16 Cricketers who turned the Political way

2. Navjot Singh Sidhu (India):

Navjot Singh Sidhu was renowned as the Sixer Sidhu for his swashbuckling ability to dance down the track and hit big shots over the ropes. Navjot was a belligerent opener and accumulated 7,615 International runs in his 16 year long career. Apart from his witty one-liners as a commentator he won on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from the Amritsar seat in the Indian general elections in 2004 and 2009.