K.L. Rahul an integral part of LSG, but lot of time left to decide on captaincy and retention: Sanjiv Goenka

LSG owner Goenka discusses Rahul's future, retention, and captaincy, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful decisions and policy announcements.

Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) called K.L. Rahul "an integral part of the franchise" amid speculations around his future in the team but remained evasive on player retention and captaincy for next IPL season.

Mr. Goenka's animated discussion with Rahul after a heavy defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad had become one of the talking points of last season's IPL.

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On Monday (August 26, 2024), Rahul met the team owner in Kolkata and expressed his wish to remain in the team, months after the video of the discussion between the two sparked speculations on whether the elegant India batter would want to continue his stint at the franchise.

"Look, I've been meeting K.L. regularly over last three years. I'm a little surprised this meeting got so much attention. As I've said we have not taken any call till the retention rules are out," Mr. Goenka told reporters while unveiling Zaheer Khan as their team mentor.

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"But KL has been an integral and important part of the LSG family since inception. He's played a very important role. He's like family and will be family." When asked about player retention and captaincy, Goenka said they are yet to arrive at a decision and are waiting for the BCCI to release the rules regarding retention.