Cricketers turned politicians

[Marius]

This thought was inspired by a misreading of a tweet - instead of reading 'Malinga contemplating retirement' I read 'Malinga running for president'.

What other cricketers have become politicians?

There's obviously Imran Khan in Pakistan.

Others that come to mind include Clive van Ryneveld and Eddie Barlow in South Africa.

Sachin Tendulkar is also a member of India's upper house of Parliament I believe.

And isn't Sanath Jayasuriya involved in Sri Lankan politics or am I misremembering?

 

[Starfighter]

Sam Loxton was an MP in Victoria for quite a number of years.

I remember Carl Rackemann running in one Queensland election or another, but he didn't get in.

 

[Howe_zat]

Do the various aristocratic amateurs count?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Sir Learie Constantine

 

[Firebreaker]

Mohammad Kaif became a politician as well.

Sarfraz Nawaz was in politics as well

 

[Starfighter]

And Navjot Sidhu

 

[Marius]

Alec Douglas-Home.

 

[fredfertang]

Roy Fredericks

 

[Prince EWS]

Nathan Bracken recently ran for parliament in Australia.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Azharuddin ran for parliament and won his constituency in 2009. India sucks.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

"Malinga contemplating retirement."
"Malinga running for president"

Easily done.

 

[Marius]

"Malinga contemplating retirement."
"Malinga running for president"

Easily done.

#obvs

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Dinanath Ramnarine and Wavell Hinds, former and current president of West Indies Players Association.

 

[harsh.ag]

Congress should have had Tendulkar as their PM candidate in 2014.

 

[Burgey]

Wes Hall was very prominent in politics post-retirement iirc

Also, Eric Myatt. Used to play cricket in the 50s then became secretary of the Parra Association and been running it like a dictatorship ever since.

 

[fredfertang]

Wes Hall was very prominent in politics post-retirement iirc

Drove him into God-bothering in the end

 

[Burgey]

Why wouldn't it tbf.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Didn't Lord Ted once miss a tour or turn up late for duty because he was standing for ver Tories in a parliamentary by - election? Cardiff if memory serves?

I think I've read or heard somewhere that Strauss is vaguely toying with a political career for the Conservatives too.

 

[fredfertang]

Didn't Lord Ted once miss a tour or turn up late for duty because he was standing for ver Tories in a parliamentary by - election? Cardiff if memory serves?

Yes, got spanked - quite an entertaining story - love the dirty milk bottles line - you can see where Malcolm Devon came from and Jim Callaghan's observation is a cracker

 

[Victor Ian]

Azharuddin ran for parliament and won his constituency in 2009. India sucks.

probably voted him in because of his history of fixing things