India Vs England: Gautam Gambhir is all set to join BJP to contest in Delhi elections and twitter welcome him

20 August 2018, 16:16 IST

India's most talented batsman Gautam Gambhir may follow Imran Khan's footsteps and soon join the Indian politics. He is all set to contest the next general elections from Delhi on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket.

Gambhir is also well known for it's nationalistic views and Gambhir will not be the first Indian cricketer to join politics. Earlier, Indian former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin, Mohammad Kaif and Navjot Singh Sidhu have gone down the same road too.

As reported in Dainik Jagaran, BJP is all set to make Gambhir contest in the general elections from Delhi.

@GautamGambhir sir love to hear that you are coming in politics
We lack people like you all the best for future we are with you
— Jagjeet Sahu🇮🇳 (@just_ms55) August 19, 2018

भाजपा में शामिल होने जा रहे गौतम गंभीर, इस शहर से लड़ सकते हैं चुनाव@GautamGambhir @BJP4Delhi #BJP https://t.co/HdGMSIv0Td
— Amar Ujala (@AmarUjalaNews) August 19, 2018

एक और आक्रामक तीर भाजपा के तरकश में शामिल होने को तैयार 😎
लेकिन सबसे बड़ी बात ये है कि अग़र गंभीर को दिल्ली से टिकट मिलेगा तो टिकट कटेगा किसका 😛

हमको तो उदित राज सर जी पर ही अंदेशा लग रहा है , ख़ैर पार्टी का निर्णय बहुत सोच विचार कर ही होगा ... https://t.co/HeGdPN0xeb
— Shailabh (@shailabhnandan) August 19, 2018

The 36-year-old Gautam Gambhir palyed a very crucial role in India's two World Cup winning Indian squad. Gautam Gambhir scored a plenty of runs in both the 2007 T20I World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup under the leadership MS Dhoni's captaincy.

He played 58 Tests and 147 One-Day International cricket where he amassed 9392 runs with 20 centuries to his name.

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