In IPL 2026, Lucknow Super Giants lost at home in the match held on Wednesday. Rajasthan Royals, batting first, had scored 159 runs, in reply the entire LSG team was all out for 119 runs. When Rishabh Pant was asked where according to him the team lagged behind? So he said, ‘I don’t have an answer to that.’ He blamed the defeat on poor batting. After the same match, a photo of him with Sanjeev Goenka also went viral.
Sanjeev Goenka seems very emotional about cricket. Tears were seen in his eyes after the victory and the disappointment of defeat was also clearly visible on his face. Surely he would be disappointed with the defeat on Wednesday too, but there was a smile on his face during the meeting with Rishabh Pant.
Sanjeev Goenka hugged Pant
There is an image on social media about Sanjeev Goenka that he remains angry. Some pictures with KL Rahul in 2024 and Rishabh Pant last year raised such questions, but on Wednesday a different picture emerged.
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After the defeat, Rishabh Pant hugged Sanjeev Goenka, during this there was a smile on Goenka’s face as if he was encouraging the captain that victory or defeat is a part of the match, you should not take defeat as your responsibility.
Rishabh Pant hugging Sanjiv Goenka. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2FLvsKfi51
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 22, 2026
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Pant was out after playing irresponsible shots
Rishabh Pant’s irresponsible attitude was seen while batting in the match against Rajasthan Royals. Rishabh Pant had come after Badoni was run out in the very first over, the target was not very big (160) so he could have taken time but Pant went ahead and started playing shots from the first ball. While trying to play a similar big shot on his third ball, Pant was out on zero, which created pressure on the team and then it did not reduce.