Lucknow Super Giants' Justin Langer answers reporter's mom's call at 12:08 AM—And it's hilarious!

Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer had the press room in splits after he unexpectedly answered a phone call during the post-match press conference, moments after his team’s 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

While responding to a question about injured pacer Mayank Yadav, Langer noticed a reporter's phone buzzing on the podium with “Mom” flashing on the screen.

"Who's Maa?" he asked with a grin, then got the reporter’s nod before picking up the call. “Mom, it’s 12:08 AM, I’m at a press conference,” he said, triggering laughter across the room.

A phone call in the middle of the press conference 📞

Good news on Mayank Yadav's recovery 📰

And the importance of National Cricket Academy (BCCI's COE) 👏

🎥 #LSG Head Coach, Justin Langer, has a field day at the post-match press conference 😊#TATAIPL | #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/JAolaa5GTo

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Langer was clearly in a cheerful mood after LSG successfully defended 204 by restricting MI to 191/5 — a strong comeback after their previous defeat, and their second win in four matches.

Reacting to earlier comments by team mentor Zaheer Khan — who had suggested that the conditions didn’t favour LSG in their loss to Punjab Kings — Langer brushed off pitch concerns.

“To be honest, both pitches here have been excellent for the past two years,” he said. “There was a bit of emotion after the last game. But as head coach, I’ve genuinely enjoyed playing here. It’s nice to have some variety in conditions. Honestly, the less we talk about the pitches, the better.”

With inputs from PTI