Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) CEO and co-owner Kavya Maran have addressed their viral reactions during the IPL matches that often become an internet meme. In an interview with Fortune India recently, he explained that his emotional reactions stems from his deep personal investment in the team’s performance, in which broadcasters capture these moments during consecutive matches.MaranWho is the daughter of the president of Sun Group Kalanithi MaranDuring the IPL auction, 2023 attracted the attention of the important public where he led the strategic decisions of SRH. Since then, he has been a regular appearance in SRH matches, with his reactions to on-field developments have become a main part of social media content.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“They are my raw feelings that you are seeing because my job has brought me to the point that I have to keep myself out of there. In Hyderabad, I cannot do anything; I want to sit there. This is the only place I can sit. But even when I go to Ahmedabad or Chennai, and I am sitting several feet away, somewhere in the box, the cameraman manages me to find. Therefore, I understand how this memes becomes. ,“When it comes to Sunrisers, I really wear my heart on my sleeve. I think when you put your heart and soul into something, you naturally get very personally with its successes and failures.”Under Maran’s leadership, SRH has experienced various levels of success in the IPL. The team’s performance has shown significant ups and downs in various seasons.The franchise ended at the bottom of the points table in 2023, which was considered a strong team. However, he showed a remarkable improvement in 2024, finished second in the league and proceeded in the finals.The 2025 season saw a mid-table finish for SRH, in which the team won six of their fourteen matches. Her playoff hopes in the tournament were relatively quickly collapsed.The history of SRH includes an IPL championship, which he secured in 2016. The team’s journey under Kavya’s leadership is marked by both high and climbing.Beyond the IPL, Maran also oversees Sunrisers Eastern Cape Franchise in South Africa’s SA20 SA20 competition. This enterprise has proved to be more successful, the team won the first two sessions in 2023 and the captaincy of Aiden Markram in 2024.
