating Ranbir Kapoor. Deepika went for Yuvraj Singh and later dumped him for Ranbir. Now, actress Priyanka Chopra seems to have stolen another cricketer's heart.

Celebrity gossip sells - in newspapers and television channels - so Bollywood's Priyanka Chopra decided to play a prank. And her victim was the media.

It all began when an alleged romantic conversation between Priyanka and cricketer S Sreesanth got leaked to some news channels and magazines who splashed the expose prominently.

But on Tuesday when Sreesanth called for a press conference to address the controversy, the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle fell in place - especially after Priyanka made a dazzling entry.

All became painfully clear. A luxury soap brand had planned the entire prank with the consent of the two celebs to pull a fast one on the media for a change.

And Priyanka, herself often the victim of vicious rumour mongering, was clearly delighted at having turned the tables.

"There are so many stories about us which are totally untrue and we take it positively toh ek kahani app bhi le sakte hai (so you can also take one)," Priyanka said.

Shrewdly passing off the prank as a harmless joke, the actress made it clear this was fun for fun's sake.

"Now come on don't not be so vengeful. Whatever you guys are I still like you," she said

Ask Sreesanth why he agreed to participate in this prank and he points in the direction of his partner in crime; claiming it was a gesture for a close buddy.
"She is really hot and she is very good. She is a good friend," Sreesanth said.

It is said that Priyanka is seeing actor Harman Baweja though they have not made it public. The latest we hear is that cricketer Sreesanth has a huge crush on her. It is rumoured that the cricketer had expressed his admiration for her during a telephonic conversation with her. She was earlier linked to M S Dhoni. Well, it looks like Sreesanth is breaking Priyanka-Harman partnership with his lethal bowling pace. How's that?

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