Kalanithi Maran, owner of Sunrisers Hyderabad and chairman of the Sun Group, has expanded his cricket empire by acquiring the Northern Superchargers, an English franchise, for over Rs 1,000 crore. His daughter,

Kavya Maran's net worth is estimated to be over Rs 400 crore, according to Hindustan Times and publicly available data. Kalanithi Maran, chairman of Sun Group, is among the richest individuals in India with a staggering wealth of about Rs 30,289 crore, reports Hindustan Times.

Yorkshire have become the first county cricket club to sell their entire stake in a Hundred franchise, British media reported on Wednesday.

The Sun Group are the third investors into the Hundred from the lucrative IPL but the BBC said they were the first to buy a 100 percent stake in one of the eight franchises with their acquisition

The Sun Group became the third IPL franchise to own stakes in a team in The Hundred but it is different from Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants' deals.

The Sun Group has acquired full ownership of the Northern Superchargers by buying both the England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) 49% stake and Yorkshire's 51% share. The Superchargers, who were bought for £100 million, become the first side to be sold outright in The Hundred.

The owners of IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad have paid just over £100m ($125m) for full control of the Yorkshire franchise in English cricket's Hundred competition

Sunrisers Hyderabad have acquired the Northern Superchagers for GBP 100 million, becoming the third IPL franchise to own a team in the Hundred. Mumbai Indians had bought 49 per cent shares of Oval Invincibles, while Lucknow Super Giants purchased a similar stake in the Manchester Originals for an estimated GBP 107 million.

For GBP 100 million, Sunrisers Hyderabad purchased the Northern Superchagers, making them the third IPL team to own a team in the Hundred.

Yorkshire become the first team to sell their entire stake in a Hundred team as the owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad invest in Northern Superchargers.