Who is Kaviya Maran? - Hyderabad ITL team co-owner who has set internet on fire

The mega auction for the fifteenth edition of the Indian T20 league took the world by storm. The auction tactics of all the ten teams have been the major taking point for the past few days. However, the tactics weren't the only things that were trending.

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Kaviya Maran, who happens to be the owner of the Hyderabad-based franchise managed to catch most of the attention. Several social media users started to talk about her. As a matter of fact, her photos from the mega auction went viral as well.

The 30-year-old is the daughter of media giant Kalanithi Maran. She hails from a high-profile family that consists of several politicians and businessmen. Moreover, Kalanithi happens to be the grand-nephew of the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and politician M Karunanidhi.

We initially wanted to buy Kishan: Muttiah Muralitharan

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Other than cricket, Kaviya Maran has also been involved with Sun Music and the FM channels of the network. It is to be noted that she has been trending for a really long time, as she has been spotted at the stadium several times cheering for her team.

In the meanwhile, Hyderabad's spin-bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan recently went on to speak on their decision to buy Nicholas Pooran for a whopping amount of INR 10.75 crore. While speaking to Sportskeeda, he said that they initially wanted to buy Ishan Kishan. However, the legendary spinner did believe that Pooran would do good for them.

"As I said, we initially wanted to buy Kishan. But once his bid crossed our budget, we were forced to look for alternatives. Yes, Bairstow was available, but we had doubts on whether he would be available for the entire season. We wanted an international wicketkeeper who would be available for all the games, so we thought Pooran was the right choice once Kishan slipped away," said Muttiah Muralitharan.

" We believe that he’ll do well for us. And the fact that he was sold for such a high price proves that many other franchises desperately wanted him in their squads. Surely, we’re not the only ones ," he added.