Twitter Reactions: Twitterati troll Praveen Kumar for joining SP

Indian swing bowler Praveen Kumar joins the long list of cricketers who have switched professions to move the political way. Kumar has been out of favor from the national selectors since last playing a T20I against South Africa at Johannesburg in 2012. He today announced his decision to join the Samajwadi Party which is seen as a move to contest in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls set to be held in 2017.

He met the Chief Minister of UP, Akhilesh Yadav, who is also the president of the party in the sate and said, “I have met CM and decided to join the party. I will do whatever is possible for the party,”

Does he intend to contest the state assembly polls next year? Kumar said, “I am a kid in this field. As of now I will try to learn it (politics).”

The ability to swing the ball both ways was PK’s biggest strength and the attribute which paved way for his rise in the ranks and playing for the national team as well. But with time, the game evolved and the bowlers with just swing and little pace failed to survive. He bowled in mid 120s which is too gentle to trouble the modern day batsmen. To make matters worse he has had temper issues and that never went down well with the BCCI. He was on multiple occasions reprimanded and even suspended for breach of the code of conduct.

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Twitterati weren’t really pleased with his decision of joining SP and rather equated it with his ill-temper to term it quite a partnership. Here is how Twitter reacted:

Cricketer Praveen Kumar who always look like a decent fellow has suddenly started resembling Azam Khan.

— Røÿ (@MixedRaita) September 11, 2016

Praveen Kumar has joined Samajwadi Party.. kyunki usne hamesha dil khol kar ameeron aur gareebon mein barabar baante hain…… runs!

— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) September 11, 2016

Have always been a big fan of Cricketer Praveen Kumar.
And, now he's joined Samajwadi Party.
Sigh.

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) September 11, 2016

What is Criteria to Enter SP?
If Cricketer Praveen Kumar can get it then why not Stuart Binny Considering his 5 six in a over Accomplishment

— . (@RoflMinion) September 11, 2016

Cricketer Praveen Kumar has temperament to be in SP. They way he has been in news for hooliganism now and then, makes him perfect fit for SP

— दलित एकता (@invincisachin) September 11, 2016

Cricketer Praveen Kumar joined Mulayam's party. It's blow to Modi when a player from Gujarat Lions swung into rival team ahead of UP polls.

— Debarati Majumder (@debarati_m) September 11, 2016

Boss. We'll anyway win some. BSP will win some. We need to manage swing constituencies.
Akhilesh: Swing? Let's get Cricketer Praveen Kumar

— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) September 11, 2016

Cricketer Praveen Kumar, once upon a time an on-field 'Gunda', has now become a certified goon by joining Samajwadi Party in UP.#Cricket

— Chinmay Jawalekar? (@CricfreakTweets) September 11, 2016

Praveen Kumar joins Samajwadi Party! Proper Aggressive material for UP people. ?

— Himanshu (@HimanJadduboy) September 11, 2016

Cricketer Praveen Kumar is known for his Gundai in Meerut Area. Many times he and his friends caught in road rash.

— Aakash Gauttam (@AakashGauttam) September 11, 2016

Best wishes Cricketer Praveen Kumar for joining SP politics. Nation want to know his views on law & order, minority appeasement and nepotism

— Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) September 11, 2016

https://twitter.com/SirRohitSharma_/status/774883878897061888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

"Cricketer Praveen Kumar" Sajjan So Sajjan Mile…howe 2-2 baat….Gahda so Gahda mile…khawe laat pe laat….(gahda = GADHA): KABEER DAS

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvlndKejriwal) September 11, 2016

"Cricketer Praveen Kumar" was a mediocre cricketer, He has rightly joined a good for nothing party. Birds with same feather flock together

— Madhav (@mahesh10816) September 11, 2016

Cricketer Praveen Kumar 's "mentally unfit" and "Code of Conduct" qualities can match with the Stalwarts like Azam Khan, Mulayam in SP !!

— ಏನ್ ನಿನ್ ಪ್ರಾಬ್ಲಮ್? (@arunbtgbd) September 11, 2016

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