Sanjiv Goenka received praise on social media for his humble demeanor after Lucknow Supergiants’ win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.Lucknow Supergiants kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs via DLS method in a rain-hit IPL 2026 thriller at the Ekana Stadium. In less than 19 overs, Mitchell Marsh Starred with a sensational 111 off 56 balls, while Rishabh Pant added a quick unbeaten 32 in 10 to take LSG to 209/3.RCB suffered an early setback Virat Kohli Falling for a duck and Jacob Bethel departs cheaply, Prince Yadav impresses 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 win of the season.After the match, in a heartwarming moment that quickly went viral, the LSG owner was seen getting close to Virat Kohli with his grandson after the match. However, Kohli was busy in discussions with the former New Zealand captain. Ken Williamson Despite wanting to meet the RCB star at the time, Goenka chose not to interrupt the discussion and patiently waited for the conversation with his grandson to end. In the viral clip, he can also be seen stopping a member of the LSG staff from disturbing Kohli and Williamson during their conversation.After the talks ended, Goenka and his grandson finally got a chance to meet Kohli. The RCB batsman had a warm interaction with him and signed an autograph for the youngster, making the moment even more special.
