Sanjiv Goenka VS KL Rahul – Explosive Clash in IPL 2024?
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) was in a match against Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) on 8th May 2024 when Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of LSG was seen having a heated conversation with KL Rahul. The video of them talking to each other went viral and created a controversy among Kl Rahul’s fans. The Public said, “The conversation, either normal or heated should be done behind the doors, not on cameras!
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LSG vs SRH
LSG vs SRH was a complete one-sided match favoring SRH. In the whole match, SRH didn’t let LSG take the stance. SRH defeated LSG by 10 wickets. Lucknow had given a target of 166 runs to SRH and in return, SRH chased the target in just 10 overs. Travis Head played 30 balls making 89 runs for the team including a explosion of 4s and 6s. Abhishek Sharma also played excellently. Rumors say, this made Goenka angry and led to the discussion.
Who Is Sanjiv Goenka?
Sanjiv Goenka, born on 29 January 1961 is an Indian Billionaire entrepreneur. Goenka is the chairman of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) having its headquarters in Kolkata. He also owns an IPL team, Lucknow Super Giants, and an ISL Football team, Mohun Bagan Super Giants. He was born to Sushila Devi Goenka and Rama Prasad Goenka in Kolkata, India. He is married to Preeti Goenka.
KL Rahul To Leave Captaincy?
In the dispute on social media, the captain KL is dealing with support as well as criticism for his batting. Fans are asking the LSG commander to leave the team as captain due to the disrespect done by Sanjiv. Not official but there are rumors that he might step down to focus on his batting in the upcoming matches.
5 Things To Know About Sanjiv Goenka
- Sanjiv is the 84th richest person in India.
- He started his career with the leadership of RPSG Group in 2010.
- He acquired the ownership of Rising Pune Super Giants in 2015 in IPL.
- He completed his B.Com degree from the esteemed St. Xavier’s College.
- He was honored with:-
- Nihil Ultra Award of Honour in 2012 by his college.
- Indian Business Leader of the Year at Belfast Global India Business Meet in 2013.
- Banga Bibhushan Award for his contribution to the state of West Bengal which is the highest Civilian Award in the State in 2015 by the chief minister of Bengal, Mamta Banerjee, and many more.
Reactions To The Discussion
Some of the most important reactions were seen in this discussion. From cricketers to Film stars, everyone is criticizing Sanjiv Goenka’s behavior with the captain Rahul. Fans are very angry about his disrespectful behavior. South Africa’s former captain, Graeme Smith reacted to this and said that these types of discussions should be done inside the doors and not on the field with multiple cameras. Sunil Shetty, father-in-law of captain Rahul has recently reacted to the discussion stating that whatever Goenka did on the field was wrong, he hasn’t played cricket and so can’t understand the condition of KL Rahul after the defeat. He added that Sanjiv should apologize for his animated behavior.
Not First Time?
Accepting the history of Sanjiv Goenka, the behavior and pattern are not new. Sanjeev has done the same with some other outstanding players too. In 2016-17, when CSK was banned for some reason, MS Dhoni, the captain cool of India played as captain of Rising Pune Super Giants, which was also owned by Goenka, and faced the same problem where Goenka removed him as the captain and transferred the captaincy to Steve Smith. The same was happened with Gautam Gambhir too. So this time, fans are supporting KL Rahul and criticizing Goenka as no one can talk like this with a captain and a national player.
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