The 30-year old Kavya Maran is the daughter of SUN Group and IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kalanidhi Maran. She is the CEO and owner of Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL team. Her grandfather M Karunanidhi was the former Tamil Nadu chief minister
She became popular in the cricket circles when SUN TV took over the Deccan Chargers IPL franchise in 2012 after Deccan Chronicle went bankrupt
Kavya Maran could also be seen getting upset with the cameraman’s constant focus on her and could be seen saying “hatt na” in videos from the live telecast
Kavya seemed angry and frustrated as the RCB bowler Shahbaz Ahmed dismissed three SRH batsmen in six balls
The incident took place in the 19th over of Punjab Kings when Shikhar Dhawan batted on 90
She became an internet sensation for her reaction to the batting debacle by her team the Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL match in MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai
- SRH beat PBKS by 8 wickets
- Shikhar Dhawan gets Player of the Match award Shikhar Dhawan becomes the player to register most 50+ scores in IPL
- Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner won the toss and decided to bowl first
- Hyderabad dismissed AB de Villiers for just one run
- RCB skippers Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell formed an important partnership
- Glenn Maxwell scored his first IPL fifty in 5 years as he finished his inning at 59 off 41 balls
- SRH lost the game by six runs