10 Lesser known facts about the new IPL Anchor, Kira Narayanan

The cricket fans got a big shock and went through miserable emotion when they noticed that long time favourite face of the IPL Mayanti Langer hasn’t made it to the IPL 2020. Fans started speculating the reason behind her absence, some even thought that she had been replaced. Clearing the air, Mayanti herself came with a tweet and broke the news of becoming a new mother. While she won’t be in this year’s IPL journey, the list of new faces has been announced.

The new set of presenters includes Suren Sundaram, Kira Narayanan, Suhail Chandhok, Nashpreet Kaur, Sanjana Ganesan, Jatin Sapru, Neroli Meadows, Tanya Purohit, and Dheeraj Juneja. Moving in the same light, let’s have some details of the new IPL anchor from the list, Kira Narayanan.

1. Birth and Early Life

Kira was born on 26 January 1994 in the land of Chennai. She is the daughter of an IT professional father and mother who is a teacher. She spent her early days of life in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia.

2. Interests and Hobbies

As a child, she learned Carnatic music and Bharatnatyam to stay close to her roots. Kira also had a fondness for playing Tennis, music, and dance.

3. Education

Though she earned grade A while pursuing acting in school, she went to do a BSc in Psychology from University College London. She also completed her diploma in Film Acting from New York Film Academy.

4. Breakthrough

Narayanan is most popularly recognized in India for acing the role of Princess Jasmine in the musical stage version of the Disney movie, Aladdin made by Disney India.

5. Film

In 2018, she made her debut in the world of cinema by doing a role in the Tamil movie Koothan which was recognized as Sri Devi in Hindi films.

6. Theatre Achievements

In the year 2019, Kira filled in the shoes of Audrey Hepburn and Julie Andrews to play the role of protagonist Eliza Doolittle in the iconic play My Fair Lady.

7. Association with Star network

Kira made her debut as a sports anchor in English Television, presenting the show Pro Kabaddi League on Star Sports. Later she went on to host some cricketing events as well.

8. Web Series

In the year 2019, she also featured in a web series named Minus one, playing the role of Devika/Lavanya. The series also had Indian web stars, Ayush Mehra and Aisha Ahmed.

9.Love for Instruments 

As discussed above, Kira has a great love for music and can play several instruments, including Guitar, Piano, and Ukulele.

10. Siblings

Kira has a younger brother named Raghav Narayanan, whom she loves to the moon and back. Her love for her baby brother is evident on her social media accounts.