Full name Navjot Singh Sidhu
Born October 20, 1963, Patiala, Punjab
Current age 46 years 22 days
Major teams India, Punjab
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Commentator
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 51 | 78 | 2 | 3202 | 201 | 42.13 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 9 | 0 | |||
| ODIs | 136 | 127 | 8 | 4413 | 134* | 37.08 | 6329 | 69.72 | 6 | 33 | 335 | 44 | 20 | 0 |
| First-class | 157 | 228 | 12 | 9571 | 286 | 44.31 | 27 | 50 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 205 | 191 | 19 | 7186 | 139 | 41.77 | 10 | 55 | 31 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 51 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 9.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 136 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 157 | 104 | 91 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 205 | 10 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.80 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, Nov 12-16, 1983 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v India at Hamilton, Jan 2-6, 1999 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | India v Australia at Chennai, Oct 9, 1987 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v Pakistan at Toronto, Sep 20, 1998 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1981/82 - 1999/00 |
| List A span | 1983/84 - 1999/00 |
Navjot Singh Sidhu's cricket had a schizophrenic touch to it. A dour batsman capable of dogged defence, he could also be a marauding strokeplayer who loved tearing spinners apart. Dubbed a strokeless wonder at the start of his Test career in 1983-84, he returned with a vengeance in the 1987 World Cup, where he began with four fifties in a row, hitting over the top merrily. Eventually, in a career spanning 51 Tests and 136 one-day internationals, both sides of his personality played themeselves out. Sidhu's finest moment in Tests was his 201 against West Indies in 1996-97, an act of supreme endurance lasting 11 hours. And his ruthlessness against spinners was legion. He cracked eight sixes in 124 against Sri Lanka - Muralitharan and all - in 1993-94, and hammered four fifties in five innings against the Australians in 1997-98, singling out Shane Warne for a personalised spanking. In his second career as a commentator, though, only the ebullience was in evidence, as Sidhu began mauling the spoken word with a unique, entertaining concoction of mixed metaphors and garbled clichés.
Amit Varma
- Sidhu's conviction stayed by supreme court (Jan 23, 2007)
- Navjot Sidhu granted bail (Jan 11, 2007)
- Sidhu handed three-year suspended sentence (Dec 1, 2006)
- Sidhu found guilty on homicide charge (Dec 1, 2006)
- Cash, camels and streakers (Jul 23, 2006)
May 8, 2009
Navjot Singh Sidhu with the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi
© AFP
Dec 19, 2006
Navjot Sidhu talks to the media
© Cricinfo Ltd
Dec 28, 1998
Doull dismisses Sidhu
© AFP
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