Navjot Singh Sidhu Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Nickname	Sixer Sidhu, Sheri Paaji and Sidhu Paaji
Profession	Cricketer, Politician and Commentator
Political Party	Indian National Congress (INC)
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
Birth Place	Patiala, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign/Sun 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- N/A Sisters- Suman Toor, Late Neelam Mahajan
Religion	Sikhism
Address	Mumbai
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	N/A
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.