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World Champion Ishan Kishan got a warm welcome in Patna. He was frustrated by questions on Kirti Azad’s comments on the T20 trophy, urging reporters to ask relevant questions.
Ishan Kishan’s response goes viral
World Champion Ishan Kishan received a rousing reception on his arrival in Patna. Fans stacked up in numbers to catch a glimpse of the wicketkeeper-batter, while media personnel also gathered to talk to him. Nonetheless, the 27-year-old got visibly frustrated when he was asked for his response to former cricketer Kirti Azad’s comments on taking the T20 World Cup trophy to a temple post victory.
Trinamool Congress MP and 1983 World Cup winner Kirti Azad has raised concerns, emphasising that sports and sportspersons aren’t defined by religion or caste.
On X, Azad’s post garnered significant attention, condemning the present Team India and recalling the varied 1983 World Cup squad: “SHAME ON TEAM INDIA! After we won the World Cup under Kapil Dev in 1983, we had Hindu, Sikhs, and Christians within the team. We brought the trophy to our religious birthplace, our motherland India, Bharat, Hindustan.”
SHAME ON TEAM INDIA! 😡After we won the World Cup under Kapil Dev in 1983, we had Hindu Muslim Sikh and Christian within 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.…
— Kirti Azad (@KirtiAzaad) March 9, 2026
Upon arriving in Patna earlier on Tuesday, Ishan Kishan was questioned about Azad’s statements. Annoyed by the query, he promptly addressed the reporter’s inquiry.
“Itna acha World Cup jeete hain, kitna acha saawal aap log kijye ga, yeh Kirti Azad kya bole isme principal kya bolu. (We won such a pleasant World Cup, expect good questions from you guys. What should I say about Kirti Azad’s comments),” Ishan was seen saying in an ANI video.
He continued, urging the reporters to ask more relevant questions, “Acha sawal kijye, kaisa maja aaya (Ask higher questions, reminiscent of how much did we enjoyed).”
When one other journalist interrupted to ask how much Kishan enjoyed the victory, he replied, “Yeh acha query hua, bekar query puch liye aap (That is a very good query, you asked a useless query).”
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— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2026
Kishan ended the tournament because the second-highest run-getter for India, scoring 317 runs in 9 matches, with 3 half-centuries.
March 10, 2026, 17:00 IST
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