8. Mohammad Azharuddin:
The story of the Hyderabad cricketer is quite a story with a lot of twists in it. Firstly, he was the go-to batsman for the Indian team during his times and then became the skipper to lead India in three consecutive world cups. Following his career, he joined Congress and won the contest in 2009 but failed to repeat the success in 2014 and in the recent elections.