Sanjiv Goenka (L). | (Credits: Twitter)
Lucknow Supergians’ owner Sanjiv Goenka has reacted to the viral meme after the franchise made Rishabh Pant the most expensive player in the IPL auction history by shelling out ₹27 crore. With the hilarious meme of KL Rahul warning Pant of the owner’s strict nature, Goenka said he is a good mix of everything.
The incident of a heated argument between Rahul and Goenka came to light after an IPL 2024 game when the former was part of the Supergiants. With the Lucknow-based franchise losing the game comprehensively to the SunRisers Hyderabad, the owner of the franchise lost his cool and was seen arguing with the skipper.
Speaking to Navika Kumar on Times Now, the journalist asked Goenka about the viral meme and he stated:
“Dekhiye meme maine dekhi nahin hai. But main itna keh sakta hoon boss loving bhi hai, caring bhi hai, tough bhi hai. Jab love ki zarurat hoti hai, tab love deta hai, jab caring ki zarurat hoti hai toh caring deta hai, aur jab thodi daant ki zarurat hoti hai toh daant bhi deta hai.” (I have not seen the meme. But I will say that the boss is loving, caring and tough. When love is needed, he gives it, when care is needed, he gives it too and will dish out some scolding if needed as well.)
Lucknow Super Giants squad for IPL 2025:
Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (Rs. 27 crore), David Miller (Rs. 7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (Rs. 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs. 3.40 crore), Avesh Khan (Rs. 9.75 crore), Abdul Samad (Rs. 4.20 crore), Aryan Juyal (Rs. 30 lakh), Akash Deep (Rs. 8 crore), Himmat Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), M. Siddharth (Rs. 75 lakh), Digvesh Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shahbaz Ahmed (Rs. 2.40 crore), Akash Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shamar Joseph (Rs. 75 lakh), Prince Yadav (Rs. 30 lakh), Yuvraj Chaudhary (Rs. 30 lakh), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (Rs. 30 lakh), Arshin Kulkarni (Rs. 30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (Rs. 75 lakh).
