Navjot Singh Sidhu

Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu Sidhu on the sets of Sony MAX Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Nominated In office 25th April 2016 – 18th July 2016 Preceded by Ashok Sekhar Ganguly Succeeded by Roopa Ganguly Member of Parliament In office 2004–2014 Succeeded by Amarinder Singh Constituency Amritsar Personal details Born Patiala Political party Bharatiya Janata Party (2004 - 2016) Aawaaz e Punjab (2016-2017) Indian National Congress (2017 - present) Religion Sikhism Website Official Website As of 20 May, 2014
Personal information Full name Navjot Singh Sidhu Born (1963-10-20) 20 October 1963 (age 53) Patiala Punjab (India) Nickname Sixer Sidhu, Sidhu Paaji, India Gate, Sidhu Ji Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium Role Batsman International information National side India Test debut (cap 166) 12 November 1983 v West Indies Last Test 6 January 1999 v New Zealand ODI debut (cap 61) 9 October 1987 v Australia Last ODI 20 September 1998 v Pakistan Domestic team information Years Team 1981–2000 Punjab Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 51 136 157 205 Runs scored 3202 4,413 9,571 7,186 Batting average 42.13 37.08 44.31 41.77 100s/50s 9/15 6/33 27/50 10/55 Top score 201 134* 286 139 Balls bowled 6 4 104 10 Wickets 0 – – – Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 9/– 20/– 50/– 31/–

Navjot Singh Sidhu
Sidhu on the sets of Sony MAX
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Nominated
In office 25th April 2016 – 18th July 2016
Preceded by	Ashok Sekhar Ganguly
Succeeded by	Roopa Ganguly
Member of Parliament
In office 2004–2014
Succeeded by	Amarinder Singh
Constituency	Amritsar
Personal details
Born	Patiala
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2004 - 2016) Aawaaz e Punjab (2016-2017) Indian National Congress (2017 - present)
Religion	Sikhism
Website	Official Website
As of 20 May, 2014

Personal information
Full name	Navjot Singh Sidhu
Born	(1963-10-20) 20 October 1963 (age 53) Patiala Punjab (India)
Nickname	Sixer Sidhu, Sidhu Paaji, India Gate, Sidhu Ji
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 166)	12 November 1983 v West Indies
Last Test	6 January 1999 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 61)	9 October 1987 v Australia
Last ODI	20 September 1998 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981–2000	Punjab
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 51 136 157 205 Runs scored 3202 4,413 9,571 7,186 Batting average 42.13 37.08 44.31 41.77 100s/50s 9/15 6/33 27/50 10/55 Top score 201 134* 286 139 Balls bowled 6 4 104 10 Wickets 0 – – – Bowling average – – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – – – – Catches/stumpings 9/– 20/– 50/– 31/–

Navjot Singh Sidhu (Punjabi: ਨਵਜੋਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ, born 20 October 1963) is a former Indian cricketer and a former Member of Parliament from Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency) between 2004 and 2014.

After retirement from cricket Navjot Singh Sidhu took up television commentary, TV shows, and politics. In 2006, he was convicted for homicide in a 1988 road rage incident, whereupon he resigned from his political position, but after appealing to the Indian Supreme Court, the sentence was suspended, and he won the by-election for his seat. Earlier he used to be seen in a popular Indian comedy show, Comedy Nights with Kapil as a permanent guest. But now is in The Kapil Sharma Show.

He was born in a Jat Sikh family of Sidhu Gotra in Patiala, in the Indian state of Punjab. His father, Sardar Bhagwant Singh Sidhu was a decent cricket player and wanted to see his son Navjot as a top-class cricketer. Sidhu briefly studied in Mumbai at HR College of Commerce and Economics. 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. 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. He is also the present president of World Jat Aryan Foundation. He is a vegetarian. He is married to Navjot Kaur Sidhu a doctor and a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly.The couple has a daughter named Rabia Sidhu and a son named Karan Sidhu.