‘Ask good questions…’, Ishan Kishan’s response to Kirti Azad’s comment about taking the World Cup trophy to the temple

Ishan Kishan on Kirti Azad: Aggressive batsman Ishan Kishan, who contributed significantly to Team India’s victory in the T-20 World Cup final, reached Patna on Tuesday. Ishan Kishan was given a warm welcome at the airport. During this time he also addressed the media. Kirti Azad’s comment on Ishan Kishan taking the World Cup trophy to the temple was questioned. However, he responded to this in a very calm manner. Ishan Kishan said ask good questions, what can I say on this.

‘We have to keep playing and keep winning’

Ishan Kishan said, ‘The team has won, it is a very good thing. This is a very good thing not only for us but for the entire country. We will hope and continue winning like this. I want other players to progress from here in the same way as I progressed from here. You just have to work hard and you can progress from anywhere.

On Kirti Azad taking the trophy to the temple, Ishan Kishan said, ‘We have won such a good World Cup. You guys ask a good question. Now what should I answer on what Kirti Azad has said? Now we just have to keep playing, keep scoring runs and keep winning.

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What did Kirti Azad say?

In fact, after winning the World Cup, Indian cricket team captain Surya Kumar Yadav, head coach Gautam Gambhir and cricket administrator Jay Shah reached the temple with the trophy in Ahmedabad. There was a lot of discussion about which. Former cricketer and TMC MP Kirti Azad had raised questions on going to the temple with the trophy.

Kirti Azad had said, ‘Shame on Team India! When we won the World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, there were Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian players in our team. We had brought the trophy to our religious birthplace, our motherland India (Hindustan). Why is the Indian cricket trophy being dragged? Why not a mosque? Why not church? Why not Gurudwara? This team represents India and not the family of Suryakumar Yadav or Jai Shah. Sanju Samson was the best player of the tournament. They did not take the trophy to church. This trophy belongs to Indians of every religion. There is no place to celebrate the victory of any one religion.

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