As of now I will try to learn it [politics]"All-rounder Praveen Kumar on Sunday joined the Samajwadi Party. “I have met the Chief Minister and decided to join the party. Asked whether he would contest the State Assembly polls, Kumar said, “I am a kid in this field. As of now I will try to learn it [politics].”Heaping praise on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Kumar, who hails from Meerut, said the Chief Minister has done a lot for sportsmen and big stadiums are being constructed in Lucknow and Saifai. Kumar, who plays for the Uttar Pradesh cricket team in First-Class cricket, has been a part of the Indian cricket team in six Test matches and 68 ODIs.

Source: The Hindu September 11, 2016 09:00 UTC