Rupa Gurunath


Rupa Gurunath is the president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. She is the first woman to hold office. She is the whole time director of the India Cements Limited.

Corporate career

In the 87th Annual General Meeting, Rupa was elected unopposed as president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, making her the first woman to head a state unit of the Indian cricket board.
Rupa is also in the board of eight different companies that include The India Cements Limited which owns the IPL team Chennai Super Kings.

Personal life

Rupa is the daughter of Indian industrialist, former president of the BCCI, and former chairman of the ICC, N. Srinivasan.
Rupa is married to Gurunath Meiyappan, a former Chennai Super Kings official and member of the prestigious AVM family, who was banned for life from any involvement in cricket for his role in the 2013 IPL betting scandal by the Lodha Committee.