NEW DELHI: Following a humiliating loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul and team owner Sanjiv Goenka were seen having a visibly intense discussion.
Goenka appeared clearly dissatisfied with the outcome and was caught by cameras deep in conversation with KL Rahul near the boundary line.
While the specifics of their conversation were not audible, the spirited exchange between the owner and captain was captured on broadcast and circulated widely on social media following LSG's crushing 10-wicket defeat.
As a result of the loss, LSG dropped to sixth place on the points table and now need to win their final two matches and rely on favorable outcomes from other games to secure a playoff spot.
1/10:Sunrisers Hyderabad crush Lucknow Super Giants
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2/10:10-wicket win
<p>Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma smoked half-centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Lucknow Super Giants by 10 wickets on Wednesday. </p>AFP
3/10:Bhuvneshwar Kumar
<p>Bhuvneshwar Kumar set up the victory with impressive bowling figures of 2-12 to restrict Lucknow to 165-4 after they elected to bat first. </p>AFP
4/10:LSG
<p>Lucknow lost regular wickets until Nicholas Pooran (48), and Ayush Badoni (55), put on an unbeaten stand of 99 in 52 balls to boost the team total. </p>AFP
5/10:SRH win big!
<p>Chasing 166, Head (89*), and Abhishek (75*), tore into the opposition attack to romp home with 10.2 overs to spare at their home in Uppal. </p>AFP
6/10:Travis Head
<p>Australia's Head attacked with a flurry of fours and sixes as he reached his fifty in 16 balls and went past 500 runs this season. </p>AFP
7/10:Head count
<p>Head is now third in the batting chart behind Virat Kohli (542) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (541) with his fourth half-century -- he also has a ton -- in this edition. </p>AFP
8/10:Head vs spinners
<p>Head took on the spinners with aplomb and said the skill will be invaluable on the slow pitches in the West Indies during the T20 World Cup in June. </p>AFP
9/10:Abhishek Sharma
<p>Abhishek joined the charge as he got to his fifty in 19 balls after the pair took Hyderabad to 107 in the first six overs of powerplay. </p>AFP
10/10:7th win for SRH
<p>Hyderabad registered their seventh win in 12 matches to hand a perfect gift to birthday boy and captain Pat Cummins, who turned 31 on Wednesday. </p>AFPFans were uneasy about Goenka's public confrontation with Rahul, suggesting such discussions should be held in private rather than in front of spectators.
Critics also took issue with Goenka's approach towards the composed and calm KL Rahul, pointing out that he could learn from KKR's co-owner and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who is known for encouraging players with hugs and applause regardless of a win or loss.
Sunrisers Hyderabad secured the 10-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants thanks to a dominant performance from opening pair Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma.
After LSG chose to bat first and posted a below-par total of 165, with Rahul's slow innings of 29 from 33 balls, Ayush Badoni (55 off 30) and Nicholas Pooran's (48 off 26) 99-run partnership provided LSG with a more competitive score.
However, Head (89 in 30 balls) and Abhishek (75 in 28 balls) overwhelmed the LSG bowlers, successfully chasing the target of 166 runs in just 9.4 overs.
