Former Indian captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi shifted his focus to politics after cricket. Nawab Pataudi contested two Lok Sabha elections but did not have success. Pataudi decided to stay away from politics after losing two Lok Sabha elections.

Making his debut in politics with the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Gautam Gambhir has made his mark in the Bharatiya Janata Party. He contested the Lok Sabha elections from the east Delhi constituency against the Aam Aadmi Party's Atishi Marlena and the Congress' Arvinder Singh Lovely. The former Indian opener won the election by nearly 7 lakh votes.

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin started his political innings by joining the Congress in 2009. Azhar won the general election in 2009 and became an MP from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Azharuddin led the Indian team in 47 Test matches in the 1990s.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has played 51 tests and 136 ODIs for India, started his political inning with the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket. In 2014, he did not get a ticket from the BJP. In 2016, he got a Rajya Sabha ticket. However, he then left the BJP and joined Congress, where he was defeated in the assembly.

Manoj Tiwary, who has excelled in domestic cricket also entered politics. The Bengal legend joined the All India Trinamool Congress in 2021. Manoj Tiwari contested the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections from the Shibpur constituency. He won it and was later appointed minister of state for sports and youth affairs.

Regarded as one of the best fielders in Indian cricket, Mohammad Kaif started his political career in Congress. Kaif had contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh. But he flopped on the first attempt. After this, he retired from politics.

Former India all-rounder Kirti Azad won the election from Darbhanga in Bihar three times with the BJP. However, he later joined Congress. His father, Bhagwat Jha Azad was a Congress leader who served as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Kirti Azad was part of the 1983 World Cup-winning team.

Chetan Chauhan, who opened the Test with Sunil Gavaskar, has been a two-time MP from the Amroha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. As soon as his cricketing career came to an end in 1981, he stepped into politics and joined the Janata Party. He was a cabinet minister in Uttar Pradesh. Former Team India cricketer Chetan Chauhan passed away on August 16, 2020.

Former India Test player Vinod Kambli joined the Lok Bharati party after retiring from international cricket. In 2009, Kambli lost the assembly elections to Vikhroli in Mumbai. Kambli also quit politics after this. Vinod Kambli is the fastest Indian to complete 1000 Test runs. Vinod Kambli had completed 1,000 Test runs in just 12 innings.

Manoj Prabhakar tried his luck in politics after his separation from cricket. However, they did not succeed in this. Manoj was accused of fixing during his cricket career.

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has recently stepped onto the political pitch. Harbhajan has joined the Aam Aadmi Party and is a Rajya Sabha MP.

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