From Batting, Bowling To Balloting: Cricketers Who Switched To Politics - In Pics
Rayudu is not the only cricketer who has switched to politics after leaving the game. There is a long list of players who have done so, not only from India, but also from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu made his entry into politics on Thursday. He joined the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh, at the chief minister’s residence. He joined the party in the presence of Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy.
Rayudu is not the only cricketer who has switched to politics after leaving the game. There is a long list of players who have done so, not only from India, but also from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
Here are some of the cricketers who have joined politics and their achievements:
Mohammad Azharuddin
Sachin Tendulkar
Harbhajan Singh
Gautam Gambhir
Navjot Singh Sidhu
The former Indian cricketer joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2004 and contested the Lok Sabha election from Amritsar. He won the election and remained on the seat till 2014. He was nominated for the Rajya Sabha from Punjab in 2016, but he resigned from the post and left the party the same year. He joined the Congress in 2017 and was elected to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha from Amritsar East. He also became a minister in Punjab. s