Navjot Singh Sidhu - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Navjot Singh Sidhu net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! From 1983 to 1999, played cricket. He was nicknamed “Sixer Sidhu”, “Jonty Sing”, and later became an Indian Member in Parliament. In this article, we will discover how old is Navjot Singh Sidhu? Who is Navjot Singh Sidhu dating now & how much money does Navjot Singh Sidhu have?

Navjot Singh Sidhu Biography

Navjot Singh Sidhu is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on October 20, 1963 in Patiala, Punjab, India. Both he and TV star He and TV star Jade Goody have both appeared on the reality show Bigg Boss. appeared on Bigg Boss.

Sidhu made his first-class debut in November 1981 playing for Punjab against Services in Amritsar. Opening the innings, he made 51 before he was run out, as his team won the match by an innings. He was called up to the Indian Test team in November 1983 after he scored a century (122) for the North Zone playing against the touring West Indies team the previous month. He was drafted to the Test team as a replacement to an injured Dilip Vengsarkar for the Third Test in Ahmedabad. He scored 20 runs in 90 minutes before he was booed out of the ground upon dismissal. After another modest score in the final Test in Madras, he was dropped from the team.

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 following 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, Sidhu went on to play in 51 Tests and 136 One Day Internationals for his country. He came to be known for his six-hitting ability and earned the sobriquet “Sixer Sidhu”. 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 (2013–2015) and later The Kapil Sharma Show (2016–2019). He was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss (2012) and was seen in the show Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa.

He was married to Navjot Kaur Saur Sidhu, and they have a son, Karan, and a girl named Rabia.

After being convicted in 2006 of homicide, he was forced to resign as a member of Parliament. However, he was later cleared.

Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian politician, television personality and former cricketer. He was the Minister of Local Government, Tourism & Cultural Affairs of the State of Punjab.

Navjot Singh Sidhu Net Worth

Navjot is one of the richest Cricket Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Navjot Singh Sidhu's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was born in Punjab and made his international debut in 1983 against the West Indies.

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. Sidhu told in an interview that an article criticising his dismal performance changed his cricketing life. After a string of poor performances in 1983, Rajan Bala, a noted cricket columnist, wrote an article on him titled “Sidhu: The Strokeless Wonder” in the Indian Express. It was an epiphany that changed his life and he started taking his cricketing career seriously..

Touring Pakistan in 1989–90, Sidhu averaged 38.42 in four Tests, with his best performance coming in the Fourth test in Sialkot. He rescued India in their second innings when down 38/4 putting together a century stand with Sachin Tendulkar while making 97. He was named man of the match. Sidhu injured his wrist in the First Test of India’s tour of New Zealand later that season, while facing an aggressive spell of fast bowling by Danny Morrison, ruling him out of the series. He had a poor tour of England and Australia averaging 11.20 and 20.40, totalling 56 and 102 runs respectively, both three-Test series. After poor performances at the domestic level, he was omitted from the 16-member side that was selected to tour South Africa starting October 1992. Ajay Jadeja replaced him in the squad.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Sidhu made his return to the Test side after five years, replacing Mohinder Amarnath, with a century in first innings of the Bangalore Test against New Zealand in November 1988. Batting for 295 minutes, he made 116 in 195 balls, an innings that included four sixes and 12 fours, punishing mostly the spinners, before he followed it up with an unbeaten 43 in the second innings, helping his team win by 172 runs. His second Test century came in the Fourth Test of India’s Caribbean Tour later that season. He made 116 while opening the innings retiring hurt 30 minutes before end of play on day one after suffering from cramp in the legs. Wisden wrote, “Batting securely despite obvious flaws in technique, he reached his century in 324 minutes, off 216 balls, and hit eight fours.” The innings was considered one of his best considering that the Sabina Park wicket was among the fastest in the world. He totalled 179 runs at an average of 29.83 for the series.

Who is Navjot Singh Sidhu Dating?

According to our records, Navjot Singh Sidhu married to Navjot Kaur Sidhu. As of January 13, 2024, Navjot Singh Sidhu’s is not dating anyone.

In 1991 Sidhu was accused of assaulting Gurnam Singh and causing his death. He was arrested by Punjab Police after the incident and had to spend many days lodged in a Patiala jail. It was reported that Sidhu had an accomplice who helped him in the murder of Gurnam Singh; the name of the alleged accomplice was Bhupinder Singh Sandhu. Sidhu denied all charges against him. Sidhu claimed in court that he was innocent and “falsely involved in this case by the complainant party”. Jaswinder Singh, nephew of Gurnam Singh, claimed that he was a witness to the crime and was ready to testify in the Supreme Court of India.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Navjot Singh Sidhu height 6 ft 2 in Navjot weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

After his improved performance in 1987 World Cup, the same columnist wrote an article titled “Sidhu: From Strokeless Wonder To A Palm-Grove Hitter”, applauding his performance.

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.

Facts & Trivia

Navjot Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Navjot Singh Sidhu celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

Sidhu 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 884 ODI runs. Sidhu was the first Indian batsman to score more than 5 centuries in one day international.

Was Navjot Singh Sidhu a good cricketer?

Sidhu 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 the West Indies. In 1994, he scored 884 ODI runs. Sidhu was the first Indian batsman to score more than 5 centuries in one day internationals.

Did Navjot Singh Sidhu hit umpire?

During this time, Aamir Sohail started sledging the right-hander and in the heat of the moment, Sidhu started walking towards him with a raised bat. Immediately the umpires intervened and calmed down the situation but news started making rounds that the Indian stabbed the umpire with stumps.

Why Navjot Singh Sidhu left Bigg Boss?

Owing to political commitments, Navjot Singh Sidhu has decided to opt out of Bigg Boss Season 6. Sidhu will be leaving the Bigg Boss house today, following a request from his wife, Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu.

Who is Sidhu father?

Sardar Bhagwant Singh

Did Sidhu played 1983 World Cup?

Balwinder Singh Sandhu played an important role in India’s maiden World Cup win in 1983. The right-arm medium pacer scalped eight wickets in as many matches at an excellent economy of 3.57.

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