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Kirti Azad

Full Name: Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad
Born: 2 January 1959, Purnea, Bihar
Major Teams: Delhi, India.

Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break

Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Wellington, 1st Test, 1980/81
Latest Test: India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, 3rd Test, 1983/84

ODI Debut: India v Australia at Melbourne, World Series Cup, 1980/81
Latest ODI: India v Pakistan at Sharjah, Australasia Cup, 1985/86
 

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 12/11/1983)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    7   12   0   135   24   11.25   0   0    3   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             125     28   373    3 124.33  2-84    0   0 250.0  2.98

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 18/04/1986)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   25   21   2   269   39*  14.15  67.25   0   0    7   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              65      4   273    7  39.00  2-48    0   0  55.7  4.20

FIRST-CLASS
 (1976/77 - 1993/94)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  142  182  14  6634  215   39.48  20  27   95   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             15420  7190  234  30.72  7-63    5   0  65.8  2.79

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1977/78 - 1992/93)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   72   62   6  1521   94   27.16   0   8   22   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              2086  1374   50  27.48  3-16    0   0  41.7  3.95

Profile:

The son of a Central Minister, Kirti Azad was an aggressive right handed batsman and a quickish off spinner. 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. He 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 semifinal against England, when he helped bottle up the middle order with his fastish off breaks 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 all rounder 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