From the World Cup to the Lok Sabha elections, from Ian Botham to Ghosh, Azad has been teasing his opponents.

New Delhi. If Dilip Ghosh is traumatized by his Lok Sabha election defeat, he should watch the video of Ian Botham from the 1983 World Cup, who was even more traumatized after losing his wicket. Be it the 22-yard pitch of the Oval in London or the political arena of the industrial city of Bardhaman-Durgapur, Kirti Azad’s ability to fool the giants is uncanny.

Kirti Azad won the Bardhaman-Durgapur seat of West Bengal by 1,37,981 votes. Azad defeated one of the senior BJP leaders in a constituency that was not at all familiar to him when he was first announced as the TMC candidate. He eventually made a spectacular comeback as a member of the Lok Sabha by securing 7,20,667 votes.

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Keerti Azad bowled Botham on a low ball at the Oval in London. The frustration was clearly visible on the world number one all-rounder’s face at that time. When the 65-year-old former cricketer from Bihar defeated Ghosh in a city in Bengal on Tuesday, it could be called the Trinamool Congress’ biggest victory. The seat has a significant non-Bengali population.

People who understand Bengal politics may argue that former BJP state president Ghosh was forced to contest from an unfamiliar area, but then it was not a very familiar area even for Azad. However, this is the third time that Azad has won the Lok Sabha elections. Earlier, Azad had won two consecutive elections for BJP from Darbhanga in Bihar. Later on
He joined the Congress due to a dispute with the late Arun Jaitley over alleged corruption in the administration of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).

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If the presence of Azad’s close friend Kapil Dev gave him a boost during his short international career, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave his political career a second lease of life. It may have been less about skill and more about luck, but World Cup winner, brilliant former Delhi Ranji captain, national selector and staunch critic of Jaitley, Azad always knew how to be in the news.

Azad is believed by many to have been one of the first Indian batsmen in domestic cricket to understand ‘second’ balls thrown by off-spinners in the early and mid-80s, although many bowlers could not.

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