"...Whole World Watching": Australia Great Decodes KL Rahul-Sanjiv Goenka Saga

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.

Lee also said that the entire incident also somewhere shows the passion among the team owners.

"There is a place behind closed doors that might have been a better option rather than the whole world watching. If it were done behind closed doors, you wouldn't have been asking me this question now. But also, on the other side, it shows the passion that the owners and coaches have… they want their team to do well and be the best, so maybe, pick your time," Lee said during an event in Delhi.

Following the heavy defeat, KL Rahul was 'lost for words' over SRH's explosive batting.

"I am lost for words. We have watched that batting on TV, but that was unreal," Rahul said after the match.

"Everything was hitting the middle of the bat. Kudos to their skill, they (Head and Abhishek) have worked very hard on their six-hitting. They didn't give a chance to see what the wicket was playing like, it didn't change much, but that mindset and freedom to tee off from ball one... the only way to stop them was wickets in the powerplay and we didn't do that," Rahul added.