Rahul meets LSG owner Sanjeev Goenka: Claim- KL to play IPL from Lucknow; May be retained before mega auction

Wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul met with Sanjeev Goenka, owner of IPL team Lucknow Supergiants. It is being claimed that the Lucknow franchise wants to keep him for the next IPL. For which LSG can retain Rahul before the mega auction. The mega auction this year will take place before IPL 2025, which could be held in December. It is believed that this time the team will be able to retain only 4 players. To decide which Rahul and Goenka met. The two met in Kolkata According to a Cricbuzz report, KL Rahul met Goenka at the franchise's Kolkata office. The meeting took place at Goenka's office, which is located on Judge Court Road in Alipore. On 8 May, Lucknow lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad in just 10 overs. After which Goenka was seen shouting at Rahul. After this case, the two had their first official meeting. Information about all the points of the meeting regarding player retention is not available, but Cricbuzz itself has claimed that the two held the meeting keeping in mind the mega auction to be held for the upcoming IPL. It was also decided that the franchise would retain Rahul. However, it is not yet known whether Rahul wants to stay in Lucknow or not. RCB interested in buying Rahul Recently it was being said that Rahul may even make a comeback to his first IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). However, the truth of this claim is yet to come out. Rahul played 3 seasons for Lucknow and captained them in all three seasons. The team reached the playoffs twice, the last time they were eliminated from the group stage. Rahul was recently seen playing the ODI series against Sri Lanka. He will now play for Team A under Shubman Gill in the Duleep Trophy. How many players can the team retain? Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not announced the retention policy yet. BCCI has not announced how many players the team can retain before the mega auction. Last mega auction allowed the team to retain 5 players. Zaheer Khan could be Lucknow's mentor Rahul visit It was earlier reported that former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan will be the new mentor for Lucknow, who was previously mentored by Gautam Gambhir in 2022 and 2023.

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