Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday released a clarification video following widespread speculation over a chat between owner Sanjiv Goenka, captain Rishabh Pant, and coach Justin Langer after their loss to Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2026. “Not everything you see is the true story. Here’s the unfiltered post-match vibes, when cameras don’t cut,” LSG posted on X. Earlier, videos had emerged on social media showing Goenka having a conversation with Pant on the field. Pant appeared quite animated, and even coach Langer got involved. Social media users were quick to draw comparisons with the infamous interaction between Goenka and the franchise’s former captain, KL Rahul, following LSG’s loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024.
In the video posted by LSG, Goenka and Pant can be seen sharing a laugh during the same meeting whose earlier clip had gone viral. The following is the clarification video:
Not everything you see is the true story, here’s the unfiltered post match vibes, when cameras don’t cut. pic.twitter.com/EiPMWrmlkQ
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 2, 2026
While some fans claimed that the video shared by LSG was shot at a later time, one fan pointed out how that couldn’t be the case as a post-match presentation was being shown on the giant screen inside the stadium at the same time.
No way it’s Re-recorded you can clearly see Axar’s post match interview running in the background on the TV screen. It’s just another angle, a brief glimpse of the same moment that broadcasters showed to build the hype.
Atp Pant, Lsg, Goenka all are soft targets for everyone https://t.co/T6fEht2s3Q
— Sandy (@flamboypant) April 2, 2026
It has to be noted that social media often highlights one side of a story without looking into the full context. Sometimes, a moment can be distorted into a misleading narrative, as demonstrated by the recent Sanjiv Goenka and Rishabh Pant “row.” Following Lucknow Super Giants’ loss to Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, a brief, silent clip of Goenka in an animated discussion with Pant went viral, prompting immediate assumptions of a public reprimand similar to the infamous KL Rahul incident from 2024.
However, the franchise’s subsequent clarification video, captioned, “Not everything you see is the true story” revealed the broader reality of the interaction, showing the pair sharing a warm hug and a light-hearted laugh.