Navjot Singh Sidhu is an Indian politician, television personality and former cricketer. He was the Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Sources of the State of Punjab.As a professional cricketer, Sidhu had a career spanning over 19 years after his first-class debut in 1981–82. After losing his place in the national team after his international debut in 1983–84, he returned to score four half-centuries in the 1987 World Cup. Playing mostly as a top-order batsman, he went on to play in 51 Tests and 136 One Day Internationals for the country. He came to be known for his six-hitting ability and earned the sobriquet "Sixer Sidhu". After retirement, he turned to commentary and television, most notably as a judge of comedy shows, and as a permanent guest in Comedy Nights with Kapil and later The Kapil Sharma Show . He was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss and was seen in the show Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa.
Sidhu joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004 and contested the general election from Amritsar. He won the election and held the seat till 2014 winning also the next election. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 from Punjab before he resigned from the position the same year and quitting the party. In 2017, he joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly from Amritsar East.
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“The world is all about mind and matter; I don't mind and you don't matter.”
When Farooque Sheikh, host of the talk show Jeena isi ka naam hai asked him what he thinks of those who criticize his style of commentary "Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai" on Zee TV, (17 June 2004).
“Wickets are like wives - you never know which way they will turn!”
To Martin Crowe http://www.funenclave.com/jokers-club/sidhuism-actual-sayings-navjot-singh-sidhu-1893.html.
On Twenty20 cricket, in "Twenty20 game is 'underwear' cricket: Sidhu" in Daily News and Analysis (17 July 2006).
“It is better to ride a pony than a horse which throws you.”
Referring to Dinesh Mongia, who was like a reliable pony than Sachin Tendulkar who at that time, was more like an unreliable horse, on a television broadcast (11 July 2002), during a one day match with Sri Lanka in England.
“If one-day cricket was pyjama cricket, then Twenty20 is underwear cricket.”
On Twenty20 cricket, in "If one-dayer is pyjama cricket, Twenty20 is underwear cricket" in Daily News and Analysis (17 July 2006) http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-if-one-dayer-is-pyjama-cricket-twenty20-is-underwear-cricket-1042298.
