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Nov 26, 2010 · 26-Nov-2010. Sidhu: teed off in 1987 • Getty Images. Debut. Navjot Singh Sidhu. Big-hitting Sidhu announced himself on the international stage in the tournament. He made his debut in India's...
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Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress, television personality and retired international cricketer. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.
Dubbed a strokeless wonder at the start of his Test career in 1983-84, he returned with a vengeance in the 1987 World Cup, where he began with four fifties in a row, hitting over the top merrily....
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Sidhu belongs to a Jat Sikh Family. His father, Late Sardar Bhagwant Singh, was a cricketer. He was also the Attorney General of Punjab. His mother’s name was Nirmal Sidhu. Sidhu had two sisters, Late Neelam Mahajan and Suman Toor. Sidhu is married to Navjot Kaur Sidhu, a doctor, and politician. The couple has a daughter, Rabia Sidhu, and a son, Ka...
Cricket
Navjot Singh Sidhu made his international cricket debut in 1983 when he managed to score only 19 runs against West Indies in a Test cricket match. He was dropped from the team after playing only two Test matches. After 4 years, He made his One-Day International Debut in the 1987 Cricket World Cup where he scored 73 runs against Australia. He then scored half-centuries in four of the five matches in which he batted. His first ODI century came against Pakistan in Sharjah in 1989. In 1993, he ma...
Politics
Sidhu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 and contested in the Indian General Elections from Amritsar Constituency. He won the elections and held the seat till 2014. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha before resigning from his position in the same year. After leaving BJP, he finally joined the Indian National Congress (INC) on 15th January 2017. On 18 July 2021, Navjot Singh Sidhu was appointed president of the Punjab Congress Committee. He resigned as president of the Punjab Congress...
Entertainment
In addition to his cricket and political journey, Sidhu has made special appearances in various films like “ABCD 2,” “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi,” and “Mera Pind.” He was a popular contestant in season 6 of the reality TV show “Big Boss” but he had to leave the show early to fulfill his political commitments. Sidhu is also popular for judging and being a permanent guest on the comedy shows like “Comedy Nights With Kapil” and “The Kapil Sharma Show.”
In 2006, Sidhu was sentenced to a 3-year prison term for culpable homicide following the 1988 road rage incident. However, his sentence was suspended by the Indian Supreme Court after his appeal.
He became the 1st Indian cricketer to score 5 centuries in the ODI.His highest ODI score was 134 runs against England at Gwalior in 1993.He made a record of scoring 500 Test runs in a year thrice, firstly in the year 1993, then in 1994, and later, in 1997.He scored 201 runs in 1996-97, against West Indies by playing on the cricket crease for 11 hours.Sidhu possesses a movable property of around ₹59 lakh, which includes gold rings worth ₹15 lakh and watches worth ₹44 lakh. He also owns commercial land at Commercial Chotti Baradari, PTA Showroom 146/5, and a residential plot at H.No. 26, Yadvindra Colony, PTA.
Sidhu’s net worth is estimated to be ₹50 crores (as of 2016). He gets paid around ₹1,10,000 (as in 2016) plus some other allowances as an MLA.
Car: Toyota FortunerOpponent Cricket Team: PakistanCricket Shot: Hitting over the topCricketer: Sachin TendulkarNavjot Singh Sidhu with Sachin TendulkarFood:Chole BhatureActor: Amitabh BachchanNavjot Singh Sidhu with Amitabh BachchanHis hobbies include surfing the Internet and learning new things.Despite being a Sikh, Sidhu has immense knowledge and respect for the Hindu religion.He follows a vegetarian diet.Navjot scored 5 fifties in a row in the 1987 World Cup.Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, are known for their honest work in politics due to which they had issues with the Akali government in Punjab for their style of working.Sidhu walked out of the 1996 England Tour as his captain Mohammad Azharuddin was frequently abusing him.Oct 20, 2015 · Let's take a look at some lesser known facts about him on his 55 th birthday: Navjot Singh Sidhu's International cricket career lasted from 1983 until 1999; In his international debut, in 1983, he struggled with his performance and managed to score only 19 runs against West Indies in a Test cricket
Oct 20, 2015 · Navjot Singh Sidhu made his Test debut against the West Indies at Ahmedabad in November 1983. But he was dropped after playing only 2 Tests due to lack of runs.
