Kamal Ghorui
Sanjiv Goenka won praise on social media for his humble gesture after Lucknow Super Giants’s victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.Lucknow Super Giants defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs via the DLS method in a rain-hit IPL 2026 thriller at the Ekana Stadium, keeping their playoff hopes alive. In the reduced 19-over contest, Mitchell Marsh starred with a sensational 111 off 56 balls, while Rishabh Pant added a quick unbeaten 32 off 10 to power LSG to 209/3.RCB suffered early blows as Virat Kohli fell for a duck and Jacob Bethell departed cheaply, with Prince Yadav impressing with figures of 3/33. Despite a fighting 61 from Rajat Patidar and late cameos from Tim David, Romario Shepherd and Krunal Pandya, RCB fell short in the final over as Digvesh Rathi held his nerve.The win snapped LSG’s six-match losing streak and gave them their first home victory of the season.After the match, in a heartwarming moment that quickly went viral, the LSG owner was seen approaching Virat Kohli along with his grandson after the match. However, Kohli was engaged in a conversation with former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson at the time. Despite wanting to meet the RCB star, Goenka chose not to interrupt the discussion and patiently waited alongside his grandson for the conversation to end. In the viral clip, he could even be seen stopping an LSG staff member from disturbing Kohli and Williamson during their interaction.Once the conversation ended, Goenka and his grandson finally got the chance to meet Kohli. The RCB batter warmly interacted with them and also signed an autograph for the youngster, making the moment even more special.
