‘Shame on Team India…’, why did Kirti Azad say this controversial thing after India became champion, know the whole matter
Kirti Azad On Team India: The final match of T20 World Cup 2026 was played between India and New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, Team India won the trophy by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs. After registering the title win, Indian team captain Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Gautam Gambhir and Jay Shah visited and worshiped at the Hanuman Tikri temple located near the stadium. Former cricketer and Sansa of Trinamool Congress Kirti Azad did not like the idea of ββTeam India going to the temple and worshiping. He gave a provocative reaction on this matter on social media. He says why did Team India do this…
Kirti Azad shared the post
Former Indian cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP has raised questions about the team going to the temple. Kirti Azad says that when Team India under the captaincy of Kapil Dev won the trophy in 1983, he came to India. At the same time, Team India went to the temple after winning the trophy.
Kirti Azad wrote on social media platform X, ‘Shame on Team India, when we won the World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, there were people of Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian religions in our team. We had brought the trophy to our religious birthplace, our motherland India-Hindustan. Why is the Indian cricket team’s trophy being dragged now? Why not a mosque? Why not church?’
SHAME ON TEAM INDIA! π‘
When we won the World Cup under Kapil Dev in 1983, we had Hindu Muslim Sikh and Christian in the team.
We brought the trophy to our religious birth place our motherland India Bharat Hindustan
Why The Hell Is The Indian Cricket Trophy is being Dragged.β¦
β Kirti Azad (@KirtiAzaad) March 9, 2026
Which temple did Team India go to?
Indian cricket team won the title in T-20 World Cup 2026. After becoming the champion, Indian team captain Suryakumar Yadav, coach Gautam Gambhir and Jai Shah went to Hanuman Tekri Temple in Ahmedabad with the trophy. This famous temple is located near the Narendra Modi Stadium, where the team took the blessings of Hanuman ji and offered prayers after the victory.
#WATCH | Gujarat: ICC Chairman Jay Shah, Team India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, along with Skipper Surya Kumar Yadav, offered prayers at the Hanuman Temple in Ahmedabad.
The Men in Blue crushed New Zealand by 96 runs to lift the #ICCT20WorldCup2026pic.twitter.com/71SWAraDre
β ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2026
Ishan Kishan reacted
When Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan reached his hometown Patna after becoming champion in the T20 World Cup 2026, the journalists there questioned him on the controversial statement of Kirti Azad.
To this Ishaan replied, “We have just won such a wonderful World Cup. Please ask some better questions. What should I say to what Kirti Azad said? Please ask some good questions. Tell me how it feels and how much fun you had.”
India defended the trophy by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs
In the final match, the New Zealand team, which came to chase the target of 256 runs given by the Indian cricket team, could score only 159 runs. As a result, Team India has won the title match by 96 runs. With this, the Indian team has become the first team in the world to defend the T-20 World Cup trophy. Not only this, India has also become the first team to win the trophy on home soil. At the same time, Team India has also become the first team to win the T-20 World Cup thrice.
Also read: Ishaan Kishan reacted to Kirti Azad’s controversial question, know what he said…
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