Who is the Owner of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL? Name, Age, Net Worth, Controversy, & Background

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is an Indian Premier League (IPL) based franchise. The franchise was founded in 2012. After the Hyderabad-based team, Deccan Chargers was terminated by the IPL. They play their home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, which has a capacity of 39,000. It is owned by a media-based company called Sun TV Network. It is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of the Sun Group, which is one of Asia’s largest television networks.

	Sunrisers Hyderabad Team Information
Team Name	Sunrisers Hyderabad
Age	13 Years
Ownership since	2012
Team Captain	Pat Cummins
Head Coach	Daniel Vettori
Win Ratio	48.00%
Net Worth	12,158 crore (INR)

Who is SRH owner Kavya Maran?

Kavya Maran’s father Kalanithi Maran is the chairman and founder of the Sun Group. Her mother Kavery Maran, works as the joint managing director of Sun Group. Her paternal grandfather was the former Union Minister of India. She is yet to get married and there has been no rumour about her husband or spouse.

Kavya Maran is an Indian businesswoman. She co-owns and manages Sunrisers Hyderabad as an SRH team owner in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20 League. Along with that, she is the executive director of Sun TV Network Limited. She is the daughter of Kalanithi Maran, who is Sun Group’s chairman and founder. She began her career by overseeing the operations of Sun TV Network and Sun Music. Along with the other FM stations owned by the Sun Group.

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Sports Administration

The Sun Group also manages the Sunrisers EasternCapes for the South Africa T20 League. It is their second sports based franchise after owning the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. These are the two sports administrations they run. Both the teams have become champions of their respective leagues after their establishment. Kavya Maran also gets a lot involved in team management and boosts the players as well.

Business Ventures and Affiliations

Sun TV Network’s business ventures include TV broadcasting, radio broadcasting, publishing, and movie production. They run various channels, music stations, OTT Platforms for the same. Among them, Sun Pictures is a film production and distribution company that started in 2000. It is part of the Sun TV Network. It produced the television films Siragugal and Enthiran, starring Rajinikanth. It has released over 20 Tamil films, starting with Kadhalil Vizhunthen, and is now producing several large-budget movies.

They run Sun Entertainment, which is a television production company. It also co-produces the daily soaps that are telecasted in their channels to hold the IP rights for the future. The Sun TV Network also produces small-budget movies for Sun TV Direct TV Premier, after the movie is released on TV, it will be available only on the Sun NXT OTT App, and they co-produced upcoming web series for the Sun NXT OTT Platform.

Performance Stats under Sun TV Network

The team played their first match in 2013. Kumar Sangakkara was initially named as the captain for the side. The Sri Lankan led the side for 9 matches, before being taken by Cameron White. In their first season, the team reached the playoffs. However, were eliminated after losing against Rajasthan Royals. In the following season, they did not have the best of outings finishing in the bottom half of the table by winning only just 6 games.

In 2015 they appointed David Warner as their new captain and the team finished sixth with seven wins and seven defeats, missing the playoffs for the second time in a straight. Warner earned the first Orange Cap for SRH. 2016 was the best year for the side as they were crowned as the champions for the first time after beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the final. They were excellent throughout the season under their captain Warner’s leadership.

From 2017 to 2023 they had a rough phase. Despite qualifying for the playoffs four times they failed to get their hand on the silverware. However, in 2024 they were the deadliest side in the competition as they once again qualified for the final. They played some destructive cricket throughout the 2024 campaign, initially ending up as the runner-up after losing to Kolkata Knight Riders.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad Ownership History

Sun Network is one of the biggest media companies in Asia. The company was established back in 1993, by Kalanithi Maran. They own numerous television channels in multiple languages and radio stations in multiple languages. Their flagship channel is Sun TV. They run an OTT platform named Sun NXT, which is a global online audio and video streaming (over-the-top) platform. It has more than 4000 movie titles and more than 450 TV shows.

Corporate Career

• 2016: They clinched their first IPL title under captain David Warner.
• 2018: Finished as runners-up, losing the final to Chennai Super Kings. 
• 2023: Clinched their first SA20 league title. 
• 2024: Won their second trophy in the SA20 League.  
• 2024: Played destructive and attacking brand of cricket under new captain Pat Cummins. But eventually falling short in the final.

Controversies and Legal Challenges

Corruption Allegations

They are a franchise with a reputation free from major controversies or legal challenges directly implicating the team. They are also not involved in betting scandals or any illegal controversies.

Changes in Regulations

No regulatory changes have been noticed concerning Sunrisers Hyderabad’s operations. In short, the owners of SRH have undergone substantial management changes since its inception in the toughest T20 league in the world.