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When pressure peaks, who do you lean on as your sounding Yes, being young meant I had more to learn and more to prove,
board, and what’s the best piece of advice you have received understandably so. But over time I have realized that I am not
about staying centered? here to fight stereotypes but to do meaningful work. My focus is
simple: to contribute, to build and to deliver results that speak
Who better to be a sounding board than the man who built
Sun Group from the ground up. Growing up around my dad for themselves.
was like living inside a business school; every conversation
was a lesson. Till today no one understands the weight of
responsibility the way he does. There was a saying my dad Ten years from now, what three achievements would make you
once told me when I was graduating from Stern – “Reach for feel you have done justice to both the Sun TV legacy and the
the moon, at least you’ll land on the stars.” That philosophy Sunrisers brand – on the balance sheet, in the trophy cabinet,
runs through everything we do at Sun Group. So, whenever the and in the hearts of fans?
pressure is intense, I remind myself to dream big and commit Ten years from now, I’ll feel I have done justice to both the Sun
fully. Because even if you don’t hit the moon every time, you still TV legacy and the Sunrisers brand if first, Sun TV continues to
end up somewhere extraordinary. reinvent itself, not just maintaining leadership but redefining
what media can be with innovation and digital expansion. We
hope to not only grow in revenues but to build a future-ready
What has been the most defining challenge you have faced so media and sports business that continues to grow responsibly.
far, as a young woman leading high-stakes, male-dominated Second, our trophy cabinet reflects a winning culture that blends
sports environments and how did it change the way you see success with impact. At the end of the day success is one thing
yourself as a leader?
but to play a role in shaping the future of cricket, that’s more
In the beginning, the toughest challenge was pushing past satisfying. I want to leave behind a cricketing ecosystem that is
assumptions. For example, whenever I bid in the IPL auction more inclusive, forward-thinking and commercially strong.
the joke was, ‘women love to shop.’ But instead of getting Third and most importantly, we earn a permanent place in the
offended by that I shifted my focus to what matters – actions hearts of fans and viewers. We want them to feel valued and
speak louder than words. In this industry, what matters most emotionally connected, not just entertained.
is the work you do, not the noise. But the real starting point
is to stop viewing cricket as a male-dominated sport anymore.
Today, there are women in leadership roles across franchises
and women’s cricket is thriving. The first shift is to stop asking
women how it feels to be in a ‘male-dominated space’. We are I am fortunate to inherit a strong
already part of the ecosystem. The game is evolving and so entrepreneurial legacy, but I have
should the narrative. always believed credibility must be
earned, not inherited.
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