LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka: In the 8th match of IPL 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad were defeated by Lucknow Supergiants by five wickets. After the victory, the team owner Sanjiv Goenka also looked very happy. He hugged the players after the victory. The big thing was that before hugging, he bowed to Shardul Thakur.

LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka: In the 8th match of IPL 2025, Sunrisers Hyderabad were defeated by Lucknow Supergiants by five wickets. Shardul Thakur and Nicholas Pooran were the heroes of this victory. Pooran scored 70 runs off 26 balls while Shardul took four wickets for 34 runs. After this victory, the owner of the team Sanjiv Goenka also looked very happy. He hugged the players after the victory. The big thing was that before hugging, he bowed to Shardul Thakur. Seeing this, Shardul also started laughing. This video is going viral on social media.

The owner of 33 thousand crores bowed down in front of Shardul

Interestingly, Shardul remained unsold in the 2025 IPL auction, but was included in the team at the last moment due to injuries in the bowling unit of LSG. After taking two wickets in the first match against Delhi Capitals, he continued his brilliant performance in Hyderabad as well. After the match, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka, whose net worth is more than Rs 33 thousand crores, bowed down to Shardul and gave him a hug.

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

LSG Owner Sanjiv Goenka

Thakur remained unsold

After not finding any buyer in the auction despite a base price of Rs 2 crore, Shardul started preparing to play the County Championship with Essex. But fate had something else in store - Shardul was picked by LSG after Mohsin Khan's ACL injury. The decision was taken by team mentor Zaheer Khan, which started a new chapter for the experienced all-rounder.

Purple cap on Shardul's head

In just two matches of the season, Shardul has captured the Purple Cap, topping the list of highest wicket takers with six wickets at an economy of 8.83. Although other franchises had also shown interest in him, LSG took the first step, which is now proving to be a masterstroke. This journey of Shardul proves that one should never give up in cricket. A player who was not wanted in the auction is today leading his team to victory.

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