'I measure people by results,' says LSG owner; fans ask ‘Rahul ke liye ya Pant?'

A fewer days earlier the commencement of the IPL 2026 season, Sanjiv Goenka, proprietor of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), shared a connection connected societal media that drew attraction online."I measurement radical by the results they deliver, not by the hours they beryllium down a table without delivering.

Output is the lone honorable metric," Goenka said successful a station connected X.

The station did not notation immoderate individual, but respective users linked it to erstwhile LSG skipper KL Rahul, who is nary longer portion of the franchise setup, portion immoderate linked it to existent LSG skipper Rishabh Pant."Ye sound ke liye tha ki kl rahul ke liye," asked a user. "Dig astatine Rishabh Pant?" wondered another.The timing of the station comes adjacent to the caller IPL season, wherever LSG volition statesman with a changed squad composition.

Goenka and Rahul were earlier progressive successful a heated infinitesimal during IPL 2024 that had drawn attention. After a match, visuals showed Goenka successful an animated speech with Rahul connected the field, which led to treatment astir the squad situation and leadership. Rahul aboriginal moved connected from the franchise up of the past season. KL Rahul volition play for Delhi Capitals (DC) successful IPL 2026.There has been nary confirmation linking the caller station to immoderate player.

LSG volition statesman their IPL 2026 play connected April 1 against Delhi Capitals. In 2025, they finished seventh successful the points table. The squad is inactive looking for their archetypal IPL trophy and volition purpose for a beardown and accordant show this season. The BCCI has announced that the archetypal signifier of IPL 2026 volition instrumentality spot from March 28 to April 12.