Navjot Singh Sidhu is a former Indian cricketer, commentator, cricket analyst, politician, and a TV personality. He is serving as the Minister of Local Government, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums of the State of Punjab (2019).
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Wiki/Biography
Navjot Singh Sidhu was created on 20 October 1963 (age 55 decades, as in 2018) at Patiala, Punjab. He did his schooling from Patiala's Yadavindra Public School and proceeded into Mohindra College, Panjab University, Chandigarh to pursue his schooling. The same as his father, he also wished to become a cricketer. In age 20, he gave a trial to the Indian National Cricket Team and got chosen in the group.
Physical Appearance
Weight: 84 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Light Brown
Family, Caste & Wife
Sidhu belongs to a Jat Sikh Family. His mother's name was Nirmal Sidhu. Sidhu had two sisters, Late Neelam Mahajan and Suman Toor.
Navjot Singh Sidhu with his parents
Sidhu is wed to Navjot Kaur Sidhu, a physician and politician. The couple has a daughter, Rabia Sidhu, and a son, Karan Sidhu.
Navjot Singh Sidhu together with his wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, along with boy, Karan Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu with his daughter, Rabia Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu with his Loved Ones
Livelihood
Navjot Singh Sidhu made his international cricket introduction in 1983 where he managed to score only 19 runs against West Indies in a Test cricket game. He had been dropped from the team after playing just two Test matches. After 4 years, He left his One-Day International Debut at the 1987 Cricket World Cup where he scored 73 runs against Australia. Then he scored half-centuries in four of those five matches where he batted. His very first ODI century came from Pakistan in Sharjah in 1989. In 1993, he left his highest ODI score of 134 runs against England. After playing in over 50 Test games and over 100 ODIs and scoring within 7,000 runs in his 18-year profession, Sidhu announced his retirement from all forms of cricket at December 1999.
Afterwards, he also started doing commentary for Cricket.
He won the elections held the chair until 2014. He had been nominated to the Rajya Sabha before resigning from his position in the identical calendar year. After departing BJP, he eventually joined the Indian National Congress (INC) on 15th January 2017.
Navjot Singh Sidhu joined INC
In addition to his political and cricket journey, Sidhu has made special appearances in a variety of movies like"ABCD 2,""Mujhse Shaadi Karogi," and"Mera Pind." He had been a popular contestant at the summer 6 of this reality TV show"Big Boss" but he had to leave the show early in order to fulfil his political commitments.
Sidhu is popular for judging and being a permanent guest on the comedy shows like"Comedy Nights With Kapil" and"The Kapil Sharma Show."
Navjot Singh Sidhu at The Kapil Sharma Show
Controversies
In 2006, Sidhu was sentenced to some 3-year prison sentence for culpable homicide after the 1988 road rage episode. However, his sentence was suspended from the Indian Supreme Court following his charm.
A complaint was lodged against Sidhu into Akal Takht for twisting the words from Gurbani by the All India Sikh Student Federation (AISSF).
In 2014, Navjot was accused of having a contractual arrangement with Star India by working as a commentator for Set Max's Indian Premier League.
On 18 August 2018, Sidhu was one of the special guests present at the oath-taking service of Imran Khan in the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the President House) in Islamabad, Pakistan. There is hugged General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Pakistani military leader, for which he was highly criticised in India.
Navjot Singh Sidhu hugging General Qamar Javed Bajwa
Records
He became the 1st Indian cricketer to score 5 generations in the ODI's.
His greatest ODI score was of 134 runs against England in Gwalior in 1993.
He created a list of scoring 500 Test runs at a calendar year thrice, firstly at the calendar year 1993, then in 1994, and later, in 1997.
He also scored 201 runs in 1996-97, against West Indies by playing on the cricket crease for 11 hours.
Car Collection
His automobile assortment includes a Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Fortuner, and Mini Cooper.
Navjot Singh Sidhu with his car
Assets/Property
Sidhu owns a movable property of about $59 lakh, which includes gold rings worth $15 lakh and watches worth $44 lakh. In addition, he possesses a commercial land at Commercial Chotti Baradari, PTA Showroom 146/5 and a residential plot in H.No.
Net Worth/Salary
Sidhu's net worth is estimated to be 50 crore (as in 2016). He gets paid about $1,10,000 (like in 2016) and several other allowances as an MLA.
Favourite Matters
Car: Toyota Fortuner
Opponent Cricket Team: Pakistan
Cricket Shot: Hitting over the top
Cricketer: Sachin Tendulkar
Actress: Kangana Ranaut, Madhuri Dixit
Navjot Singh Sidhu dance with Kangana Ranaut
Truth
His hobbies include surfing the web 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 at a row at the 1987 World Cup.
Navjot Singh Sidhu and his spouse, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, are known for their honest work in the politics due to which they had problems with the Akali government in Punjab due to their style of functioning.
Sidhu walked out of this 1996 England Tour because his captain Mohammad Azharuddin was frequently abusing him.
Sidhu is an ardent follower of Swami Vivekanand. It was in 1998, he read a book by Swami Vivekanand and got inspired by his own principles and teachings. Sidhu said during a meeting that"Swami Vivekananda has changed my life."
Following Sidhu remained absent for quite a very long time out of his Lok Sabha Constituency, an NGO offered a reward of $2 lakh for getting him back to his constituency.
He's considered to have mastered the art of humor, which he began to conquer tough times after his father's demise.
His Loved Ones and friends fondly call him Sixer Sidhu, Sherry, Sidhu Paaji, and Jonty Singh.
He got his nickname"Sherry" as he was often known as"Sher-e-Punjab" (Tiger of Punjab) due to his daring and bold attitude. So, the"Sher-e-Punjab" got shortened to"Sherry."