Navjot Singh Sidhu
Date of Birth
Oct 2, 1963
Star Sign
Libra
Roles in life
Cricketer, Commentator, Politicial
Famous for
Siddhuisms
Filmography
Guest Appearance in Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Judge on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge
Navjot Singh Sidhu is former Indian Cricketer. Sidhu was born on October 20 1963 in Patiala, Punjab. Sidhu took up television commentary after retiring from Cricket and he judges The Great Indian Laughter Laughter Challenge on Star One. Sidhu made his cricket debut against West Indies in 1983. He was called the "Strokeless Wonder" of the Indian Cricket Team. He scored over 500 Test runs in a year thrice (1993, 1994 and 1997). His only Test double century came during India's 1997 tour of West Indies. In 1994, he scored 885 ODI runs.
Sidhu's finest moment in Tests was his 201 against West Indies in 1996-97, a defiant knock lasting 11 hours.He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in December 1999. He played over 50 Test matches and over 100 ODIs scoring over 7,000 international runs. He has 27 centuries to his credit in an 18 year career.
Some of the nicknames he earned were "Sixer Sidhu", Sherry and "Jonty Singh" (with respect to his improved fielding in his late career, Jonty Rhodes being the best fielder at that time.)
After Cricket Sidhu took up commentary. He became famous because of his One Liners- popularly known as Siddhuisms.
After commentary Sidhu entered Politics. Sidhu won on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from the Amritsar seat in the Indian general elections, 2004.
He has been found guilty of manslaughter[4] by the Punjab & Haryana High Court, he has been convicted under Sec 304 of IPC for causing the death of a Gurnam Singh on December 27, 1988. Earlier on 22 September 1999, the district and sessions judge at Patiala had acquitted Sidhu in the same case registered under Section 304 and 34 IPC. On 6 December 2006, he was sentenced to three years in prison by the Punjab and Haryana High Court [5]. However he has not been detained. Later he recontested on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from Amritsar and won handsomely.
Sidhu today appears on television shows. He judges
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on STAR One. Sidhu's sense of humor is the reason for his great fan following.
