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Wiki Original/Real Name Navjot Singh Sidhu Nickname Sixer Sidhu, Sheri Paaji, Siddhu Paaji Occupation Retired Cricketer, Commentator, Politician Birth Place Patiala, Punjab, India Nationality Indian Age 54 Years Date of Birth 20 October 1963  Hometown Patiala Caste Not Known Zodiac Sign Libra Debut 1983

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height (Centimeters) 188 cm Height (meters) 1.88 m Height (Inches) 6’2″ Weight (Kilograms) 84 kg Weight (Pounds) 185 lbs Body Measurements 42-35-14 Chest’s Size  42 Inches Waist’s Size  35 Inches Biceps’s Size  14 Inches Shoe’s Size Unknown Hair Color  Brown Eye’s Color  Black

Family and Relatives

Father’s Name Late Sardar Bhagwant Singh Mother’s Name
Late Nirmal Sidhu
Brother’s Name Unknown  Sisters Suman Toor, Late Neelam Mahajan Religion Sikh

 Marital Status, Affairs, Girlfriends 

Girlfriends  Unknwn Marital Status  Married Spouse/wife Son Karan Sidhu Daughter  Rabia Sidhu Education Qualification and Schooling/College School Yadavindra Public School, Patiala College/ University
Mohindra College, Punjab University, Chandigarh
Educational Qualification Graduate Favorites Things and Like & Dislike  Hobbies Learning new things by surfing internet Favorite Book Swami Vivekananda’s Books Favorite Movie  Unknown Favorite Batsman Sachin Tendulkar Favorite Actors Kangana Ranaut, Amitabh Bachchan Favorite Food Chole Bhature and other Indian Cuisine Money Factor Salary  6 Lakh Net Worth  15 Crore Contact Address Website Not Available E-Mail Address Not Available Phone Number Not Available House Address Not Available Social Media Wikipedia Twitter Twitter.com Facebook Facebook.com Instagram Instagram.com

Navjot Singh Sidhu Biography, Height, Weight, Age, Affair, Family, Wiki

Navjot Singh Sidhu was born 20 October 1963) is an Indian politician, television personality and former cricketer.

Sidhu currently serves as the Minister of Local Government, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, and Museums of the State of Punjab. In 2006 he was convicted of “culpable homicide” in a road rage incident.

He has featured in 51 Test averaging 42.41 and 136 One-day Internationals averaging 37.08. As of now, Sidhu is serving for the Indian National Congress party and has also appeared and been a judge in many TV shows like The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Comedy Nights with Kapil, The Kapil Sharma Show etc.

Early Life

Sidhu was born in a Jat Sikh family in Patiala, in the Indian state of Punjab. His father, Sardar Bhagwant Singh was a decent cricket player and wanted to see his son Navjot as a top-class cricketer. Sidhu is an alumnus of Yadavindra Public School, Patiala.

He 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.

Cricket Career

Sidhu made his first-class debut in November 1981 playing for Punjab against Services in Amritsar. Opening the innings, Navjot 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.

Records

  • Sidhu lost his place in the Indian squad after his international debut in the year 1983, Navjot made a return to the team in the 1987 World Cup and scored 4 centuries.
  • Navjot Singh is the first Indian to score 5 ODI centuries.
  • In the year 1996-97 in a Test match against West Indies, he batted for almost 11 hours and made his first and only double century.
  • NavjotHe holds a unique record of scoring 500 Test runs in three calendar years 1993, 1994 and 1997.

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