Harsh Goenka, the elder brother of Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka, playfully reacted to a viral meme showing KL Rahul giving advice to the franchise's big-money hire Rishabh Pant. This comes after LSG bid Rs 27 crore to acquire the star wicket-keeper batter while letting go of their 2024 skipper KL Rahul, who joined the Delhi Captails for Rs 14 crore.
A viral meme showing KL Rahul advicing Pant about joining LSG went viral on social media. A user on X, platform formerly known as Twitter, caption an image of the two players – "Dekh Bhai, company achi hai, pay acha hai, par boss bohot toxic hai."
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Harsh Goenka reacted to the meme with a laughing emoji.
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— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) November 24, 2024
The meme was a dig at LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka, who was caught on camera having an animated discussion with Rahul after the team lost against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024. The incident sparked speculations about the detoriating relationship between the two. The 2021 finalists eventually did not retain their then-captain ahead of the 2025 season. They also did not use their RTM card.
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Rahul recently addressed the incident. “Whatever happened on the field after the game wasn’t the nicest thing to be part of or something that anyone wants to see on the cricket field. So yeah, I think it did affect the entire group,” he recalled during a conversation on Star Sports. The incident happened after LSG's 10-wicket loss over SRH who chased down the target of 166 within 9.4 overs.