Ponting not in race to be India coach despite being approached
NEW DELHI : Australia great Ricky Ponting was sounded out for the India head coach's role but the 49-year-old said he is not in the race to succeed Rahul Dravid in that high-profile job.
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NEW DELHI : Australia great Ricky Ponting was sounded out for the India head coach's role but the 49-year-old said he is not in the race to succeed Rahul Dravid in that high-profile job.
After the victory against Mumbai Indians in their last fixture of the Indian Premier League 2024, Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul said on Friday that he was disappointed with the team's overall performance in the ongoing 17th edition of the cash-rich league. Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir's fiery knocks went in vain as MI conceded an 18-run loss against LSG in the IPL 2024 match at the Wankhede Stadium. The wicketkeeper-batter asserted that at the beginning of the ongoing season, he really fealt that LSG had a strong team with most bases covered.
He may have been ignored for the ICC T20 World Cup and publicly scolded by the owner of his franchise but Lucknow Super Giants assistant coach Lance Klusener believes KL Rahul has had an outstanding IPL 2024 season as captain but was left frustrated by lack of support from other batters. Super Giants were doing well till the IPL 2024 reached the home stretch and were in contention for the playoffs before they lost four of their last five matches which hampered their progress.
The KL Rahul-Sanjiv Goenka episode has been the topic of discussion in the last one week. The Lucknow Super Giants owner's animated discussion with skipper KL Rahul after the side's 10-wicket loss to SunRisers Hyderabad went viral. It led to social media users slamming the industrialist, who is also the owner of Mohun Bagan Super Giant. Not only KL Rahul, Goenka could be seen having an intense discussion with LSG coach Justin Langer.
Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka invited skipper KL Rahul to his house following the massive controversy over their fiery conversation after the loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. According to LSG insiders, Rahul attended the dinner at Goenka's house on Monday. Earlier, Goenka was caught on camera having an animated conversation with Rahul and head coach Justin Langer after the heavy defeat. The incident led to massive criticism from both experts and fans with Goenka facing outrage for publicly berating the cricketer. However, it seems like there is no rift in the LSG camp as a picture of KL Rahul hugging Sanjiv Goenka has gone viral on social media.
Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka faced a lot of criticism following his outburst on skipper KL Rahul after the team was handed a 10-wicket loss by Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. LSG scored just 165/4 in 20 overs - a target that was chased down by SRH openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma in less than 10 overs. Following the match, the camera caught Goenka having an animated chat with Rahul as well as head coach Justin Langer. Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee was asked about the incident and he said that things would have been different if the conversation took place behind closed doors.
There has been a massive outrage among fans and experts following Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka's outburst on skipper KL Rahul following the team's heavy loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. LSG were completely outplayed by SRH as Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma produced brilliant batting performances to chase down the 166-run target in just 9.4 overs. After the match, Goenka was caught on camera having a heated conversation with KL Rahul and head coach Justin Langer. Fans and experts were not happy with the LSG owner's behaviour after the match and they took to social media to show their support for Rahul.
"It's the owner's call...they spend the money," Ravi Shastri's comments on Mumbai Indians captaincy change seems more profound today, after what played out on Indian national television on Wednesday night. Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka's verbally bashing his IPL team's skipper KL Rahul, following a 10-wicket thrashing by SunRisers Hyderabad, is a scene that is being replayed ever since. It was the biggest loss in IPL history as SRH chased down a 166-run target in just 58 balls. With 62 balls remaining in the innings it is the most dominating win in IPL, in terms of balls to spare (100+ targets). Naturally, Goenka, a very successful industrialist and also the co-owner of ISL runner-up Mohun Bagan Super Giant, was not a happy man.