Sanjiv Goenka, owner of Lucknow Super Giants, praised MS Dhoni's exceptional leadership and mentorship in a recent podcast. Goenka highlighted Dhoni's ability to reinvent himself and nurture young talent like Matheesha Pathirana.

The Goenka-led Rising Pune Supergiants management sacked Dhoni as their captain ahead of the 2017 IPL season, their final in the cash-rich league. The side finished seventh in the preceding season under Dhoni, resulting in RPS making Steven Smith their captain.

"He has not spoken a word and will not. And it's a private relationship. It's a communication that was between two individuals, and two individuals concluded. And that was that. What is important is, that this relationship is still very good," Goenka said on Ranveer Allahbadia 's YouTube channel.

Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka has been in the news ever since he lashed out at KL Rahul during IPL 2024. This time LSG has bought Rishabh Pant by spending the most money in the mega auction.

Sanjiv Goenka opened up on the decision to sack MS Dhoni from the captaincy of the Rising Pune Supergiant ahead of the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL). Steve Smith replaced the five-time IPL-winning captain in the top job.

Dhoni is the most capped player in IPL history, and under his leadership, CSK has won the IPL title on five occasions and finished as runner-up five times.