Ahead of IPL 2025 Zaheer Khan set to be unveiled as LSG mentor by Sanjiv Goenka
As per report it has been learnt that the Lucknow Super Giants will officially announce Zaheer Khan as their mentor. On Tuesday, Sanjiv Goenka who is the owner of LSG called for the press conference, scheduled to take place at 2 PM on Wednesday. However it has been learnt that the presser will be for Zaheer Khan, who will assume the role in the support staff after the franchise was ‘mentor-less’ since Gautam Gambhir left for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Earlier the entire cricketing community stopped and gazed at the picture that came out from a recent meeting between KL Rahul and Sanjiv Goenka. Both were smiling quite vividly in front of the camera, planting seeds that the Wednesday’s press conference might just cater to the LSG skipper’s retention or release. However, it turns out we might just have to wait a bit more on KL Rahul’s part. It’s worth noting that rumors had been swirling about Rahul’s future with the team, especially after a humiliating loss to SRH in IPL 2024 that saw Goenka visibly frustrated with the skipper.
This move comes at an important time for LSG, who have been without a mentor since GautamGambhir’s departure to KKR. With Gambhir now serving as India’s head coach and bowling coach MorneMorkel also joining the national setup, the Super Giants were in dire need of experienced leadership, especially someone Indian