Sanjeev Goenka earned praise on social media for his humble gesture after Lucknow Supergiants’ victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.Lucknow Super Giants kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 9 runs via DLS method in a rain-soaked IPL 2026 thriller at the Ekana Stadium. In the 19+ reduced competition, Mitchell Marsh A brilliant 111 off 56 balls, while Rishabh Pant’s quick unbeaten knock of 32 off 10 balls pushed LSG’s record to 209/3.RCB suffer early blow Virat Kohli Falling in love with a duck, Jacob Bethell went off cheap and Prince Yadav’s figures were impressive at 3/33. Despite Rajat Patidar’s 61 and late cameos from Tim David, Romario Shepherd and Krunal Pandya, RCB fell short in the final as Digvesh Rathi kept his cool.
The victory ended LSG’s six-game losing streak and gave them their first home win of the season.In a heartwarming moment that quickly went viral, the LSG boss and his grandson were seen approaching Virat Kohli after the match. However, Kohli is in talks with former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson then. Despite being eager to meet the RCB star, Goenka did not interrupt the discussion and patiently waited for the conversation to end with his grandson. In the viral video, he is even seen stopping an LSG staffer from disturbing Kohli and Williamson during their interaction.After the conversation, Goenka and his grandson finally got a chance to meet Kohli. The RCB batsmen interacted enthusiastically with them and signed autographs for the youngster, making the moment even more special.
