4 Sports personalities who became successful Politicians

#2 Navjot Singh Sidhu

Sidhu: Always Vocal

Hailing from the Royal city of Patiala, Navjot Singh Sidhu famously termed as 'Sixer Sidhu' for his capacity to hit the ball a long way. He was a dashing batsman and a risk taker much before the advent of the T20s. The man from Punjab took part in 136 ODIs and 51 Tests in a career spanning well over 15 years.

After retiring, Sidhu started cricket commentary and soon established himself as a proficient speaker. Apart from that, Sidhu is a very famous personality in the entertainment industry where he has judged shows like 'Great Indian Laughter Challenge', 'Comedy Nights With Kapil Sharma' and 'The Kapil Sharma Show'.

Despite Sidhu's television work all these years, he had already started his political career with the Bharatiya Janata Party way back in 2004. Sidhu served as a Member of Parliament for 10 years from Amritsar.

In January 2017 Sidhu switched his political allegiance to the Indian National Congress, helping them to break the domination of his former Party. Currently, Sidhu is the Minister of Local Government, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Archives, and Museums in Punjab.