agnostic like me, watching actor Saiyami Kher speak about pace bowling, reserve days, yorkers and off-stumps on Cricbuzz, where she’s been a host since 2023, is like listening to an indecipherable foreign language. Kher speaks it with such panache that one can almost imagine her first words as a toddler being something like ‘boundary’ or ‘innings’. Or, more likely, it was ‘Sachin’, because she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t a Tendulkar fan. For one of his matches, she got tickets in each stand of the stadium so that she could see him from every angle. “That’s how crazy a fan I am when it comes to live sports,” she once said on Cricbuzz, adding that she’s mostly a “north stand girl”, because that’s where the loudest cheering happens. Her biggest fan moment was when her manager got her a ticket in the pavilion where Tendulkar’s family was sitting. “I felt like I was in Disneyland,” she says with a smile.
In an ever-changing, glitzy world of films, Saiyami Kher finds stability by remembering why she started. The actress and fitness enthusiast said she has stopped chasing outcomes and started valuing the process.
Asked how she handles the pressure of expectations in an industry that’s always evolving, Saiyami told a top news agency, “By staying connected to the reason I started – to tell stories that move people, to become characters that challenge me. That keeps me grounded. I lean on nature, on sport and my circle that sees me, not the actor.”
“I’ve stopped chasing outcomes and started valuing the process. The pressure never fully goes away, but when your focus is on growth rather than perfection, it becomes easier to breathe,” she added.
If you’re planning a holiday this winter and want to escape to a destination that has it all, Melbourne and its surrounding region are just the place. While the city has iconic spots that you can already think of visiting, there’s more to discover. Saiyami Kher’s trip around the lively city will be all the inspiration you need. From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, her journey was filled with experiences that you, too, can enjoy.
