Shardul Thakur Offers Handshake, LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka Bows Instead After Win vs SRH

Sanjiv Goenka Bows Instead After Win vs SRH: Lucknow Super Giants registered a dominant five-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a crucial away match on Thursday, chasing a 191-run target in just 16.1 overs.

While Nicholas Pooran was instrumental in the run-chase with a brilliant 70 off just 26 deliveries, the foundation for the victory was laid by pacer Shardul Thakur, who returned with impressive figures of 4/34 in four overs.

In a video posted by the Lucknow Super Giants on 'X' [Formerly Twitter], Lucknow Super Giants' owner, Sanjiv Goenka, can be seen meeting the players at the pitch. Upon meeting Shardul Thakur, who struck out his arm for a handshake, Goenka bowed down to him with both hands folded and greeted him, showcasing respect towards the bowling all-rounder. Both of them hugged it out after that.

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"Any win is good, and the first win is very special. So yes, it feels very good," the LSG owner expressed.

Our Chairman, Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, extends heartfelt congratulations to the team on their first win, and encourages to focus on giving the best ???? pic.twitter.com/9ckEd6J6MF

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) March 28, 2025

Meanwhile, revealed the moment he started to get back into the Indian Premier League (IPL) mindset after finding no buyers in last year's mega auction in Jeddah.

"See, I feel all these things keep happening in the cricket. It was just one bad day in the auction, I didn't get picked by any of the franchises. But unfortunately, there were a few injuries here and there, and there were a few inquiries about whether I could join the camp," Thakur told the host broadcaster during the innings break after assisting LSG in restricting SRH to 190/9.

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"But LSG was the one who approached me first, so I had to give them preference, and even when I was closely working with Zaheer Khan, he gave me a call. And it was always on the cards, I had to accept it.

And like I always say, skills are always there, talent is always there. It's just about the form and bad days, you have to go through it in cricket," he added.

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