Despite Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka not going for KL Rahul in the IPL 2025 auction, he has claimed that the Karnataka-born cricketer will forever be his family. Goenka called KL Rahul 'shareef insaan' (noble human being) and that his best wishes will always be with the keeper-batter no matter what.

"KL mere liye hamesha se family hee hain aur family hee rahenge. Unhone 3 saal Lucknow ke liye acchi kaptaani bhi ki aur pradarshan bhi kiya. Toh mere dil se unke liye dua hi niklegi. Chahe kuch bhi ho jaaye. Bahut shareef insaan hain. Iccha yehi rehti hai har ek shareef insaan ke saath accha hee ho."

(KL will always be family to me. He captained Lucknow well for three years and performed well too. I will always wish him best, no matter what. He is a very noble human being and you always wish for good things to happen to such people.