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    Full Name

    Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad

    Born

    January 02, 1959, Purnea, Bihar

    Batting Style

    Right hand Bat

    Bowling Style

    Right arm Offbreak

    The son of a Central Minister, Kirti Azad was an aggressive right-hand batsman and a quickish offspinner. A surprise choice for the tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1980-81, he made his Test debut at Wellington. He then played three Tests without much success against England in 1981-82 and was then ignored till he was picked for the World Cup in 1983. Azad had his day in the sun when he played a leading part in India winning the semi-final against England, when he helped bottle up the middle order with his fastish offbreaks and earned a bonus while bowling the dangerous Ian Botham. Back home he played a swashbuckling innings at the Kotla in helping India defeat Pakistan in one of the early day-night games. But he met with little success in three Tests against Pakistan and West Indies and was discarded.

    Azad, a nonconformist in many ways, was a stalwart allrounder for Delhi for years and in 95 Ranji Trophy

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    Kirti Azad

    Indian cricketer and politician

    Kirti Azad

    Incumbent

    Assumed office
    4 June 2024
    Preceded byS. S. Ahluwalia
    ConstituencyBardhaman–Durgapur
    Majority1,37,981
    In office
    16 May 2009 – 23 May 2019
    Preceded byMohammad Calif Ashraf Fatmi
    Succeeded byGopal Jee Thakur
    ConstituencyDarbhanga
    In office
    1999–2004
    Preceded byMohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
    Succeeded byMohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
    ConstituencyDarbhanga

    Incumbent

    Assumed office
    5 May 2022
    Preceded byMahua Moitra
    In office
    1993–1998
    Succeeded byShiela Dixit
    ConstituencyGole Market
    Born

    Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad


    (1959-01-02) 2 January 1959 (age 66)
    Bhagalpur, Province, India
    Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress(2021–present)
    Other political
    affiliations    		Indian National Congress
    (2019–2021)
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    (1990–2019)
    SpousePoonam Azad (d. 2024)
    Children2
    Parent
    BattingRight-handed
    BowlingRight-arm offbreak
    RoleBowler
    National side
    Test debut (cap 150)21 February 1981 v New Zealand
    Last Test12 November 1983 v West Indies
    ODI debut (cap 29)6 December 1980 v Australia
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    Kirti Azad

    Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad is a former Indian cricketer who played 7 Tests and 25 ODIs for India. He is the son of a former Chief Minister of Bihar, Bhagwat Jha Azad. He was an aggressive...
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    Batting Career Summary

    M Inn Runs BF HS Avg SR NO 4s 6s 50 100 200
    Test 7 12 135 303 24 11.25 44.56 0 13 0 0 0 0
    ODI 25 21 269 400 39 14.16 67.25 2 19 9 0 0 0
    T20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    Bowling Career Summary

    M Inn B Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR BBI BBM 5w 10w
    Test 7 10 750 373 3 124.33 2.98 250.0 2/84 2/106 0 0
    ODI 25 11 390 273 7 39.0 4.2 55.71 2/48 2/48 0 0
    T20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
    IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0

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    Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad is a former Indian cricketer who played 7 Tests and 25 ODIs for India. He is the son of a former Chief Minister of Bihar