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Follow UsLucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul and team owner Sanjiv Goenka were involved in a heated exchange during the 2024 Indian Premier League.
The incident happened after LSG allowed Sunrisers Hyderabad to chase down a target of 166 in just 9.4 overs. Even in the previous match, LSG lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by 98 runs.
Talking about the incident on YouTuber Shubhankar Mishra's show Unplugged, LSG spinner Amit Mishra said: “He (Goenka) was disappointed. We lost two back-to-back matches very badly. Against KKR, we lost by some 90-100 runs and against SRH, the match was finished within 10 overs.
“It felt like we were bowling them during a net practice session. If I am so angry about it, will someone who has actually put money into the team not feel angry?
"It was not a huge deal. But I later came to know that he said that the bowling was very bad and the team should have shown some fight. It looked like you had completely surrendered. But I feel people and the media hyped it up a bit.”
There have been reports suggesting that Rahul might not be retained ahead of the IPL 2025 auction but nothing has been confirmed yet.
“It does not matter if he is in the Indian team or not. But a person who has the right mentality for T20s should be the captain. Someone who plays for the team should be captain. I am sure LSG will look for a better captain,” said Mishra.
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