Navjot Singh Sidhu

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. 

• Ahead of the 17th season of the IPL, it was reported in the media that he would make his comeback as a commentator in the tournament. In an interview, he revealed that he earned more, around Rs. 25 lakh per day, as a commentator than a cricketer for which he would earn around Rs. 60-70 lakh for the whole tournament. He said that he resorts to commentary for personal satisfaction and not money.