KL Rahul Released By Lucknow Super Giants, Owner Sanjiv Goenka Brutally Trolled For Saying This

31.10.2024 - 16:37 sports.ndtv.com

One of the biggest names to have not been retained ahead of the IPL 2025 is KL Rahul. The star batter was the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants for the past few seasons.

However, he will now join the auction pool. LSG's retained players are Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore), Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore), Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore) and Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore).

Talking about the retentions, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka gave an interesting take. "It was a simple mindset to go in for players, who have a mindset to win, who put the team before their personal goals and personal aspirations,” said Sanjiv Goenka. "Our first retention which was an automatic choice, happened within like less than two minutes.

We have two uncapped retentions that is Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni. It was a process that Zaheer Khan, Justin Langer and the analyst and the CEO engaged in. "We have went with three bowlers from previous seasons, all Indians.

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