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Kirti Azad is a former Indian cricketer and politician who performed 7 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1981 to 1986 for the Indian Cricket staff. He is the son of INC veteran Bhagwat Jha Azad, a former Chief Minister of Bihar. Azad is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC).

Wiki/Biography

Kirti Azad was born on Friday, 2 January 1959 (age 61 years; as in 2020), in Darbhanga Bihar. His full title is Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad. His zodiac signal is Capricorn. Azad accomplished his major training from the Modern School in Delhi and concurrently used to play for the college cricket staff. He attained a BA History (Hons) diploma from the famend St. Stephens College of Delhi University in 1981. The all-rounder has performed 7 take a look at matches and 25 ODIs for India from 1981 to 1986. He was additionally part of the Indian cricket staff that received the 1983 ODI Cricket World Cup. While nonetheless enjoying Ranji Trophy matches, at 34, Azad stepped into politics by becoming a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1993. In 2015, BJP suspended him for involving in anti-party actions. Later, he joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in February 2019.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 11″

Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper

Eye Colour: Black

Family & Caste

Kirti Azad belongs to a Hindu household.

Parents and Siblings

His father, Shri Bhagwat Jha Azad was a six-time member of the Lok Sabha from Bhagalpur and a former Bihar CM. Bhagwat handed away in 2011 as a result of extended sickness.

Bhagwat Jha Azad

His mom, Smt. Indira Jha Azad died in 2009. His Brother Dr Rajvardhan Azad is a former chief professor of ophthalmology on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, because the chairman of the revived Bihar state college service fee.

Former AIIMS Eye specialist Dr Rajvardhan Jha Azad

Wife & Children

Kirti is married to Poonam Azad, a former AAP politician, and at present a member of the Indian National Congress (INC).

An image of Kirti Azad along with his spouse Poonam Azad at their son’s marriage ceremony ceremony

His spouse contested and misplaced elections from Sangam Vihar constituency of Delhi within the 2020 Assembly Elections.

Kirti Azad with spouse Poonam Azad throughout election campaigning

His youthful son, Surya Vardhan, is a businessman, whereas the elder one works at an MNC in Singapore. Both of his sons have performed cricket for Delhi of their youthful days.

Cricketing Career

All-rounder Kirti Azad was an aggressive right-hand batsman and an off-spinner.

An outdated image of Kirti Azad

He received his first nationwide call-up for the 1980/81 India’s tour of Australia and New Zealand. In December 1980, he made his ODI debut towards Australia on the Melbourne Cricket Ground within the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 1980/81. Unfortunately, he might rating simply Four runs in that sport. The identical yr, he made his take a look at cricket debut towards New Zealand in Wellington. He scored 20 runs and 16 runs in two innings as India misplaced the sport by 62 runs. He performed the primary three Tests of the 6-match collection throughout England’s tour of India in 1981/82. However, he scored a complete of 71 runs in Four innings and was dropped from the Indian staff. He was then picked to play within the historic 1983 cricket world cup.

Kirti Azad posing with the 1983 Cricket World Cup trophy

His worldwide profession summed up in 7 take a look at matches and 25 ODIs. Despite not tasting success on the worldwide stage, Kirti Azad remained a pillar of energy for Delhi cricket. In 95 Ranji video games, he scored 4867 runs at a mean of 47.72. He additionally took 162 wickets, averaging 28.91 in his bowling figures.

Political Career

Kirti Azad stepped into politics in 1993 and joined the Bhartiya Janata Party. He was an MLA from Delhi’s Gole Market constituency from 1993-98. He was then elected because the Member of Parliament on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Darbhanga, Bihar in 1999. He was re-elected because the MP Darbhanga in 2009. Between 2009 to 2014, he additionally served because the Member of House Committee, Member of Standing Committee on Human Resource Development, Member of Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, Member of Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, Member of Joint Committee on Security in Parliament Complex Member, Khadi and Village Industries Corporation and Member of Youth Affairs & Sports, Advisory Committee. In 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, he once more received the MP seat from Darbhanga, Bihar.

Kirti Azad with PM Narendra Modi

On 23 December 2015, he was suspended from BJP for anti-party actions. On 18 February 2019, Azad joined the Indian National Congress (INC).

Indian National Congress (INC) president Rahul Gandhi welcomes Kirti Azad to his occasion

He contested for the 2019 General Elections from Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency representing Indian National Congress, towards the BJP candidate Pashupati Nath Singh. However, he misplaced by an enormous margin of 4.eight lakh votes.

Controversies

It is extremely unattainable for a politician to remain out of controversies in India. Here are a couple of controversies during which Kirti Azad was concerned:

• From the yr 2011 to 2015, he saved claiming that there was rampant monetary corruption within the functioning of Delhi District Cricket Association (DDCA). He accused his personal occasion member of BJP, Arun Jaitley, who has headed DDCA for 14 years for being actively concerned within the rip-off. He additionally raised the identical difficulty in Lok Sabha, whereas being a member of the BJP.
  
  In December 2015, he was suspended from the BJP for anti-party actions. On being suspended, the previous cricketer mentioned, “I raised the issue of Rs 400 crore scam in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) with documents to back his claims, but, I was ‘back-stabbed’ by the party.”
• In February 2019, simply three days after becoming a member of INC, Azad claimed that members of congress looted polling cubicles for him and his father through the 80s and the 90s elections. Later, realising his mistake, he apologised and mentioned,
  

  I’m sorry. In the warmth of the second, and in an over-excited temper, I made such remarks in order to spice up the morale of the Congress staff. Actually, I wished to say sales space administration, however in some way received carried away.”

Facts/Trivia

• Allegedly, many cricket consultants maintain that Azad made to the Indian cricket staff as his father, Bhagwat Jha Azad was then a Union Minister and CM of Bihar.
• The 1983 Cricket World Cup holds a particular place in Kirti’s coronary heart.

• Kirti Azad featured in a Hindi film ‘Kirket’ launched in 2019.

• In an interview given to the Lallantop, Azad defined how his father, a veteran congressman requested him to depart his home inside three months when he joined BJP and have become an MLA.