Mumbai RISE Worldwide, the leading sports, lifestyle and entertainment company of Reliance Group, has partnered with India’s rising female cricketer Gunalan Kamalini. With this agreement, 17-year-old Kamalini has become the first female athlete to join the agency. Rise Worldwide will now act as their exclusive commercial and talent management partner.
After joining Rise Worldwide, Kamalini’s name has been added to the prestigious cricket portfolio of the agency, which already includes veteran players like Indian team captain Rohit Sharma, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, batsman Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Sai Sudarshan. The company says that this partnership will further strengthen its commitment to nurture the country’s emerging sports stars.
Under this agreement, Rise Worldwide will handle Gunalan Kamalini’s brand endorsements, strategic partnerships, public event presence, licensing, digital content and long-term brand building. This will give Kamalini the opportunity to completely focus on her cricket career and performance.
Nikhil Bardiya, Head of Rise Worldwide, said that Kamalini is an exceptionally talented player and through her performances at an early age, she has proved that she has the potential to achieve success at the international level. He said that the agency is proud that Kamalini is the first female cricketer to join its talent roster and is committed to creating better opportunities for her off the field as well.
Expressing his happiness on joining Rise Worldwide, Gunalan Kamalini said that it is an honor for him to be a part of this team which works with many big players of Indian cricket. He said that right now his entire focus is on improving his game and making the best use of every opportunity he gets. He expressed confidence that this partnership with Rise Worldwide will give new flight to his dreams.
Kamalini’s cricket career progressed rapidly
Gunalan Kamalini has made his mark in Indian cricket at a very young age. He first represented Tamil Nadu’s Under-15 team and then made it to the state’s Under-19 team. She later became a part of the Indian Under-19 women’s team, which won the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in the year 2025. Kamalini was the third highest run scorer in this tournament.
After this, she created history by debuting for Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the age of just 16 and became the youngest player of the team. On the basis of her excellent performance in domestic cricket, she was selected for the first time in the Indian senior women’s team for the home T20 series against Sri Lanka in the year 2025, where she made her international debut at the age of 17.
Given his consistently impressive performances, Mumbai Indians retained him ahead of the WPL 2026 mega auction. Recently, she has also been selected in the Indian women’s cricket team for the 2026 Asian Games, which makes it clear that she has become one of the most promising young cricketers of the country.
RISE Worldwide believes that it helps athletes achieve success both on and off the field through strategic talent management and long-term brand building. Gunalan Kamalini’s joining the agency is being considered an important step in this direction.
