Goenka, Rishabh, big 6 reactions

TL;DR

An IPL weekly recap covering Sanjiv Goenka's viral post-match confrontation with Rishabh Pant, Pant's orange-cap form, and viral six reactions.

Key Points

• 1.Sanjiv Goenka's on-field leadership conference went viral. After LSG lost to DC, cameras caught Goenka conducting a six-person meeting with coach Justin Langer, assistant Tom Moody, and family members, prompting headlines about a 'tense exchange' with Rishabh Pant and calls from Lalit Modi to ban him.
• 2.Rishabh Pant is the IPL's orange cap leader with 160 runs in two innings. He became only the fourth Indian player to win three consecutive Player of the Match awards, with his slowest fifty (68 off 50) helping LSG win by one ball against Sunrisers — analysts joked he was simply avoiding the post-match meeting.
• 3.Big six reactions became a running segment on the show. Anushka Sharma's animated no-look reaction to Virat Kohli's six, and Tim David's 106-metre six out of the stadium, were highlighted as the standout viral moments driving the new 'big six reactions' format.
• 4.Tim David has been dominant for RCB, hitting nine sixes off just 35 balls. He scored 70 off 25 as RCB posted 250 and beat CSK by 43 runs; he also celebrated a Cam Boyce dismissal only to discover it was a no-ball.
• 5.Cooper Connelly scored 72 not out off 44 balls for Punjab. Comparisons were drawn with Shane Marsh — Connelly said he 'grew up watching Marsh play for Punjab Kings,' a quote the hosts noted carries very different meaning to simply saying he 'grew up watching him.'
• 6.Lalit Modi is terminally online and posting prolifically about IPL governance. In a 48-hour window he called for stadium demolitions, standardised jerseys, defended KP, called Goenka his brother-in-law deserving a ban, and claimed 'I made the IPL — it is recession proof,' drawing comparisons to Trump's social media style.
• 7.Kevin Pietersen claimed his England career was cut short because he prioritised the IPL. Speaking to Beer Biceps, KP said he played 104 tests but should have played 150, and noted Jos Butler personally thanked him for pioneering the path that allowed modern players to freely participate.
• 8.Cam Green is at a career low after a calamitous run-out at Eden Gardens. His partner Ragavanchi called a run on a ball at the bowler's feet; Green was run out without crossing the striker's end and trudged off for minimal runs, compounding fan fury over his $4 million self-set price tag.
• 9.Yuvraj Singh publicly apologised to MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev for his father Yograj's outbursts. Yograj had blamed both legends for ending his son's career; Yuvraj distanced himself from the comments, noting he wasn't even born when Kapil Dev played.