Justin Langer BREAKS Silence on KL Rahul-Sanjiv Goenka Fallout Controversy Ahead of DC vs LSG IPL 2024 Match

Delhi: Days after the KL Rahul-Sanjiv Goenka fallout after Lucknow Super Giants humiliating loss versus Sunrisers Hyderabad, there are reports that the captain of the side has not travelled with the team. While things are unclear about Rahul, LSG coach Justin Langer has broken silence and labelled the fiasco between the owner and captain as a ‘storm in an espresso cup.’

When the incident transpired after the match at the Uppal stadium, Langer was there. Goenka also had a chat with Langer after giving his piece of mind to Rahul.

“My point is that Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are incredibly wealthy, but they are superstars because of the way they perform. Dhoni won a World Cup and was one of the greatest finishers of the game. People will never forget those performances,” said Langer when asked about ego being a problem with players to TOI.

While it is still unsure whether Rahul will be directly joining the team on the match day (May 14), his absence on the travel day raised quite a few eyebrows. Rahul’s absence was visible when the right-handed batter was nowhere to be seen in a video put up by the franchise on their official Instagram profile

Meanwhile, the heated exchange has surely had an impact in the interiors of LSG. It is learnt that the players were advised to refrain from posting anything on social media. Even, the franchise themselves posted just once on May 12 since the incident on May 8. Notably, Goenka too restricted his comments section on Instagram following that incident, since he received all the backlash from social media.

It remains to be seen what exactly happens today in Delhi.