: Sunday, October 19, 2025 2:37 PM
New Delhi. The cricket journey of former Indian cricket team batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu was as colorful as his poetic style. The joke of Waqar Younis being out on a duck on his first ball in Sharjah in 1990 still resonates today.
However, this is the same Sidhu who scored 9 centuries in the Test and became ‘Sixer Sidhu’ on the field and hit sixes from the bowlers. On his birthday, let us know the story of this cricketer, commentator and politician, who dominated in every role. Born on 20 October 1963 in Patiala, Sidhu is known as ‘Sixer Sidhu’ in the cricket world for his aggressive batting and shower of sixes. But in his legacy, more than the centuries, the ‘Golden Duck’ of 1990, when Pakistan’s legendary fast bowler Waqar Younis had dismissed him for zero on the very first ball in Sharjah, is more talked about. This incident is still remembered as a funny story.
However, Sidhu stands up many times, I have also scored centuries in Tests, my good innings are not mentioned, this one match is mentioned a lot. In that 1990 match, Waqar’s inch-perfect yorker had uprooted Sidhu’s stumps. Former Pakistani captain Wasim Akram had shared this incident on a show.
Sidhu’s cricket career started with his international debut in 1983 and lasted till 1999. He scored 3,202 runs in 51 Test matches, including 9 centuries, while he scored 4,413 runs in 136 ODIs. His highest score in Test cricket was 201 runs. His highest score of 134 is in ODI.
After retiring from cricket, Sidhu made a splash in the world of commentary. His poetic Hindi and funny style made him popular. When he jumped into politics, he became MP from Amritsar, President of Punjab Congress and also became a minister in the Punjab government. Sometimes he joined BJP and sometimes Congress. At present he seems to be away from politics.
Fans are crazy about Sidhu’s poetry and Sidhu also gives a chance to the fans to laugh with his special poetry.
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