SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) co-owner Kavya Maran spoke about her views to IPL games becoming social media memes months after the 2025 season. The 32-year-old, one of the most well-liked IPL owners, is frequently spotted displaying her true feelings during SRH’s home and away games.
The team has struggled in recent years, making it to the playoffs just once in the last five seasons, despite winning the IPL in 2016. However, during their voyage, Kavya has attended the majority of SRH’s games at the stadium, including player encounters.
She responded to her comments becoming memes during IPL matches in an interview with Fortune India, saying (via Inside Sport):
“Those are my raw emotions that you’re seeing because my job has brought me to the point that I have to put myself out there. In Hyderabad, I can’t do anything; I have to sit there. That’s the only place I can sit. But even when I go to Ahmedabad or Chennai, and I’m sitting many feet away, somewhere in the box, the cameraman manages to find me. So, I understand how it becomes memes.”
SRH misfortunately did not have it their way in the 2025 season as the team ended up on sixth place in the points table. The Orange Army mesmerized the nation with their aggressive style of cricket in 2024 when they ended up in the runners-up finishing spot.
“I genuinely wear my heart on my sleeve” – Kavya Maran
Kavya Maran acknowledged having a close relationship with both of the SunRisers IPL and SA20 teams. Kavya co-owns the SunRisers Eastern Cape (SEC) in the SA20 in addition to SRH in the IPL.
The team has had great success, taking home the SA20 championship in the league’s first two seasons (2023 and 2024) before placing second in 2025.
“When it comes to Sunrisers, I genuinely wear my heart on my sleeve. I think when you put your heart and soul into something, you naturally tend to get very personally attached to its successes and failures.”
Kavya Maran
In addition, Kavya Maran frequently attends IPL auctions and other owners’ meetings to discuss changes and rules pertaining to the league.
