Delhi Capitals claimed victory in the Monday match of IPL Season-18 against Lucknow Super Giants who had been leading the game. The game showed all signs of going to LSG before Ashutosh Sharma hit an incredible late inning that handed victory to DC. The Player of the Match performance belonged to Ashutosh. Rishabh Pant expressed his disappointment through his facial expressions after Lucknow Super Giants suffered their defeat.
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Goenka Reaches Dressing Room After Defeat
The surprising post-match incident involved Franchise owner Sanjeev Goenka walking into the LSG dressing room. Sanjeev Goenka delivered his expectations to the complete LSG team and staff following their game defeat. Sanjeev Goenka told the players he was not satisfied by their performance in the game. Sanjeev Goenka recognized positive aspects in the match during his meeting with players even though he expressed disappointment about the team’s performance.
Sanjiv Goenka in the LSG dugout. pic.twitter.com/CGMCGFm0wT
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Goenka Boosted Team’s Morale
Online social platforms have distributed the video recording from Goenka’s talk with team members. The match provides numerous positive aspects according to Goenka because LSG displayed excellent performance in their power play offense and defense. The game brings about occasional problems because we have a youthful team that must focus on positive aspects to achieve better results during the upcoming matches from tomorrow to the 27th. We lost yet the match was outstanding in every respect.
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Separate Conversation with Pant
The shared image of Goenka meeting team captain Rishabh Pant implied that he directed the cricketer toward learning from failure while moving beyond it.
The recently released video of Goenka has generated multiple responses across social media platforms. The people view Goenka’s approach to boost team spirit following the loss as an exceptional strategy. Some criticize that Sanjeev Goenka released his video to enhance his public perception. The Lucknow team previously relied on KL Rahul as their captain before the previous IPL season.
