LSG Praises Everyone But KL Rahul After Manchester Test, Fans Say “Petty!”
KL Rahul’s gritty 90 saved India at Old Trafford, but LSG snubbed him in their post, fans say it’s no coincidence.
On Day 4 at Old Trafford, India were drowning at 0/2. The pitch was lively, the pressure immense, and the scoreboard hopeless. But one man, KL Rahul, stepped up and did what he has quietly done time and again: rescue a broken innings without drama, without noise.
Rahul stitched together a gritty 188-run stand with captain Shubman Gill, holding fort for 230 balls and scoring 90 runs. It wasn’t flashy. It wasn’t a headline-stealer. But it was the innings that gave India a chance to fight.
And yet, when his former IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) posted a tweet celebrating India’s second innings heroes, KL Rahul was nowhere to be seen.
“The Men Who Made It Happen” — Minus Rahul
LSG’s celebratory graphic featured Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, and Ravindra Jadeja, the three centurions. The caption read, “The men who made it happen.”
But the absence of Rahul, the man who set the stage and soaked up the toughest overs, did not go unnoticed.
To many, this didn’t feel like an innocent oversight. It felt like a calculated snub.
Rahul and LSG: A Cold History
This isn’t just about a tweet. The tension between Rahul and LSG has been simmering since that awkward on-field confrontation between KL Rahul and LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka during IPL 2024.
Soon after, Rahul was released ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. The Delhi Capitals snapped him up, and in typical KL style, he responded with runs, calm, and class.
So when LSG celebrated India’s fightback and didn’t even include Rahul, who played the most crucial knock of the second innings, fans read between the lines.
In a world that often celebrates sixes over survival, Rahul’s 90 may never trend like a hundred. But to those who watched India’s second innings unfold, it was clear who laid the groundwork.
While others raised their bats, Rahul quietly walked off. No celebration. No fuss. Just a rock-solid 90 that kept India in the series.
