10 cricketers who tried their luck in Lok Sabha polls
Kirti Azad: A 1983 World Cup winner, Kirti Azad was elected into the Parliament in 1999 from the Darbhanga constituency but suffer a heavy defeat in the 2004 General Elections
Chetan Chauhan: Sunil Gavaskar's former opening partner participated in the 1991 and 1998 elections on BJP's ticket and won on both occasions
MAK Pataudi: The legendary MAK Pataudi contested for the Lower House from Gurugram in 1971 but his party the Vishal Haryana Party fared badly
Chetan Sharma: In 2009, Chetan Sharma took part for the Faridabad seat on a BSP ticket but finished third
Gautam Gambhir: Gautam Gambhir won the East Delhi constituency in 2019 on a BJP ticket but decided to withdraw from politics ahead of the 2024 elections
Mohammad Kaif: Kaif contested for Congress from Phulpur in 2014 but failed to win a seat
Mohammad Azharuddin: He was a Congress candidate in 2009 and won from Moradabad, but lost in 2014 from Tonk
Anurag Thakur: Anurag, the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, He will be BJP's candidate from Harmipur in upcoming elections
Navjot Singh Sidhu: The former BJP member won 2004 and 2007 bypolls from Amritsar and the 2009 general elections. Sidhu has now switched allies to Congress
Manoj Prabhakar: Manoj Prabhakar contested for All India Indira Congress (Tiwary) in 1996 from South Delhi but eventually lost