Navjot Singh Sidhu sent resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker

Sidhu was at the parliament where he got to know about the judgement and immediately left the parliament. Sidhu was earlier acquited by a Patiala court.

Soon after a court convicted him for a 1988 death, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu Friday sent his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Chatterjee

I have always stood for the truth and will continue to serve the public, will continue to fight for truth," said Sidhu.

Sidhu guildy of homicide, not to murder

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Dec 1, found Navjot Singh Sidhu, the former India cricketer-turned-commentator, guilty of culpable homicide, not amounting to murder, in a case dating back to an incident in Patiala in 1988.

Patiala Sessions and District Court, on September 22, 1999 , had acquitted Sidhu of the charges under sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. He was accused of showering blows on Gurnam Singh after dragging him out of his car and injuring him. Gurnam Singh was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Sidhu was called "Strokeless wonder"

At the time of the incident Sidhu was one of India 's frontline batsmen, on his way to establishing a reputation as a big-hitting opener. Navjot Singh Sidhu had to face many oddities but each time he came out on top. He was called "Strokeless wonder" due to his sheer grit and determination to succeed against all odds.

Sidhu is like a motorcar racer………..

Amrit Mathur writes about Sidhu:Others find many things to occupy themselves with but Sidhu, after a day's play, reverts to his hotel room, orders an early dinner, reads a book, makes his mandatory call to wife/kids in Patiala, then hits the bed. "I'm made this way," he says, peeling off his velcro pads after a practise sessions and wiping sweat from his forehead. "Cricket is tough and unforgiving, it requires full time attention, and distractions affect performance." Sidhu is like a motorcar racer who keeps running into roadblocks, both going and coming.

Sidhu is a son of decent cricket player of Punjab

N avjot Singh Sidhu was born in the family of Sardar Bhagwant Singh Sidhu of Patiala . Sardar Bhagwant Singh was a decent cricket player and wanted to see his son Navjot as a top-class cricketer. Sardar Bhagwant singh's blessings groomed his son into one of the best cricketers of India .

name Navjot Singh Sidhu
Born October 20, 1963, Patiala, Punjab
Current age 43 years 42 days
Major teams India, Punjab
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Statsguru Test player, ODI player

Pb CM wants Cousin of Sidhu in Congress fold

Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has been trying to get the permission of Congress high command to induct the first cousin of Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and BJP leader of Sangrur Dhanwant Singh Dhuri into Congress.

Dhanwat Singh Dhuri had won Dhuri assembly constituency in Sangrur district on Congress tocket in 1992 and again elected from here in 1997 as independent after he had denied ticket by Congress. Dhanwant is the first cousin of Navjot Singh Sidhu and went to BJP after differences erupted with Capt. Amarinder Singh when latter became the PCC president in 2000.

Sidhu was in the Poona on November 29

Sidhu was in the Poona on November 29 for an informal interaction with the corporate clients of ABN AMRO. “I began living life to its fullest and enjoying each bit of my responsibilities, only after I began practising yoga and meditation, which was not more than seven years ago,” narrates Sidhu, who is today well versed with the nitty-gritty’s of pranayam, meditation, and various asanas.

“Cricket still earns me my bread and butter”

“Whether on field or through commentary, cricket still earns me my bread and butter,” says Sidhu. And what does he have to say about the team’s recent performance in South Africa ? - “It is surprising why a country that has the richest cricket board in the world, should have the poorest team in the world,” he says and continues, “

Sidhu on Politics and hmuour

Giving it his best shot, Sidhu narrates that politics taught him to enjoy his responsibilities. “Since politics is not my main source of income, I looked at it as a responsibility. I realised that if I began to enjoy my responsibility, I could deal with situations better and more efficiently,” he says.

“After all humour is the pole that helps you balance on the tight rope of life. So the pole better be of brilliant quality,” he sums up, chipping in with one of the more philosophical Sidhuisms.

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s witted idoms

Navjot Singh Sidhu is a former Indian cricket batsman, who took up television commentary and, more recently, politics following his retirement from the game. He was born in Patiala in Punjab . The one-liners that are the trademark of his commentary are now popularly called “Sidhuisms” in India . Sidhu was elected to the Lok Sabha from Amritsar in 2004 on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket.

T hese days Navjot Singh Sidhu is employed as a commentator on Television where he has single handedly transformed the cricket commentary with his witted idioms now called "Sidhuisms".

Following are Navjot Singh Sidhu's verbal sixers - aptly called- Sidhuisms:.

* Sidhuisms about the Indian cricketers:

* Tendular(injured): A fallen light house is more dangerous then the reef. Ganguly: called

“ Indian team without Sachin is like giving Kiss

without a Squeeze. “

* Dravid for a run and midway sent him back and Dravid was runout "Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope."

* Sourav Ganguly is "The Burden of Calamity"

“ Commenting on Ganguly after he was out for a low score in the 2nd Test against Zimbabwe : "..Looks like a brooding hen over a china egg" “

“ When Ganguly took a catch that had gone very high in the air: "That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it !!"

* Rahul Dravid: His straight Drive is as straight as a candle

* Virender Sehwag:Today they say that he bats like Sachin but one day they will say he batted like Sehwag.

* Yuvraj Singh - The pied piper of Punjab !

* Harbhajan - The sardar from Jalandhar !

* S.Ramesh's diving catch ; He flew like a bird and plucked it out of thin air.

* Deep Dasgupta is as confused as a child is in a

topless bar!

“ Deep Dasgupta is not a Wicket Keeper, he is a

goalkeeper. He must be given a free transfer to

Manchester United. “

* This quote was made after Eddie Nichols, the third

umpire, ruled Shivnarine Chanderpaul ‘NOT OUT’ in the

second test at Port of Spain T&T “Eddie Nichols is a

man who cannot find his own buttocks with his two

hands.”

* The third umpires should be changed as often as

nappies and for the same reason.

* Kumble’s bowling at the moment is flat as a Dosa

Sidhuism on crickets:

* Wickets are like wives. You never know what to expect from them.

* The way Indian wickets are falling reminds of the

cycle stand at Rajendra Talkies in Patiala one falls

and everything else falls!

* The Indians are going to beat the Kiwis! Let me

tell you, my friend that the Kiwi is the only bird in

the whole world, which does not have wings!

* There is light at the end of the tunnel for India , but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.

* The gap between the bat and pad is so much that I would have driven a car through it!

* The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.

* The cat with gloves catches no mice.

* The ball whizzes past like a bumblebee and the Indians are in the sea.

One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six.

* One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six.

* That ball went so high it could have got an air

hostess down with it.

* There is light at the end of the tunnel for India ,

but it’s that of an incoming train which will run them

over.

* Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian

taximeter.

* Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more

than what they hide.

* He is like Indian three-wheeler, which will suck a

lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30!

* You can't play a symphony alone; it takes an orchestra to play it.

* The ball whizzes past like a bumble -bee and the

Indians are in the sea.

* The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin a

haystack.

* The pitch is as dead as a dodo.

* You cannot make Omelets without breaking the eggs

* In India's last match against New Zealand: "New Zealanders are like bicycles in a cycle stand - one falls down and the complete row will be down!

* "Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian taxi meter."

* Muralitharan bowling to the last Indian pair: "The wily fox is back. Its an ill omen when a fox licks its lambs."

Geeral

* Crowd's gathered outside my home at 3am , and my wife was so worried she called the police, but it was simply jubilant fans congratulating her for marrying a national hero.

* Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.

* I am a sepoy and will follow the guidance of my leaders.

* A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef.

* After marriage, the other man's wife looks more beautiful.

* Beware of the naked man who offers you his shirt

* Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.

* Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.

* I have seen many ladies displaying different styles and different styles displaying ladies.

* If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open.

* The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin in a haystack.

* We are all Adam's children - it's just the skin that makes all the difference.

You got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants.

* Age has been perfect fire extinguisher for flaming

youth

* You may have a heart of gold, but so does a

hard-boiled egg.

* He is like a one-legged man in a bum kicking

competition

* A revolutionary idea is usually one with its sleeves rolled up.

* Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous.

* It's like the brooding hen sitting over a china egg.

* As uncomfortable as a bum on a porcupine

* Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.

* We'll take the cake with the red cherry on top.

* When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon

By Premendra Agrawal