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6 Cricketers Who Turned Politicians

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  1. Mohammad Azharuddin
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Mohammad Azharuddin one of the talented batsmen in Indian cricket played a total of 99 test matches, 334 One day international matches. He made his test debut against England on 31st December 1984 and retired on 2nd March 2000.

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His ODI debut was against England on 20th January 1985 and retired on 3rd June 2000. During 1990’s he led the Indian test team in 47 matches. Involved in the match-fixing case, the BCCI decided to ban him for life.

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On February 19th 2009, Azharuddin decided to join Indian National Congress. In 2009 he won the Indian general election from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh to become Member Parliament of India.

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