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Full Name
Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad
Born
January 02, 1959, Purnea, Bihar
Age
64y 332d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Allrounder
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 matches he scored 4867 runs (47.72) and took 162 wickets (28.91). His highest score was 215 against Himachal Pradesh in 1985-86. He followed his father into politics and was elected to Parliament on a BJP ticket.
Partab Ramchand June 2008
Kirti Azad Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 12 | 0 | 135 | 24 | 11.25 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs | 25 | 21 | 2 | 269 | 39* | 14.15 | 400 | 67.25 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 |
FC | 142 | 182 | 14 | 6634 | 215 | 39.48 | - | - | 20 | 27 | - | 95 | 0 |
List A | 72 | 62 | 6 | 1521 | 94 | 27.16 | - | - | 0 | 8 | - | 22 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 10 | 750 | 373 | 3 | 2/84 | 2/106 | 124.33 | 2.98 | 250.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 25 | 11 | 390 | 273 | 7 | 2/48 | 2/48 | 39.00 | 4.20 | 55.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC | 142 | - | 15420 | 7190 | 234 | 7/63 | - | 30.72 | 2.79 | 65.8 | - | 5 | 0 |
List A | 72 | - | 2086 | 1374 | 50 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 27.48 | 3.95 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Debut/Last Matches of Kirti Azad
Test Matches
ODI Matches
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List A Matches
Recent Matches of Kirti Azad
Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Ground | Format |
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Delhi vs Rest of Ind | 7 & 14 | 3/26 | 27-Sep-1992 | Delhi | FC |
North Zone vs West Zone | 38 | 2/153 | 25-Jan-1991 | Jamshedpur | FC |
North Zone vs Central Zone | 141 | 0/22 & 0/8 | 18-Jan-1991 | Patna | FC |
Delhi vs Bengal | 93 | 0/14 | 23-Mar-1990 | Eden Gardens | FC |
Delhi vs Rest of Ind | 111 & 13 | 0/34 & 0/8 | 03-Nov-1989 | Wankhede | FC |