Navjot Singh Sidhu
India
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	51	136
Runs scored	3202	4413
Batting average	42.13	37.08
100s/50s	9/15	6/33
Top score	201	134*
Balls bowled	6	4
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	9/-	20/-
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Navjot Singh Sidhu (Punjabi: ਨਵਜੋਤ ਿੰਸਘ ਿੱਸਧੂ, born October 20, 1963) is former Indian cricket batsman, who took up television commentary and, more recently, politics following his retirement from the game. He was born in Patiala, Punjab. Sidhu was elected to the Lok Sabha as the member from Amritsar in 2004 on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket; he later resigned, following his conviction for culpable homicide. After the Supreme Court stayed his conviction, he successfully contested the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, defeating his Congress rival, State Finance Minister Surinder Singla, by 77,626 votes. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... , Patiala   (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ) is a city in the Punjab state of India. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Punjabi redirects here. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... The Indian cricket team is an international cricket team representing India. ... This article is about the sport. ... , Patiala   (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ) is a city in the Punjab state of India. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... The Lok Sabhha (alternatively titled, the House of the People, by the Constitution of India) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... For other uses, see Manslaughter (disambiguation). ...

Cricketing career

Navjot Singh Sidhu had a volatile career of a cricketer from 1983 to 1999 Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

He made an uneventful international debut against the West Indies at Ahmedabad in 1983 scoring just 19 runs in his debut Test match. He was given another chance in that series but failed again. He was selected for the 1987 cricket World Cup in India scoring 73 on his One Day International debut in a losing effort against Australia. He scored 50s in 4 of the 5 World Cup 1987 matches in which he batted, failing in the semifinal against England. His first ODI century came against Pakistan in Sharjah in 1989 while his 134 against England at Gwalior in 1993 was his highest ODI score and the innings which he called his best when he retired in 1999. Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... , Ahmedabad (Gujarati: , Hindi: अहमदाबाद ) is the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in India, with a population of almost 51 lakhs (5. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... The Cricket World Cup in 1987 (aka Reliance Cup) was the fourth edition of the tournament. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... The Australian cricket team is today regarded as the dominant team in world cricket. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Pakistani cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. ... Sharjah Central Souq - Shopping Mall The flag of Sharjah The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة ash-shaariqah) is a small Country that extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Persian Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. ... , Gwalior   is a city in Madhya Pradesh in India. ...

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. Known for his tendency to attack spinners, he cracked eight sixes in 124 against Sri Lanka in 1993-94, and four fifties in five innings against the Australians in 1997-98, deliberately singling out Shane Warne. [3]

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.) Jonathan Neil Jonty Rhodes (born 27 July 1969) is a former South African Test and One-day International cricketer who played for the South African cricket team between 1992 and 2003. ...

Other Statistics

Commentator and TV Personality

Sidhu started his career as a commentator for NIMBUS when India toured Sri Lanka in 2001. He however later became a commentator with ESPN-Star. He became famous for his funny quotes, which have come to be known as Sidhuisms.

Subsequent to his sacking, Sidhu took his act to commentate for Ten Sports. He also regularly appears as a "cricket analyst" on various local Indian channels. Of late he also figured as a judge on a television program - "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge".

Cyrus Sahukar hosts a program on MTV "Piddhu the Great" where he is disguised as Piddhu, a lookalike of Sidhu. The one-liners in the program, similar to Sidhuisms, are called "Pidhuisms". Cyrus Sahukar Cyrus Sahukar (6th August 1980 - ) is an Indian video jockey who appears on the Indian edition of the international music channel MTV. Cyrus was born on 6th August 1980. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

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. Later he recontested on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket from Amritsar and won handsomely. He is being groomed for a longer innings in Indian politics and his mentor is a noted lawyer and politician Arun Jaitley. The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Legislative elections were held in India, the worlds largest democracy, in four phases between April 20 and May 10, 2004. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP] (Hindi: , translation: Indian Peoples Party), created in 1980, is a major right wing Indian political party. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley (born December 28, 1952) is an Indian politician and a former minister for commerce, industry, law and justice of the Union Government of India. ...

Court case

In December 2006, a court in India has found the former Indian cricketer and member of parliament guilty of culpable homicide. Sidhu had beaten up a man in 1988 over a petty dispute over parking vehicles in Patiala. The victim, a 65-year old man named Gurnam Singh, subsequently succumbed to the injuries that were inflicted on him. The former cricketer has resigned as a Member of Parliament after the court decision. 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 and his sentence has been suspended till January 31, 2007 for him to appeal to the Supreme Court of India.^[1] For other uses, see Manslaughter (disambiguation). ... , Patiala   (Punjabi: ਪਟਿਆਲਾ) is a city in the Punjab state of India. ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India. ...

References

External links

• Former cricketer guilty of manslaughter BBC News - 1 December 2006
• Jail term for road rage cricketer BBC News - 6 December 2006
• Sidhu is energetic, popular orator: Watch His speech in Online video

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Navjot Singh Sidhu

• Cricinfo articles
  • "India's finest opener in the post Gavaskar era"
  • "The Sidhu I will remember" - an article by Partab Ramchand
  • "Sherry calls it a day" - retirement announcement
  • Article paying tribute to Sidhu on his 36th birthday
  • Navjot Sidhu's one liners

v • d • e India squad - 1987 Cricket World Cup Semi-finalists
1 Kapil Dev (c) • 2 Gavaskar • 3 Srikkanth • 4 Vengsarkar • 5 Azharuddin • 6 Shastri • 7 Sidhu • 8 Binny • 9 Prabhakar • 10 More (wk) • 11 Maninder Singh • 12 Sivaramakrishnan • 13 Sharma • 14 Pandit

v • d • e India squad - 1996 Cricket World Cup Semi-finalists
1 Azharuddin (c) • 2 Tendulkar • 3 Jadeja • 4 Sidhu • 5 Kambli • 6 Manjrekar • 7 Mongia (wk) • 8 Srinath • 9 Prasad • 10 Kumble • 11 Prabhakar • 12 Raju • 13 Ankola • 14 Kapoor • Coach: Wadekar (Coach cum Manager)