With Mukul Choudhary stunning with an assault for ages to steer Lucknow Super Giants to a win in the IPL 2026 game at the Eden Gardens on April 9, Thursday, an unverified social media post has claimed that franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka will gift the youngster a new Mercedes GLS worth ₹4.10 crore.
While Goenka was undoubtedly emotional after the match, it's worth exploring whether such claims hold any truth.
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026: Is Sanjiv Goenka gifting Mukul Choudhary a Mercedes GLS?
The 21-year-old announced himself in style as the Super Giants romped to victory out of nowhere. The wicket of Ayush Badoni for 54 in the 15th over of the innings seemingly meant that the done and dusted for the Super Giants. Nevertheless, Choudhary, who walked into the crease in the 13th over of the innings, belted seven sixes in his 27-ball stay to stun the KKR fans. It all came down to 13 runs off the final over and two sixes and a bye is all it took for LSG to get over the line as the Rajasthan-born cricketer stayed unbeaten on 54.
Meanwhile, no verified source has yet reported about LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka gifting the youngster a Mercedes GLS car for his match-winning effort.
KKR vs LSG, IPL 2026: 'I do not have words to describe' - Rishabh Pant
In the post-game presentation, LSG captain Rishabh Pant admitted his speechlessness about the surreal innings from Choudhary and that trusting a player can do wonders. Pant remarked:
'I do not have words to describe but what a fantastic effort. One thing I made sure is that personally, that trust and when you believe in someone, a player can do wonders. The character, with each and every match like this, it shows something is building. We don't want to talk much about it but something is cooking inside.'
With that victory, the Super Giants have climbed to 5th position in the points table, remaining in the reckoning to stay in the top four. On the other hand, the Knight Riders have crashed to their third loss in a row and remain the only winless side along with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).