Sanjiv Goenka brutally roasted after his reaction to Rishabh Pant dismissal in LSG vs SRH IPL 2025 match
Sanjiv Goenka, co-owner of Lucknow Super Giants (Screengrab)
NEW DELHI:
Sanjiv Goenka
, the co-owner of
Lucknow Super Giants
(LSG), found himself at the centre of a social media storm after a video showing his exit from the team's balcony went viral on Monday.
The incident occurred during LSG's crunch
IPL 2025
game against
Sunrisers Hyderabad
(SRH) at the Ekana Stadium.
The flashpoint came in the 12th over of the innings when
Rishabh Pant
, promoted to No. 3 in a must-win game, was dismissed for just seven runs.
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The LSG captain looked to work a full delivery from
Eshan Malinga
but ended up lobbing a soft catch back to the bowler, who took a stunning diving grab.
Goenka, clearly disappointed, stormed out of the balcony, an action that was quickly picked up by cameras and exploded across social media.
Fans were quick to react, with many criticising Goenka's public show of frustration and calling it unsportsmanlike.
Memes, jokes, and heated opinions soon flooded social media platforms, turning Goenka's reaction into one of the day's biggest talking points.
Pant's form this season has been a concern, having scored only 135 runs from 12 matches at an average of just over 12. His poor shot selection in such a crucial game only amplified the backlash.
While Pant flopped once again, Mitchell Marsh (65) and Aiden Markram (61) had given SRH a flying start, hammering the LSG bowlers in the powerplay.
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Despite efforts from Nicholas Pooran (45) to push the total beyond 200, LSG's momentum dipped sharply in the middle overs.
With the playoff race heating up, every decision and every dismissal carries weight. And in this case, it wasn't just the players under pressure—Goenka's
emotional outburst
proved owners aren't immune to the heat of the moment either.
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