Navjot Singh Sidhu was in limelight during ICC T20 Cricket World Cup, 2024 for his funny Cricket Commentary. This 60-Year old former member of Rajya Sabha is a versatile personality, full of Entertainment, Laughter and Controversy.
King Of Controversy
Listing some of the top issues surrounding Sidhu:
- In 1988, Sidhu assaulted a 65-yeat old man in a road rage. He died and Sidhu had to face rigorous imprisonment of 1 year term in 2022.
- After a spat with Azharuddin in 1996, Sidhu left the England tour mid-way and returned to India.
- Within BJP, he was a direct competitor of veteran leader Arun Jaitley. After being denied Amritsar seat in 2017 (It was Arun Jaitley’s), Sidhu rebelled and joined Congress.
- In Congress also, Sidhu refused to take instructions from Captain Amrinder Singh and quit Punjab government.
- After Capt. Amrinder, Sidhu rebelled against new Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi too and left the Congress party.
- He faced public’s criticism in the aftermath of Pulwama Attack, where he said that whole Pakistan can not be blamed for the action of few. This led to his removal from “The Kapil Sharma Show”.
- In 2017, he went to Pakistan in oath-taking ceremony of Imran Khan and met warmly with General Bajwa.
The Funniest Cricket Commentator
He is too ambitious, in-secured and emotional. Certainly unfit for politics, yet one can not question his intent or patriotism.
He has done a great service for the country in sports (as a cricketer, not sure about as a commentator). So we have curated a list of his top-class comments and leave the judgement to the readers:
Hindi Commentary Full of Metaphors.
- हर जगह विराट कोहली. He is spreading like a rash.
- गाए पूँछ उठाएगी, तो गाना थोड़ी न गायेगी
- छा गए गुरु बगैर बादल
- और ये Rishabh pant मकड़ी की तरह उल्टा लेटे हुए हैं
- शेर की पूँछ पे पैर रखोगे, तो वो पप्पी नहीं देगा
- खच्चरों को लाते मारते रहो , अरबी घोड़े को इशारा ही काफी है
- चूहे की खाल से नगाड़े नहीं बनते
- बर्फी कह देने से मुँह मीठा नहीं होता
- गेंद इतनी ऊंची गयी की एयर होस्टेस की चुम्मी लेकर आ गयी
- ओ गुरु, हर अच्छी छलनी में छेद होता है ! जहाँ विद्वान् मिलते हैं वहाँ मतभेद होता है !
- Ramiz Raja was commenting upon permutations and combinations on how Pakistan could still win a match by scoring 50 of 15 balls. Siddhu replied “अगर मेरी फूफी की मूछे होती तो मै उसे फूफा कहता”.
- अगर Ajit Agarkar all-rounder है , तो मैं Aishwarya Rai हूँ
- For Chris Gayle : “ये हैं छक्कों के सौदागर”
- बॉल ऐसी जगह लगी है जहाँ हड्डी चाहे न टूटे पर नुक्सान बहुत होगा
- ये हैं गेल, रहे हैं पेल
- When Ravindra Jadeja was about to bowl an over he was warming up to get himself ready. Siddhu commented, “और ये देखिये रविंद्र जी अपना इंजन खोलता हुआ”
- A remark on one fluffy player: “एक तवे की रोटी कोई पतली कोई मोटी”
- ये आसान सा कैच था बिलकुल मुँह में लेने वाला
- बरात तुतरु तुतरु करके दरवाज़े पे खड़ी है , बहु पीपल तले सो रही है
- घोड़ा अगर पूँछ नहीं बढ़ाएगा तो मक्खिया कैसे उड़ाएगा ?
- दुबे दूसरी टीम को ले डूबे
English Commentary is even more Bizarre.
- His catch was so easy that even Thakur of Sholay could have taken it.
- Indian fielders are running like pregnant cows.
- If you are trying to beat India in their home you are trying to get milk out of an ox.
- An optimist is a person who calls bullshit a fertilizer.
- The only thing you can get without hard work, boss, is dandruff.
- Wickets are like wives – you never know which way they will turn!
- Ganguly has thrown both ends of a rope to a drowning man.
- Humility is like underwear. Wear it, but don’t show it.
- The Sri Lankans are running between the wickets as if their wives are chasing them with a Belan.
- For Sri Lankan batsman Kaluwitharna, when he was wasting many balls: “He is like Indian three-wheeler which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30! “
The Legendary Comment
India vs Australia match, Bangalore, 2013. Rohit Sharma scored 209 and it was raining sixes. In the 2nd innings, when Shane Watson followed the trend of hitting sixes, our dear Siddhu Paaji was doing the Hindi Commentary.
After a 6 from Watson, Siddhu said, “ये तो छक्कों का मैच है”.
There was a moments pause, and then he tried to correct it with, “ये तो छक्कों का सैलाब है”
खटैक !!
