ICC Chairman Jay Shah, Indian Team Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, along with Skipper Surya Kumar Yadav, offer prayers at the Hanuman Temple, in Ahmedabad on Monday, March 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Former cricketer Kirti Azad in his post on X on Monday (March 9, 2026), criticised the captain of Indian cricket team Surya Kumar Yadav and Chairman of International Cricket Council (ICC) Jay Shah for taking the T20 World Cup trophy to a temple in Ahmedabad. Yadav, along with Mr. Shah and Team India’s Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, offered prayers at the Hanuman Temple in Ahmedabad after winning the T20 World Cup 2026 trophy by defeating New Zealand on Sunday (March 8, 2026). Mr. Azad, who was part of the 1983 world Cup-winning Indian squad, said in his post, “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. (sic)” He added, “This Team Represents INDIA — not Surya Kumar Yadav’s or Jay Shah’s Family !” Mr. Azad added, “Siraj never paraded it at a Mosque. Sanju never took it to a Church.” “The Trophy Belongs to 1.4 BILLION Indians of EVERY Faith — NOT ONE RELIGION’S VICTORY LAP! “ he ended his post. SHAME ON TEAM INDIA! 😡 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.… — Kirti Azad (@KirtiAzaad) March 9, 2026 Published – March 10, 2026 12:28 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Watch: Would like to assure Karnataka priority is to ensure gas supply: Tejasvi Surya Vietjet launches ‘Holi – Fly Vietjet, Strike Gold’