A picture of LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka smiling and hugging captain Rishabh Pant after their 40-run defeat against RR went viral. Reacting to the picture, a fan commented, "Goenka fake-smiling to fix his image." Another wrote, "He knows there are...million cameras and he'll get trolled...for insulting players and hence the theatrics." Another wrote, "I genuinely don’t get the hate for...Goenka."