Anil Kumble was supposedly approached by the BJP to contest from Bengaluru.
The former India captain will attempt to join a list of former stars like Kirti Azad and Navjyot Singh Sidhu, who have both made sucessful tarnsitions from the pitch to Parliament.
Image: India's captain Anil Kumble is carried by his teammate after the end of the fifth and final day's play of the third test cricket match against Australia in New Delhi in this November 2, 2008.
Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
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