LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka speaks to Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan after Digvesh Rathi clash, video goes viral

SG owner Sanjiv Goenka spoke to Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan after Digvesh Rathi controversy; the light-hearted meeting went viral.

New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants‘ fourth consecutive defeat in IPL 2025 and their exit from the playoff race was completely overshadowed by a controversy. The controversy took place between LSG spinner Digvesh Rathi and Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma, which echoed beyond the field. During the match, Rathi ended Abhishek Sharma’s explosive innings and then got busy with his trademark ‘notebook celebration’. Abhishek got angry with Rathi’s action and angrily moved towards the bowler. There was a heated argument between the two, however the umpires and players handled the situation.

The atmosphere got heated again during the handshake, the coach slapped?

During the handshake after the match, once again a heated argument was seen between the two players. Then LSG assistant coach Vijay Dahiya came from behind and slapped Abhishek Sharma, albeit casually.. The incident further heated up the atmosphere, but after some time both the players were seen keeping their hands on each other’s shoulders. During this, BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla also tried to handle the situation.

Sanjiv Goenka talked to Abhishek, Ishan Kishan was also with him

After the match was over, the camera captured Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka talking to Abhishek Sharma. The atmosphere was light during the conversation and Goenka patted Abhishek’s back. Ishan Kishan was also present with him during this time.

Abhishek Sharma said – “Everything is fine now”

After the match, Abhishek Sharma broke his silence on the controversy and said,

“I talked to him (Rathi) after the match and now everything is fine.”

This statement made it clear that both the players have now left this matter behind.

BCCI takes strict action – Rathi banned, Abhishek fined

Although both the players have resolved the dispute, BCCI took disciplinary action and fined Rathi 50% of his match fee and gave him two demerit points. Since this was Rathi’s third Level 1 offence of the season, he has been banned from the next match (against Gujarat Titans).

At the same time, Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25% of his match fee and given one demerit point.