New Delhi, April 8 -- Former Indian cricketer Kedar Jadhav on Tuesday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of Maharashtra unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule in Mumbai.

"Since 2014, when the BJP government came to power at the centre, the kind of love and support they have received and the kind of achievements PM Modi and CM Devendra Fadnavis have done, I think this is very inspirational and my aim is to follow their footsteps and make whatever small contribution I can for BJP," said Jadhav after joining the BJP.

He added that whatever responsibility he will get, he will try to do it with full honesty.

Last year, Kedar Jadhav announced his retirement from international cricket, four years since his last appearance for the na...