Rahul joined Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in 2022 and efficiently led the workforce to the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka broke his silence on the continuing rumors surrounding the retention of franchise captain KL Rahul. The assertion got here after a gathering between Goenka and Rahul at the RPSG Group founder and chairman’s workplace in Kolkata.
Earlier this 12 months, in the course of the IPL 2024 season, a video from the LSG dugout went viral, exhibiting Goenka engaged in a dialogue with Rahul after a heavy loss in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad. The cricketing group criticized Goenka for his actions, resulting in hypothesis about Rahul’s future with the franchise. However, the incident was later clarified as a candid dialogue between the owner and captain, adopted by a dinner hosted by Goenka.
Despite Goenka’s efforts to make clear the state of affairs, rumors endured a few strained relationship between him and Rahul, with the potential of Rahul not being retained for the 2025 IPL season. Reports even urged that Rahul’s former franchise, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, was enthusiastic about signing him.
In response to the rising hypothesis, Goenka addressed the potential retention of Rahul however selected to maintain the suspense alive.
“I don’t want to comment on speculation. All I will say is KL Rahul is family,” he was quoted by Revsportz on Wednesday.
Rahul, who’s not part of India’s T20 format, joined Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in 2022 and efficiently led the workforce to the playoffs in consecutive seasons. Despite their failure to safe a hat-trick in 2024, critics attributed the workforce’s success in 2022 and 2023 to Gautam Gambhir’s strategic management. Gambhir, nevertheless, left LSG to hitch the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024.
Recently, it was reported by PTI that LSG didn’t affirm Rahul’s retention within the franchise, even after the participant expressed his need to remain, as a result of lack of readability from the BCCI concerning the foundations for the upcoming public sale.
“Yes, Rahul came to Kolkata and met Dr Goenka at RPG head office. He has clearly told Dr Goenka that he wants to be retained. However, till BCCI comes up with retention policy, LSG management wouldn’t want to chalk out their plans,” an IPL Governing Council member, aware about developments in LSG, instructed PTI on the situation of anonymity.
“Look, Rahul wants retention but till LSG knows how many are to be retained and what’s the new purse, they can’t commit anyone,” the IPL supply stated.
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