<p>Kambli, who was born and brought up in a chawl in Mumbai, is contesting the October election as a candidate of an unheard Lok Bharati Party, which is a part of the Republican Left Democratic Front.<br /><br />He travelled in a local train to his constituency from Sion in central Mumbai where he stays, and filed his nomination in the presence of his supporters. “I started my first inning as a cricketer from a train in 1985. I used to go for cricket matches in a train. <br />“So I wanted to start my second inning, too, from there (train); I am travelling in a train after maybe 12-15 years,” Kambli said.<br />The left-handed batsman appealed to the voters to vote for him as a politician and not as a cricketer. <br /><br />“I want to keep cricket and politics separately and work for the welfare of the people,” he said.<br /><br />Asked if his childhood friend Sachin Tendulkar would campaign for him, Kambli replied in negative. “Sachin is busy with cricket but his wishes are always with me.”<br />“My three agendas are education, health and sports. I am going to work on them and will definitely give time for them,” said Kambli when asked about his agenda.<br />Only recently, Kambli had declared the launch of a new sports academy in colla<br />boration with journalist Dwarkanath Sanzgiri.<br /><br />The Third Front parties like the Samajwadi Party, the RPI, the Janata Dal and other Left parties have expressed their support to Kambli.<br /></p>
<p>Kambli, who was born and brought up in a chawl in Mumbai, is contesting the October election as a candidate of an unheard Lok Bharati Party, which is a part of the Republican Left Democratic Front.<br /><br />He travelled in a local train to his constituency from Sion in central Mumbai where he stays, and filed his nomination in the presence of his supporters. “I started my first inning as a cricketer from a train in 1985. I used to go for cricket matches in a train. <br />“So I wanted to start my second inning, too, from there (train); I am travelling in a train after maybe 12-15 years,” Kambli said.<br />The left-handed batsman appealed to the voters to vote for him as a politician and not as a cricketer. <br /><br />“I want to keep cricket and politics separately and work for the welfare of the people,” he said.<br /><br />Asked if his childhood friend Sachin Tendulkar would campaign for him, Kambli replied in negative. “Sachin is busy with cricket but his wishes are always with me.”<br />“My three agendas are education, health and sports. I am going to work on them and will definitely give time for them,” said Kambli when asked about his agenda.<br />Only recently, Kambli had declared the launch of a new sports academy in colla<br />boration with journalist Dwarkanath Sanzgiri.<br /><br />The Third Front parties like the Samajwadi Party, the RPI, the Janata Dal and other Left parties have expressed their support to Kambli.<br /></p>
