I am a kid in politics: Praveen Kumar after joining Samajwadi Party

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, cricketer Praveen Kumar joined the Samajwadi Party; Heaping praise on Yadav, Kumar said he has done a lot for sportsmen and big stadiums are under construction at Lucknow and Saifai

Praveen Kumar

Lucknow: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, cricketer Praveen Kumar yesterday joined the Samajwadi Party.

"I have met CM and decided to join the party. I will do whatever is possible for the party," he told reporters after meeting the CM, who is also state president of SP.

Asked whether he would contest the state assemblypolls, Kumar said, "I am a kid in this field. As of now I will try to learn it (politics)." Heaping praise on Yadav, Kumar, who hails from Meerut, said he has done a lot for sportsmen and big stadiums are under construction at Lucknow and Saifai.

Besides sports, the right-arm medium-pace bowler said the chief minister has done a lot of work for all round development of the state.

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