Cricketers who turned politicians

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Former Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was one of the first cricketers to enter politics.

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Navjot Singh Sidhu joined politics after his retirement from cricket. Sidhu first remained in BJP and then joined Congress.

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Gautam Gambhir joined politics after retirement and is a BJP MP from the East Delhi Lok Sabha seat.

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Mohammad Kaif contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh on a Congress ticket.

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