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The IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have found themselves in some sort of serious trouble after their owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen speaking to KL Rahul on the sidelines of match against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) . After LSG were thrashed by SRH openers with a 10-wicket loss, the LSG skipper was seen having an animated conversation with owner and Head Coach Justin Langer.
Days after the incident, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag weighed in on the incident and questioned Goenka’s act. Speaking to Cricbuzz, Sehwag said, “The owner's role should be that when they meet the players in the dressing room or during a press meet, they should only talk to motivate them.”
Sehwag further emphasized that the owners should focus on supporting the team and not manage and interfere in the tactics. “But if the owner comes and asks, 'What is going on? What's the problem?' or gets hold of one of the team management members and starts to raise questions about a particular player...see the coaches and the captain run the team, so it is better for these owners not to get involved with players or get angry with me,” the former cricketer said.
He further added, “These are all businessmen. They only understand profit and loss. But here, there is no loss, so what’s bothering them? You are earning a 400-crore profit. I mean, this is a business where you have to do nothing at all. You have guys to take care of that, and irrespective of what happens, you are earning profit.”
Speaking of the KL Rahul-led franchise, Lucknow Super Giants are placed seventh in the IPL 2024 points table. The side will next take on Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday, May 14.
