Navjot Singh Sidhu Height, Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Wife: Navjot Kaur Sidhu
Caste: Jat Sikh
Age: 55 Years
Bio | |
Nickname(s) | Sixer Sidhu, Sheri Paaji and Sidhu Paaji |
Profession(s) | Cricketer, Politician and Commentator |
Political Party | • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- 2004-2016![]() • Indian National Congress (INC)- 2017-present ![]() |
Political Journey | • Won the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections from Amritsar on a BJP ticket. • Won the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections by defeating Congress' Om Prakash Soni by 6858 votes from Amritsar. • Did not contest the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections from any constituency; after Arun Jaitley was given the ticket from Amritsar. • Became a Rajya Sabha Member on 28 April 2016. • Resigned from the Rajya Sabha on 18 July 2016. • In 2016, he formed a new political front - Aawaaz-e-Punjab along with Pargat Singh and Bains brothers. • Joined the Indian National Congress in January 2017. • Won the 2017 Punjab Assembly Elections from Amritsar East and became a Minister of Local Bodies. • In the cabinet reshuffle of the Amarinder Singh Government, he was allocated the Ministry of Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources. • On 14 July 2019, he twitted a copy of his resignation from the Punjab Cabinet, dated 10 June 2019 and addressed to Rahul Gandhi. ![]() |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 2” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 84 kg in Pounds- 185 lbs |
Body Measurements | - Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 35 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches |
Eye Colour | Light Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Cricket | |
International Debut | Test- 12 November 1983 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad ODI- 9 October 1987 vs Australia at Chennai |
Domestic/State Team | Punjab |
Likes to play against | Pakistan |
Favourite shots | Hitting over the top |
Records (main ones) | • His highest ODI score of 134 against England at Gwalior in 1993. • He made a unique record of getting 500 Test runs in a year thrice, in 1993, 1994 and 1997. • He became the first Indian cricketer to score 5 centuries in ODI's. • His epic 11 hours at the cricket crease against West Indies in 1996–97, where he made 201 runs. |
Career Turning Point | When he was selected for the 1987 Cricket World Cup. |
Favorite Cricketer | Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 20 October 1963 |
Age (as in 2018) | 55 Years |
Birthplace | Patiala, Punjab, India |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Patiala, Punjab, India |
School | Yadavindra Public School, Patiala |
College | Mohindra College, Panjab University, Chandigarh |
Educational Qualifications | Graduate |
Family | Father- Late Sardar Bhagwant Singh (Cricketer) Mother- Late Nirmal Sidhu ![]() Brother- None Sisters- Suman Toor, Late Neelam Mahajan |
Religion | Sikhism |
Caste | Jat Sikh |
Hobbies | Internet surfing and learning new things |
Controversies | • In 1988, he had a road rage incident, for which he was convicted in 2006, but after appealing to the Indian Supreme Court, his sentence was suspended. • He was accused by Star India for breaching a contractual agreement by working as a commentator for Set Max's Indian Premier League 2014. • The All India Sikh Student Federation (AISSF) logged a complaint against him to Akal Takht for twisting words from Gurubani. • On 18 August 2018, he was among the special guests present at the oath-taking ceremony of Imran Khan at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the President House) in Islamabad, Pakistan, where he hugged the Pakistani army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, for which he was highly criticised in India. ![]() |
Girls, Family & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Wife/Spouse | Navjot Kaur Sidhu (Doctor and Politician)![]() |
Children | Daughter- Rabia Sidhu Son- Karan Sidhu |
Style Quotient | |
Cars Collection | Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Fortuner, Mini Cooper |
Assets/Property | Movable Gold rings worth ₹15 lakh Watches worth ₹44 lakh Immovable Commerical- Commercial Chotti Baradari, PTA Showroom 146/5 Residential- Yadvindra Colony, PTA H.No. 26 |
Money Factor | |
Salary (approx.) | ₹10 crore (as in 2016) ₹1,10,000 (as in 2016) + Other allowances (as an MLA) |
Net Worth (approx.) | ₹50 crore (as in 2016) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Navjot Singh Sidhu
- Does Navjot Singh Sidhu smoke?: No
- Does Navjot Singh Sidhu drink alcohol?: No
- Sidhu was born to a Jat Sikh family. His father had also been a cricket player.
- In the 1987 World Cup, he scored 5 fifties in a row.
- He walked out of 1996 tour of England because he thought his captain Mohammad Azharuddin was frequently abusing him.
- He joined politics after retiring from cricket in December 1999.
- He was dropped after playing only two Tests, but he made a strong comeback in the World Cup in 1987.
- He and his wife are known are known for their honest work due to which they have issues with the Akali government in Punjab for their way of working.
- He made a special appearance in various movies like ABCD 2, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and Mera Pind.
- He was a popular contestant of Big Boss 6, but made an early exit due to political commitments.
- Despite being a Sikh, he has immense knowledge and respect for Hindu religion and is a vegetarian too.
- He is considered to have mastered meditation, which he started as a result of tough times after his father’s demise.
- After a long-time absence from his Lok Sabha constituency, an NGO offered a reward of Rs 2 lakh for getting him back.
- After floundering his political designations finally he joined Indian National Congress (INC) on 15 January 2017.