LSG has retained Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan.
Sanjiv Goenka on KL Rahul Released from LSG : After the announcement of the retained players for IPL 2025, it has now been officially revealed that KL Rahul is not a part of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The franchise has released its captain. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have retained Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan.
Let us tell you that after the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad during IPL 2024, there was a heated argument between captain KL Rahul and LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka. The video of this entire incident had also gone viral on social media. However, later clarification came from Goenka and Rahul, but by then there was a lot of hue and cry in the cricket world about this.
Since then, there were discussions whether Lucknow franchise could show KL Rahul a way out of the team or Rahul himself would leave the franchise. Now on Thursday 31st October, it has been officially confirmed that KL Rahul has been released by LSG.
What did Sanjeev Goenka say on the release of KL Rahul from LSG?
Now, as soon as LSG announced its retained players, team owner Sanjiv Goenka has targeted KL Rahul. In a video message broadcast on Star Sports, Sanjiv Goenka explained the reason behind retaining Puran, Bishnoi, Badoni, Mohsin and Mayank.
Sanjiv Goenka said, “It was a simple idea to go in with players who have a winning mentality. To have those who put the team first before their personal goals and individual aspirations. “And we wanted to keep as much of the core intact as possible.”