Sanjeev Goenka targeted KL Rahul. (Photo: PTI)
All teams have announced the names of their retained players for IPL 2025. Lucknow Super Giants have retained a total of 5 players ahead of the mega auction. In this a total of 3 international players and 2 non-international players were retained. Team captain KL Rahul’s name is not included in this. That means franchise owner Sanjeev Goenka has decided to end his relationship with KL Rahul. Sanjeev Goenka made a shocking statement about Rahul immediately after dropping him from the team’s squad. However, he did not mention Rahul’s name in his statement.
Allegations against KL Rahul
KL Rahul captained the Lucknow Super Giants for three seasons. During this period, Lucknow qualified for the playoffs twice. He was ranked number 7 last season. Team owner Sanjeev Goenka decided to release him this time. After the official retention announcement on October 31, he targeted KL Rahul without mentioning his name. Goenka said he wanted to keep players like that in his team, who had a winning mentality and who played for the team and not for their own interests. His statement has caused a sensation. This is considered an insult to KL Rahul.
There was a breakup between the two
In the last IPL season, there was a fierce debate between team owner Sanjiv Goenka and KL Rahul after losing the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Goenka had reprimanded Rahul on the field itself. Although later both were seen together but this time the team owner and management were not in favor of retaining KL Rahul. On the other hand, there were also reports that Rahul himself had refused to be retained.
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Who was held and who was released?
The Lucknow supergiants have retained Nicholas Puran for Rs 21 crore, Ravi Bishnoi and Mayank Yadav for Rs 11 crore each. Apart from these, two uncapped players, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni, who got Rs 4 crore each, have been retained. Many big players like KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda and Naveen-ul-Haq have been released.
