What was the reason for Sanjiv Goenka’s anger on KL Rahul? The report revealed the reason. cricket news

Lucknow Super Giants’ defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 dealt a big blow to their hopes of reaching the playoffs. More than the result, it was the manner of LSG’s defeat that raised questions about their approach, as SRH won by 10 wickets and achieved the target in less than 10 overs. The LSG owner decided to confront captain KL Rahul after the conclusion of the match, their heated exchange went viral on social media. Although LSG has not issued any statement on the subject, a report has revealed what the conversation was about.

According to a report in Indian Express, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was not happy with his team’s approach in batting after coming out to bat first. On a pitch where the bowlers were getting little help, the tourists could only put 165 runs on the board. In reply, Pat Cummins’s team achieved the target in just 9.4 overs without losing any wicket.

Goenka decided to ask some tough questions to franchise captain KL Rahul, especially after he himself scored 29 runs off 33 balls. For Sunrays, while the opening pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma walked at strike rates of 296.66 and 267.85 respectively, LSG skipper Rahul could only score at a strike rate of 87.87.

During the conversation with Rahul, Goenka reportedly raised questions on the following topics:

– Team’s style of play

– missing intent

What was KL Rahul’s reaction to the confrontation with the owner?

According to the report, even during formal meetings, Rahul continued his work as usual. But, it has also been said that Rahul’s role as the team captain was discussed behind closed doors.

Rahul is the highest-paid player in the Lucknow franchise, earning Rs 17 crore annually. Led by the Indian batsman, the team finished second and third, but could not qualify for the playoffs this season.

Although there is no talk of immediately sacking Rahul from the post of team captain, Goenka is believed to have taken such a decision once before when he was the owner of the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiants team in the IPL. After this, the management removed MS Dhoni from the post of captain and handed over the command to Steve Smith.