Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu Member of Parliament In office 2004–2014 Preceded by Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Succeeded by Amarinder Singh Constituency Amritsar Personal details Born Patiala Political party Bharatiya Janata Party Religion Sikhism Website Official Website As of 20 May, 2014 Navjot Sidhu Personal information Full name Navjot Singh Sidhu Born (1963-10-20) 20 October 1963 (age 51) Patiala, Punjab, India Nickname Sixer Sidhu, Sheri Paaji 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/– Source: espncricinfo, 1 January 2009 Navjot Singh Sidhu (Punjabi: ਨਵਜ ਤ ਸ ਘ ਸ ਧ , born 20 October 1963) is a former Indian cricketer and was a Member of Parliament from Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency). After retirement from cricket Navjot Singh Sidhu took up television commentary, and politics. He was convicted in 2006 of 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. He is currently featuring in a popular comedy show, Comedy Nights with Kapil as permanent guest.