The preparations for the Indian Premier League 2023 are in full-swing. The mini auctions took place on December 23, 2022, in Kochi, Kerala, and 10 franchises made their bid on a total of 405 players, including 273 Indians and 132 foreigners.
This year’s auction came as a golden festival for foreign players as top bids were made on them. A new record was also made as 24-year-old English all-rounder Sam Curran became the highest-bidding player in IPL history and was bought by the Punjab Kings for Rs. 18.5 crore.
Interestingly, the top 5 bids were on foreign players, with Curran being followed by Cameron Green (17.5 cr.), Ben Stokes (16.25 cr.), Nicholas Pooran (16 cr.) and Harry Brook (13.25 cr.).
Harry Brook became the expensive player bought by Sun Rises Hyderabad, and after the franchise won the bid on him, the reaction of its owner, Kavya Maran, went viral as she was overjoyed after the Orange Army bagged the young English batsman for a whopping amount of Rs 13.25 crore.
Maran is a well-known name in the IPL and often grabs attention due to her beauty and charm whenever she comes out at the IPL auctions. Last year, she was heavily trolled for releasing Davi Warner, but this time, she started the auction bidding highest on Brook and didn’t stop until she won the bid.
Take My Heart ❤ Kavya Maaran pic.twitter.com/fy8a26D5A7
— Virat_Jaga_18 (@ViratJagdish) December 23, 2022
Social media flooded with memes as Kavya Maran raised her bid at the IPL mini-auction 2022 on Harry Brook and Mayank Agarwal:
Kavya maran bidding for Harry Brook
Other franchise: pic.twitter.com/QBKtCX4cv0
— Avinash Chaudhary (@Human_Resource_) December 23, 2022
Mayank Agarwal sold to SRH for 8.25 crores . Kavya Maran without any discussion was raising the bid 😂#IPL2023Auction pic.twitter.com/MNHAK6fGF3
— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) December 23, 2022
Kavya Maran Biography
Kavya Maran, the most talked-about personality of the Indian Premier League auction, is the daughter of the founder of Sun Network, Kalanithi Maran, who owns television channels, newspapers, FM radio stations, weeklies, DTH services, and the cricket team Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Kavya was born on August 6, 1992, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to Kalanithi and his wife Kavery Maran, who is one of the highest-paid businesswomen in India.
Kavya Maran Family
Kavya Maran’s family is comprised of many renowned and influential personalities of the country including businessmen and politicians. Her grandfather Murasoli Karunanidhi was a popular face in Tamil politics and was a member of the David Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He was made Union Minister in three separate central governments.
Kavya’s uncle, Dayanidhi Maran, is also a politician and is associated with the DMK Party. Kavya’s father is the grand-nephew of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi.
Kavya Maran Education & Careers
Kavya has a keen interest in learning about businessmen and entrepreneurship as she grew up among such influential people, with her parents being among the country’s top entrepreneurs. So she pursued a postgraduate degree in Master of Business Administration (MBA).
She also has an interest in aviation, the media sector, and cricket. She is currently the CEO and co-owner of Sunrisers Hyderabad and also a part of the Sun Music and FM (Frequency Modulation) channels of Sun TV.
Kavya Maran Net-Worth
While her father Kalanithi topped Tamil Nadu’s IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019 with a net worth of Rs. 19,000 crore, Kavya’s net worth is estimated at around $50 million (₹ 413 Crores). Her father’s net worth in 2022, is $2.6 billion.
