New Delhi: The Indian Premier League 2024 witnessed a massive controversy when Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjeev Goenka was caught having a heated argument with skipper KL Rahul following franchise’s loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad. After the match got over, Goenka confronted Rahul and the entire incident got captured on camera.
The row between the owner and skipper quickly became the talk of town for the remaining part of the season, with many in support of the skipper and many criticising the owner. Meanwhile, star LSG skipper Amit Mishra in a Youtube conversation has revealed the unheard details of the Goenka-Rahul row saying that the franchise will surely look for a new skipper for the 2025 edition.
Goenka was disappointed, says Mishra
“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?,” Mishra said at the podcast.
“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 have completely surrendered. But I feel people and media hyped it up a bit,” he added regarding the KL Rahul-Sanjiv Goenka controversy.
Amid lot reports that KL Rahul will not be retained as skipper for the upcoming edition of the cash-rich league, Mishra clarified that the franchise will surely look for a new captain but as of now, there is no official statement has been issued from either the team or the player’s side.
“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,” Mishra concluded.
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