IPL 2026: “5000 rupaye lagakar dekho kisi cheez mein”- Mohd. Shami on LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka’s involvement

Mohammad Shami joined LSG from SRH for INR 10 crores.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pace bowler Mohammad Shami has talked about LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka and stated that Goenka is passionate about cricket and communicates well with players. Shami was traded by SRH to LSG before the IPL 2026 auction.

The video of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka shouting at his previous captain, KL Rahu,l at the boundary ropes during IPL 20,24 and after current captain Rishabh Pant following defeats in IPL 2025 has gone viral and has not gone over well with fans.

Shami said it is natural for someone who invests heavily in a team to have high expectations.

"Jitni meri mulaqat hui hai, 2-3 mulaqat unse hui hai abhi tak. Bahut achhe tareeke se unhone baat ki hai, logic par baat ki hai, team ko lekar baat ki hai. Aur dekho, koi bhi insaan ho—jab aap par itna invest karta hai apni team banane ke liye, itna bada amount bharta hai, to uska expectation high hona to ek normal si baat hai. Wo jaayaz bhi hai," Shami said in a podcast with Shubhankar Mishra.

In its first two seasons (2022 and 2023), LSG qualified for the playoffs; however, they had poor seasons in 2024 and 2025.

"To agar Goenka ji itne possessive hain us cheez ke liye, to koi galat nahi hai. Wo agar aapse expectation rakhte hain ki mera player ye kare, mera player ye best kare, to usmein koi harj nahi hai. Bahut saare meme bhi bane hain, bahut saari cheezein bani hain jo sahi nahi hain. Kyunki aap kisi normal insaan ko lekar aao—5000 rupaye lagakar dekho kisi cheez mein, 10 baar dil dhadakta hai ki mere 5000 na chale jaayein, mere 10 hazaar na chale jaayein," the pacer added.

Shami has played 119 IPL matches so far and claimed 133 wickets in his career. He joined LSG from SRH for INR 10 crores.

“Ek aadmi itna bada amount lagakar baitha hai, har cheez ki expect karega. Wo aapse har us chhoti si cheez ki expect karega jisse use khushi mile—aur wo cheez jaayaz hai. Agar saamne wala aapse koi baat karna chahta hai, to aapko baat karni chahiye. Kisi cheez ko agar wo discuss karna chahta hai, to aapko us tareeke se discuss karna chahiye. To mein cheese mein bahut open hoon. Goenka ji se jitni bhi maine baat ki hai, mujhe bahut achha laga unse baat karke—jis way mein unhone baat ki, jis tareeke se baat ki.

But dekho, kahin na kahin kuch na kuch hota hai. Aise captain bhi hote hain jahan aapko frustration ho jaata hai, aise player bhi hote hain jahan kabhi kabhi frustration hota hai. To agar kahin kuch hota hai aur koi expect kar raha hai, to usmein itne saare jo dramae chale hain, itne saare jo meme bane hain—ye sab cheezein kabhi kabhi unnecessary ho jaati hain,” Shami concluded.