| Name(s) |
NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU |
| Date of
Birth |
October 20, 1963
– Patiala, Punjab, India. |
|
Identity |
Former Indian
Cricketer turned Politician |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- November 12, 1983: He made
his test cricket match debut on this day; against West
Indies.
- October 09, 1987: On this
day, he made his ODI cricket match debut; against Australia.
- September 20, 1998: On this day,
he played his last ODI cricket match; against Pakistan.
- January 06, 1999: On this
day, he played his last test match; against New Zealand.
- December 1999: He announced
his retirement from all forms of cricket.
- 2004: He won on a Bharatiya
Janata Party ticket from the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat in the
Indian general elections, 2004.
- December 2006: He was found
guilty and sentenced to a three-year prison term for
culpable homicide following a road rage incident. Following
the sentencing, Sidhu resigned as a Member of Parliament and
in January 2007 appealed to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court
stayed his conviction and sentence allowing him to contest
the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat in February 2007.
- 2007: He was a judge on the
show, Laughter Challenge, along with Shekhar Suman.
- 2009: In the 2009 general
elections, he kept the Amritsar seat.
- 2012: He was a contestant
in a reality show Bigg Boss 6.
- 2013: He contributed to a
comedy show, Comedy Nights with Kapil.
- 2016: He became a permanent
guest on The Kapil Sharma Show.
- April 25, 2016: Nominated as
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) by the Bhatatiya Janata
Party (BJP).
- April 28, 2016: He took
oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on this day.
- July 18, 2016: On this day
he resigned from the membership of the Rajya Sabha.
- September 2016: He along with
Pargat Singh and Bains brothers formed a new political
front, Aawaaz-e-Punjab, claiming to fight against
those working against Punjab.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- Other (Nick) names: Sixer Sidhu, Sheri, Sherry Paaji,
Paaji.
- He was a Right-handed batter & right-arm medium
bowler.
- After retirement from cricket, he took up television
commentary and joined politics.
- He was the first Indian batsman to score more than 5
centuries in one day international.
- Has acted in a TV series called Kareena Kareena as
himself. He also gave special appearance in movie "Mujhse
Shaadi Karogi".
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