World Cup-winning stars Yusuf Pathan, Kirti Azad win in India elections

Former Indian cricketers Kirti Azad and Yusuf Pathan have secured impressive victories in the Indian general elections. Representing the Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal, Azad defeated BJP’s former state chief Dilip Ghosh, while Pathan triumphed over Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Azad, a member of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning team, and Pathan, part of the 2007 T20 and 2011 ODI World Cup squads, have transitioned into politics, defeating prominent candidates in their respective constituencies. X