‘Sanjiv Goenka ‘by no means mentioned something improper’, KL Rahul was … ‘: Ex-LSG star drops bombshell | Cricket Information – The Instances of India
NEW DELHI: There was a variety of chatter amongst cricket followers concerning Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) proprietor Sanjiv Goenka‘s strict strategy. Many imagine Goenka calls for robust outcomes from his group. The discussions intensified lately after Goenka’s interactions with Rishabh Pant following LSG’s defeats sparked contemporary hypothesis.
The dialog round Goenka’s involvement started final yr when he was seen having a heated dialogue with then-captain KL Rahul after LSG’s heavy loss to SunRisers Hyderabad. Finally, KL Rahul moved on from LSG and joined Delhi Capitals for the IPL 2025 season.
Nevertheless, former LSG spinner Amit Mishra supplied clarification, describing Goenka as a pleasant and approachable determine who merely needs the most effective for his group.
“I spoke to the coach final season, and he advised me that captain KL Rahul was doing all of the work. He was making the 11s, making all of the modifications, and planning. However this yr, I do not really feel like that. This yr, after Zaheer Khan has come, I really feel like he’s speaking to everybody. If you happen to see, there’s a dialogue occurring, they’re speaking to one another. With Digvesh Rathi the coach was speaking,” Mishra mentioned on Cricbuzz.
“If you happen to discuss concerning the proprietor, I by no means felt he was too concerned. After all, he needed the group to win. However we did lose matches and after that he by no means talked loudly or mentioned something improper. I really feel that the media has proven a bit an excessive amount of. I did not really feel that there was something unfavorable like that. But when there’s any proprietor, he says that dropping is okay, however simply go on the market and present some combat.
“Battle and lose, I’ve no downside. That is what folks advised me. That is what occurred. Even after dropping badly in Kolkata and Hyderabad, the proprietor got here into the dressing room and motivated the group. He by no means mentioned something improper or in a really excessive tone,” he additional added.
As issues stand, LSG are sixth on the factors desk with 5 wins and 5 losses from 10 matches.
