Kirti Azad

Infobox Cricketer

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nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Kirti Azad
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm offbreak
balls = true
tests = 7
test runs = 135
test bat avg = 11.25
test 100s/50s = -/-
test top score = 24
test overs = 750
test wickets = 3
test bowl avg = 124.33
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 2/84
test catches/stumpings = 3/-
ODIs = 25
ODI runs = 269
ODI bat avg = 14.15
ODI 100s/50s = -/-
ODI top score = 39*
ODI overs = 390
ODI wickets = 7
ODI bowl avg = 39.00
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 2/48
ODI catches/stumpings = 7/-
date = 4 February
year = 2006
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26325.html

Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad audio|Kirti_Azad.ogg|pronunciation (born January 2, 1959, Purnea, Bihar) is a former Indian cricketer who played in seven Tests and 25 ODIs from 1980 to 1986. He attended Modern School in Delhi where he was part of the school cricket team. The highlight of his career was the Indian victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Kirti Azad played a memorable innings against Pakistan in December, 1984 at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, in an exhibition match. This was the first ever day/night match, played under artificial lights. Pakistan batted first and made 197 runs from 50 overs. In India's reply, Kirti scored a rapid 71 not-out and steered India to a one wicket victory. He scored many sixes in the knock, the most memorable over being where he hit Pakistani medium pacer Jalaluddin for three consecutive sixes.

After his playing career, Kirti briefly turned his hand to broadcasting in English for television, but initially failed to break in, where other ex-Test cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Arun Lal and others had succeeded. However, in recent times, Kirti has found his niche in compéring post match television cricket chat shows in Hindi, expressing his own opinions in a forthright and sometimes controversial manner, particularly when advocating for player selection.

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NAME=Azad, Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Azad, Kirti
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH=January 2 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH=Purnea, Bihar
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=