Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian politician, television personality and former cricketer. He was the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Sources of the State of Punjab.[1][2][3]
As a professional cricketer, Sidhu had a career spanning over 19 years after his first-class debut in 1981–82. After losing his place in the national team after his international debut in 1983–84, he returned to score four half-centuries in the 1987 World Cup. Playing mostly as a top-order batsman, he went on to play in 51 Tests and 136 One Day Internationals for the country. He came to be known for his six-hitting ability and earned the sobriquet "Sixer Sidhu".[4] After retirement, he turned to commentary and television, most notably as a judge of comedy shows, and as a permanent guest in Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013–15) and later The Kapil Sharma Show (2016–present ). He was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss (2012) and was seen in the show Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa.
Sidhu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 and contested the general election from Amritsar. He won the election and held the seat till 2014 winning also the next election. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 from Punjab before he resigned from the position the same year and quitting the party. In 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar East.
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Batting Career Summary
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 51 | 78 | 2 | 3202 | 201 | 42.13 | 7135 | 44.88 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 358 | 38 |
| ODI | 136 | 127 | 8 | 4413 | 134 | 37.08 | 6329 | 69.73 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 335 | 44 |
Bowling Career Summary
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 51 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0/9 | 0/9 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 136 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Information
Test debut
vs West Indies at Sardar Patel Stadium, Nov 12, 1983
Last Test
vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Jan 02, 1999
ODI debut
vs Australia at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Oct 09, 1987
Last ODI
vs Pakistan at Toronto CSCC, Sep 20, 1998
Profile
A quintessential Punjabi from Patiala, Sidhu was and still is the epitome of the clan of people who enjoy their life to the hilt. On the cricket field however, he was a combination of a vulture who enjoyed feasting on spinners and at times, could be as patient as a grandfather. Born in Patiala, Punjab on October 20th, 1963, Sidhu began playing first class cricket at the age of 18 for his native state. He got a look into the national side as an opening batsman against West Indies in the Ahmedabad Test in 1983, but was at sea and kept prodding tentatively. He was given another chance in the Chennai Test, but he batted for a couple of hours to score just 20 runs. Predictably he was dropped from the side.
Undaunted by the initial failure, Sidhu went back to the grind of domestic cricket and was picked up in the 1987 World Cup squad. This time he repaid the selector's faith by scoring 4 consecutive half centuries in the competition. To his credit, India won all the 4 matches and
lost in the semi final against England where Sidhu got out on 22. Scoring fifties and giving a solid start to the Indian innings became a hallmark of his ODI career and he ended with 33 half centuries. The major reason for the success in the shorter format can be attributed to the fact that he enjoyed hitting over the top in the initial overs. He continued his rich vein of form in the longer format as well scoring his first Test hundred in his comeback match against New Zealand in Bangalore. His finest moment in Test cricket came when he compiled a patient 201 against West Indies in Port of Spain, an innings which lasted for 11 hours proving that he belonged in the longer format as well. Another highlight was the 124 against Sri Lanka in Lucknow where he carted 9 fours and 8 sixes against quality spin bowling which also included Muralitharan. Sidhu played an important role in the 1996 World Cup, especially in the quarter final against Pakistan
where he anchored the innings with a brilliant 93.
Sidhu finally announced his retirement in 1998/99 and given the fact that he was an articulate man, landed a job as a commentator for a reputed television channel. He has a cult following amongst the young and the old on account of his colourful commentary which includes several intelligently thought-out and strikingly original one-liners known as 'Sidhuisms'. He has also figured as a judge on several prime-time television shows and is known for his hearty sense of humour.
Undaunted by the initial failure, Sidhu went back to the grind of domestic cricket and was picked up in the 1987 World Cup squad. This time he repaid the selector's faith by scoring 4 consecutive half centuries in the competition. To his credit, India won all the 4 matches and
lost in the semi final against England where Sidhu got out on 22. Scoring fifties and giving a solid start to the Indian innings became a hallmark of his ODI career and he ended with 33 half centuries. The major reason for the success in the shorter format can be attributed to the fact that he enjoyed hitting over the top in the initial overs. He continued his rich vein of form in the longer format as well scoring his first Test hundred in his comeback match against New Zealand in Bangalore. His finest moment in Test cricket came when he compiled a patient 201 against West Indies in Port of Spain, an innings which lasted for 11 hours proving that he belonged in the longer format as well. Another highlight was the 124 against Sri Lanka in Lucknow where he carted 9 fours and 8 sixes against quality spin bowling which also included Muralitharan. Sidhu played an important role in the 1996 World Cup, especially in the quarter final against Pakistan
where he anchored the innings with a brilliant 93.
Sidhu finally announced his retirement in 1998/99 and given the fact that he was an articulate man, landed a job as a commentator for a reputed television channel. He has a cult following amongst the young and the old on account of his colourful commentary which includes several intelligently thought-out and strikingly original one-liners known as 'Sidhuisms'. He has also figured as a judge on several prime-time television shows and is known for his hearty sense of humour.
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