Kirti Azad

Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad (pronunciation; born 2 January 1959) is an Indian politician and former cricketer, who played seven Test matches and 25 One Day International for the India national cricket team between 1980 and 1986. Azad was a member of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Kirti Azad
In–charge of the All India Trinamool Congress, Goa
Assumed office
5 May 2022
Preceded byMahua Moitra
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2009  23 May 2019
Preceded byMohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
Succeeded byGopal Jee Thakur
ConstituencyDarbhanga
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byMohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
Succeeded byMohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi
ConstituencyDarbhanga
Member of Delhi Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–1998
Succeeded byShiela Dixit
ConstituencyGole Market
Personal details
Born
Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad

(1959-01-02) 2 January 1959
Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress
(2019–2021)
Bharatiya Janata Party
(1990–2019)
SpousePoonam Azad
Children2
Parent
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBowler
International information
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
Last ODI18 April 1986 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1976–1994Delhi
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 7 25 142 72
Runs scored 135 269 6,634 1,521
Batting average 11.25 14.15 39.48 27.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 20/27 0/8
Top score 24 39* 215 94
Balls bowled 750 390 15,420 2,086
Wickets 3 7 234 50
Bowling average 124.33 39.00 30.72 27.48
5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/84 2/48 7/63 3/16
Catches/stumpings 3/– 7/– 95/– 22/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner1983 England and Wales
ACC Asia Cup
Winner1984 United Arab Emirates
Austral-Asia Cup
Runner-up1986 United Arab Emirates
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2014

Azad is the son of former Chief Minister of Bihar Bhagwat Jha Azad. He 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 was part of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

He won the 2014 Lok Sabha election for Darbhanga, Bihar. In February 2019, Kirti Azad joined Indian National Congress. He joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) after meeting TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Delhi on Nov 23, 2021.

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