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	'''Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad''' ({{audio\|Kirti_Azad.ogg\|pronunciation}}; born 2 January 1959){{cn\|date=November 2020}} is a politician and former [[cricket]]er and who played 7 [[Test cricket\|Tests]] and 25 [[One Day International\|ODIs]] for [[India cricket team\|India]] between 1980 and 1986.		'''Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad''' ({{audio\|Kirti_Azad.ogg\|pronunciation}}; born 2 January 1959){{cn\|date=November 2020}} is a politician and former [[cricket]]er and who played 7 [[Test cricket\|Tests]] and 25 [[One Day International\|ODIs]] for [[India cricket team\|India]] between 1980 and 1986.

	Azad was born in [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]], 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]].<ref name="Auto15-2">{{cite web \| url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26325.html \| title = Kirti Azad \| publisher = Cricinfo \| access-date = 6 March 2011}}</ref>		Azad was born in [[brahmin]] family of [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kirti Azad Supports Suresh Raina Amid Backlash Over ‘Brahmin’ Comment\|url=http://news18.com/cricketnext/news/kirti-azad-supports-suresh-raina-amid-backlash-over-brahmin-comment-3992900.html\|access-date=2021-12-15\|website=news18.com\|language=en}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="Auto15-2">{{cite web \| url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26325.html \| title = Kirti Azad \| publisher = Cricinfo \| access-date = 6 March 2011}}</ref>

	He won the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] election for Darbhanga, Bihar. In February 2019, Kirti Azad joined Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rebel BJP MP Kirti Azad joins Congress \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-congress/article26301848.ece \|work=The Hindu \|date=18 February 2019 \|ref=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-/article26301848.ece \|language=en-IN}}</ref>		He won the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] election for Darbhanga, Bihar. In February 2019, Kirti Azad joined Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rebel BJP MP Kirti Azad joins Congress \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-congress/article26301848.ece \|work=The Hindu \|date=18 February 2019 \|ref=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-/article26301848.ece \|language=en-IN}}</ref> He joined [[Trinamool Congress]] (TMC) after meeting TMC chief [[Mamta Banerjee]] in Delhi on Nov 23, 2021. <ref>{{cite news \|title=Congress leader Kirti Azad joins TMC \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-leader-kirti-azad-joins-tmc/articleshow/87872157.cms \|work=Economic Times \|date=23 November 2021}}</ref>

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	==Politics==		==Politics==
	He followed his father [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]], former Chief Minister of [[Bihar]],<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=25</ref> into politics and was elected to Parliament on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ticket from [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. He served his second term in the Lok Sabha representing Darbhanga. He was previously an MLA from Delhi's [[Gole Market]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm \| title = A veteran-newcomer fight at Gole Market \| work = [[The Hindu]] \| access-date = 6 March 2011 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050904014658/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm \| archive-date = 4 September 2005 \| url-status = ~~dead~~ }}</ref> He won the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] Elections from Darbhanga.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/\|title = Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu's daughter\|date = 14 March 2014}}</ref> On 23 December 2015 he was suspended from BJP for openly targeting Union finance minister [[Arun Jaitley]] over alleged irregularities and corruption in Delhi's cricket body Delhi and District Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kirti Azad Suspended By BJP For Publicly Targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-may-take-action-against-kirti-azad-for-targeting-arun-jaitley-sources-1258122\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> Azad joined the [[Indian National Congress]] on 18 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web \| title =Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad joins Congress \| url =https://m.timesofindia.com/india/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-congress/articleshow/68044490.cms\| work = [[The Times of India]]\| access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>		He followed his father [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]], former Chief Minister of [[Bihar]],<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=25</ref> into politics and was elected to Parliament on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ticket from [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. He served his second term in the Lok Sabha representing Darbhanga. He was previously an MLA from Delhi's [[Gole Market]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm \| title = A veteran-newcomer fight at Gole Market \| work = [[The Hindu]] \| access-date = 6 March 2011 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050904014658/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm \| archive-date = 4 September 2005 \| url-status = usurped }}</ref> He won the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] Elections from Darbhanga.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/\|title = Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu's daughter\|date = 14 March 2014}}</ref> On 23 December 2015 he was suspended from BJP for openly targeting Union finance minister [[Arun Jaitley]] over alleged irregularities and corruption in Delhi's cricket body Delhi and District Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kirti Azad Suspended By BJP For Publicly Targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-may-take-action-against-kirti-azad-for-targeting-arun-jaitley-sources-1258122\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> Azad joined the [[Indian National Congress]] on 18 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web \| title =Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad joins Congress \| url =https://m.timesofindia.com/india/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-congress/articleshow/68044490.cms\| work = [[The Times of India]]\| access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>
	He fought General Election from Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency for 2019 representing Indian National Congress, against BJP candidate Pashupati Nath Singh and lost it with a margin of 4.8 lakhs.		He fought General Election from Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency for 2019 representing Indian National Congress, against BJP candidate Pashupati Nath Singh and lost it with a margin of 4.8 lakhs.

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	He followed his father [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]], former Chief Minister of [[Bihar]],<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=25</ref> into politics and was elected to Parliament on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ticket from [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. He served his second term in the Lok Sabha representing Darbhanga. He was previously an MLA from Delhi's [[Gole Market]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm \| title = A veteran-newcomer fight at Gole Market \| work = [[The Hindu]] \| access-date = 6 March 2011 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050904014658/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm \| archive-date = 4 September 2005 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> He won the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] Elections from Darbhanga.<ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/</ref> On 23 December 2015 he was suspended from BJP for openly targeting Union finance minister [[Arun Jaitley]] over alleged irregularities and corruption in Delhi's cricket body Delhi and District Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kirti Azad Suspended By BJP For Publicly Targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-may-take-action-against-kirti-azad-for-targeting-arun-jaitley-sources-1258122\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> Azad joined the [[Indian National Congress]] on 18 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web \| title =Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad joins Congress \| url =https://m.timesofindia.com/india/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-congress/articleshow/68044490.cms\| work = [[The Times of India]]\| access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>		He followed his father [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]], former Chief Minister of [[Bihar]],<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=25</ref> into politics and was elected to Parliament on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ticket from [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. He served his second term in the Lok Sabha representing Darbhanga. He was previously an MLA from Delhi's [[Gole Market]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm \| title = A veteran-newcomer fight at Gole Market \| work = [[The Hindu]] \| access-date = 6 March 2011 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050904014658/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm \| archive-date = 4 September 2005 \| url-status = dead }}</ref> He won the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] Elections from Darbhanga.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/\|title = Election LIVE: BJP's third candidate list out, Ram Kripal to contest from Patliputra against Lalu's daughter\|date = 14 March 2014}}</ref> On 23 December 2015 he was suspended from BJP for openly targeting Union finance minister [[Arun Jaitley]] over alleged irregularities and corruption in Delhi's cricket body Delhi and District Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Kirti Azad Suspended By BJP For Publicly Targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-may-take-action-against-kirti-azad-for-targeting-arun-jaitley-sources-1258122\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> Azad joined the [[Indian National Congress]] on 18 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web \| title =Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad joins Congress \| url =https://m.timesofindia.com/india/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-congress/articleshow/68044490.cms\| work = [[The Times of India]]\| access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>
	He fought General Election from Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency for 2019 representing Indian National Congress, against BJP candidate Pashupati Nath Singh and lost it with a margin of 4.8 lakhs.		He fought General Election from Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency for 2019 representing Indian National Congress, against BJP candidate Pashupati Nath Singh and lost it with a margin of 4.8 lakhs.

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'''Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad''' ({{audio|Kirti_Azad.ogg|pronunciation}}; born 2 January 1959){{cn|date=November 2020}} is a politician and former [[cricket]]er and who played 7 [[Test cricket|Tests]] and 25 [[One Day International|ODIs]] for [[India cricket team|India]] between 1980 and 1986.

Azad was born in [[Darbhanga]], [[Bihar]], 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]].<ref name="Auto15-2">{{cite web | url = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26325.html | title = Kirti Azad | publisher = Cricinfo | access-date = 6 March 2011}}</ref>

He won the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] election for Darbhanga, Bihar. In February 2019, Kirti Azad joined Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rebel BJP MP Kirti Azad joins Congress |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-congress/article26301848.ece |work=The Hindu |date=18 February 2019 |ref=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-/article26301848.ece |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Domestic career==

He attended [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School]] in [[Delhi]] where he was part of the school cricket team. Azad, a nonconformist in many ways{{explain|date=September 2019}}, was a stalwart allrounder for [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]] for many years, and in 95 [[Ranji Trophy]] matches he scored 4867 runs at an average of 47.72 and took 162 wickets at and average of 28.91. His highest score was 215 against [[Himachal Pradesh cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] in 1985–86.

==International career==
He was a surprise choice for the tour of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in 1980–81, making his Test debut at [[Wellington]]. He then played three Tests without much success against England in 1981-82 and was later picked for the [[1983 Cricket World Cup|1983 World Cup]].<REF name="Auto15-2"/>

In his international career Azad played 7 test matches (1981-83) and 25 one-day-internationals (1980-86). Though full of potential, he couldn't take his domestic performance to the international level, scoring only 135 test runs and 269 in one-days. He picked 3 and 7 wickets in the two forms, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kirti Azad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26325.html |website=ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media Ltd. |access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>

==Politics==
He followed his father [[Bhagwat Jha Azad]], former Chief Minister of [[Bihar]],<ref>https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=25</ref> into politics and was elected to Parliament on a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ticket from [[Darbhanga]], Bihar. He served his second term in the Lok Sabha representing Darbhanga. He was previously an MLA from Delhi's [[Gole Market]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm | title = A veteran-newcomer fight at Gole Market | work = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 6 March 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050904014658/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/23/stories/2003112304280400.htm | archive-date = 4 September 2005 | url-status = dead }}</ref> He won the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] Elections from Darbhanga.<ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/</ref> On 23 December 2015 he was suspended from BJP for openly targeting Union finance minister [[Arun Jaitley]] over alleged irregularities and corruption in Delhi's cricket body Delhi and District Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kirti Azad Suspended By BJP For Publicly Targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-may-take-action-against-kirti-azad-for-targeting-arun-jaitley-sources-1258122|work=[[NDTV]]|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> Azad joined the [[Indian National Congress]] on 18 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web | title =Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad joins Congress | url =https://m.timesofindia.com/india/cricketer-turned-politician-kirti-azad-joins-congress/articleshow/68044490.cms| work = [[The Times of India]]| access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref>
He fought General Election from Dhanbad Lok Sabha constituency for 2019 representing Indian National Congress, against BJP candidate Pashupati Nath Singh and lost it with a margin of 4.8 lakhs.

==Personal life==

Azad is married to Poonam and has two sons.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampdetail.php?mpcode=25 | title = Detailed Profile: Shri Kirti (Jha) Azad | publisher = National Portal of India | access-date = 7 January 2020}}</ref> His elder son Suryavardhan has played for Delhi Under-17s, Under-19s and Under-22s, while his younger son Somyavardhan has played for Delhi Under-15s and Delhi Under-17s.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/182/182860/182860.html | title = Surya Azad | publisher = CricketArchive | access-date = 6 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/254/254666/254666.html | title = Somyavardhan Azad | publisher = CricketArchive | access-date = 3 September 2012}}</ref>

His wife Poonam joined [[Aam Aadmi Party]] on 13 Nov 2016, which she then quit on 11 Apr 2017 to join the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kirti-azads-wife-poonam-azad-jha-quits-aap-joins-congress/articleshow/58127799.cms | title = Kirti Azad's wife Poonam Azad Jha quits AAP, joins Congress | work = The Economic Times| access-date = 11 April 2017}}</ref>

==Views on IPL==

Following a 2012 [[sting operation]] on players of the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), Azad came out in opposition of the tournament and demanded that it be banned.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|title=Kirti Azad begins hunger fast against IPL|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kirti-azad-begins-hunger-fast-against-ipl/259702-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523043722/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kirti-azad-begins-hunger-fast-against-ipl/259702-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2012|access-date=21 May 2012|newspaper=IBNLive|date=20 May 2012}}</ref>
Speaking about the Indian T20 team, he reportedly alleged that the players played for self rather than the country. He further said that he felt agitated and ashamed to be associated with the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] in the wake of the IPL controversy.

==In popular culture==
The 2021 Indian film ''[[83 (film)|83]]'', which is based on India's World Cup win, will feature Dinker Sharma portraying Azad's character.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ranveer Singh introduces Dinker Sharma as Kirti Azad in '83' character poster|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ranveer-singh-introduces-dinker-sharma-as-kirti-azad-in-83-character-poster-120011600701_1.html|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ranveer Singh introduces Dinker Sharma as Kirti Azad in '83'|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/ranveer-singh-introduces-dinker-sharma-as-kirti-azad-in-83|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>

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