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The dispute between KL Rahul and Sanjeev Goen remains in the news. After losing the match against SRH, KL Rahul was misbehaved by team owner Sanjiv Goenka. This video of Sanjeev Goenka's hot talk with LSG captain is very viral. Along with this, an old incident of IPL also came into discussion. In this, Ross Taylor, playing for Rajasthan Royals, was slapped by the team owner after being out on zero. Ross Taylor himself mentioned this in his autobiography. This matter is of IPL 2011. Let us tell you that after spending three years with Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2008 to 2010, Taylor became a part of Rajasthan Royals in 2011. The team bought him for one million dollars.
Mentioned in autobiography
Ross Taylor has been a legendary batsman of New Zealand. Taylor was with Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2011. Taylor has mentioned the incident in his autobiography 'Ross Taylor: Black and White'. According to this, this match was against Kings XI Punjab. Rajasthan had a target of 195 runs. Taylor could not do well in this match and was LBW on zero. The team could not even come close to the target. Taylor has written that during the evening the team, support staff and team management were at the bar located on the top floor of the hotel. Shane Warne was also present there with his wife Liz Hurley.
You don't get dollars for getting out on zero.
Ross Taylor has written in his book that during this time an owner came to me. He told me, Taylor, we don't pay you millions of dollars to get out on zero. He did not stop just at this. They also slapped me a few times. During this time he was laughing in a very scary manner. Taylor has written that although these slaps were not given very hard. But it wasn't funny at all. The former Kiwi batsman has written that I wanted to raise this issue. It is worth noting that no statement has been issued yet by Rajasthan Royals regarding this incident.