In the recently held match between Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad. SRH registered a big 10-wicket win, their batters Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma annihilated the Lucknow bowlers while chasing 165 runs.
However, after this humiliating loss, there was a more humiliating incident came out. As LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen having an animated chat with skipper KL Rahul. But, the way he was conducting the conversation surely did not receive a good reaction from cricket supporters. It is not the first incident where skippers got bashed by their owners.
If we look at past IPLs, there have been many instances where owners and captains didn’t get aligned on the same page and got involved in banters like this. In this article, we are going to revisit a few clashes that took place between the superiors.
Incidents when IPL owners lost their cool
Harsh Goenka’s comment on MS Dhoni lambasted fans
During the 2017 Indian Premier League, Harsh Goenka, the brother of Rising Pune Supergiants (now defunct) owner Sanjiv Goenka, tweeted after a group stage match against Mumbai Indians. In his tweet, he was seen criticizing Dhoni’s performance in that game and also his captaincy of the RPS team when he was leading the side in 2016.
His tweets seemed to suggest that the team was performing better under the new captaincy of Steve Smith. Also stating that Dhoni was not as effective. After Harsh’s tweet, there was an ocean of support came for MS Dhoni. As everyone bashed Harsh Goenka for his disrespectful comment against the five-time IPL-winning captain, MS Dhoni.
Kavya Maran vs David Warner
Although things happened behind closed doors, when it came to the public eye, it was shocking. SRH’s former captain, David Warner, was always the first pick of the SRH during the span of 2014 to 2021. However, the relationship between him and SRH management started to strain during the 2021 season. It’s fair to say that he was humiliated most of the time by the SRH management.
At the start of the 2021, he was first sacked by the management and then released for the next IPL season. SRH owner Sun Group came under scrutiny due to this. As it became clear that Kavya Maran, who is always actively involved in SRH decisions, was the main reason why Warner was sacked and axed from the team.
Sanjiv Goenka’s animated conversation with LSG skipper KL Rahul
In the recently held game between SRH and LSG, where SRH defeated LSG by 10 wickets. There is a clip that is going viral. After the game, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen having an animated conversation with captain KL Rahul.
In that clip, it was clearly seen that Goenka was not happy with the LSG performance in that game. Although the way he was conducting the conversation surely didn’t go well on social media, as no one is liking his behavior towards an international player of such caliber. As a result of this, he is facing backlash from cricket fans all over the country.
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