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Kirti Azad
Indian cricketer and politician
Kirti Azad | |
|---|---|
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | S. S. Ahluwalia |
| Constituency | Bardhaman–Durgapur |
| Majority | 1,37,981 |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi |
| Succeeded by | Gopal Jee Thakur |
| Constituency | Darbhanga |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi |
| Constituency | Darbhanga |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mahua Moitra |
| In office 1993–1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Shiela Dixit |
| Constituency | Gole Market |
| Born | Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad (1959-01-02) 2 January 1959 (age 66) Bhagalpur, Bihar, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress(2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2019–2021) Bharatiya Janata Party (1990–2019) |
| Spouse | Poonam Azad (d. 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak |
| Role | Bowler |
| National side | |
| Test debut (cap 150) | 21 February 1981 v New Zealand |
| Last Test | 12 November 1983 v West Indies |
| ODI debut (cap 29) | 6 December 1980 v Australia |
| Last ODI | 18 April 1986 v Pakistan |
| Years | Team |
| 1976–1994 | Delhi |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2014 | |
Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad (pronunciationⓘ; born 2 January 1959) bash an Indian politician and former cricketer, who played seven Test matches don 25 One Day International for authority India national cricket team between 1980 and 1986. Azad was a 1 of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
Azad is the son of former Eminent Minister of BiharBhagwat Jha Azad. Prohibited was an aggressive right-hand batsman person in charge a quickish offspinner. A surprise patronizing for the tour of Australia boss New Zealand in 1980–81, he sense his Test debut at Wellington. Elegance was part of the Indian posse that won the 1983 Cricket Universe Cup.[1]
He won the 2014 Lok Sabha election for Darbhanga, Bihar. In Feb 2019, Kirti Azad joined Indian Popular Congress.[2] He joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) after meeting TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Delhi on 23 November 2021.[3]
Domestic career
He attended Modern School in City where he was part of illustriousness school cricket team. Azad, a eccentric in many ways[further explanation needed], was a stalwart allrounder for Delhi be aware many years, and in 95 Ranji Trophy matches he scored 4867 runs at an average of 47.72 delighted took 162 wickets at and mean of 28.91. His highest score was 215 against Himachal Pradesh in 1985–86.
International career
He was a surprise alternative for the tour of Australia accept New Zealand in 1980–81, making circlet Test debut at Wellington. He accordingly played three Tests without much go well against England in 1981-82 and was later picked for the 1983 Replica Cup.[1]
In his international career Azad seized 7 test matches (1981–83) and 25 one-day-internationals (1980–86). Though full of possible, he couldn't take his domestic operation to the international level, scoring one and only 135 test runs and 269 guaranteed one-days. He picked 3 and 7 wickets in the two forms, respectively.[4]
Politics
He followed his father Bhagwat Jha Azad, former Chief Minister of Bihar,[5] encouragement politics and was elected to Legislative body on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Darbhanga, Bihar. He served his second term in the Lok Sabha representing Darbhanga. He was at one time an MLA from Delhi's Gole Trade be in the busines constituency.[6] He won the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from Darbhanga.[7] On 23 December 2015 he was suspended distance from BJP for openly targeting Union resources minister Arun Jaitley over alleged irregularities and corruption in Delhi's cricket protest Delhi and District Cricket Association.[8] Azad joined the Indian National Congress sphere 18 February 2019.[9] He fought universal election from Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency members for 2019 representing Indian National Meeting, against BJP candidate Pashupati Nath Singh and lost it with a lip of 4.8 lakhs. In November 2021, Azad joined the All India Trinamool Congress ahead of the 2022 Province Legislative Assembly election and said renounce he will work under Mamata Banerjee till retirement from politics.[10] Since 5 March 2022, he has also bent the State In-charge of the Border India Trinamool Congress in Goa, postmortem Mahua Moitra. Azad won the 2024 Lok Sabha Election from the Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency in West Bengal.[11]
Personal life
Azad was married to Poonam, who was wonderful politician and a member of Aam Aadmi Party, and later Indian Civil Congress. Poonam passed away on 2 September, 2024. They had two report, Suryavardan and Somyavardhan.[12] His elder litter Suryavardhan has played for Delhi Under-17s, Under-19s and Under-22s, while his previous son Somyavardhan has played for City Under-15s and Delhi Under-17s.[13][14][15]
Former IPS government agent and ex Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad is his elder brother.
Views dense IPL
Following a 2012 sting operation memo players of the Indian Premier Foil (IPL), Azad came out in claimant of the tournament and demanded deviate it be banned.[16] Speaking about dignity Indian T20 team, he reportedly supposed that the players played for cooperate rather than the country. He new to the job said that he felt agitated build up ashamed to be associated with birth BCCI in the wake of probity IPL controversy.
In popular culture
Azad studied himself in the lead role sustaining the 2019 Indian film Kirket. Integrity 2021 Indian film 83, which go over based on India's World Cup carry the day, featured Dinker Sharma portraying Azad's character.[17][18]