Cricketer, commentator and politician, Navjot Singh Sidhu was born on October 20, 1963 in Patiala, Punjab. Elected to the Lok Sabha from Amritsar in 2004, he resigned from his seat after his conviction for culpable homicide. He contested the elections again in 2007, which he won.
He made his international debut against the West Indies in 1983, but could not fare well. He played in the 1987 cricket World Cup for India. His highest ODI score was 134 against England at Gwalior in 1993. One of his best performances was his score of 201 against the West Indies in 1996-97. He retired from cricket in December 1999.
He began his second innings as a commentator for NIMBUS, before moving on to ESPN-Star, attaining popularity for his "Sidhuisms". The Punjab & Haryana High Court found him guilty of manslaughter. The incident occurred when Sidhu had beaten up a man in 1988 following a dispute over parking space. The victim subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
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