KL Rahul meets LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka in Kolkata ahead of upcoming mega auction

The last Indian Premier League (IPL) may not have ended on a happy note for KL Rahul, but he has expressed his intentions about being retained to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka although no such assurances have been given by the top boss.

Rahul led LSG to the play-offs in the franchise’s first 2 IPL seasons, but it was widely believed that Gautam Gambhir’s strategic acumen had a lot to do with it rather than his leadership, which got thoroughly exposed in the third season.

“Yes, Rahul came to Kolkata and met Dr. Goenka at RPG head office. He has clearly told Dr Goenka that he wants to be retained. However, till BCCI comes up with retention policy, LSG management wouldn’t want to chalk out their plans,” an IPL Governing Council member told PTI.

“Look, Rahul wants retention but till LSG knows how many are to be retained and what’s the new purse, they can’t commit anyone,” the IPL source said.

Last year, Rahul’s animated conversation with Goenka, after a heavy defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, went viral although lot of people later called it a “frank discussion between owner and skipper”. It can be said that even if Rahul is retained by LSG, chances of which are minimal at the moment, he won’t be the first retention.

The reason to that is the fact that someone like Rahul as the first retention could mean a sum of Rs 18 to 20 crore (if team purse is increased) would be deducted from auction purse. No franchises, currently looking at X factor players at the top, would invest that much on Rahul.

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