Navjot Singh Sidhu
Indian cricketer and politician
Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian cricket commentator and former player. He is famous for his witticisms that have come to be known as Sidhuisms.
Quotes
edit- It is better to ride a pony than a horse which throws you.
- Referring to Dinesh Mongia, who was like a reliable pony than Sachin Tendulkar who at that time, was more like an unreliable horse, on a television broadcast (11 July 2002), during a one day match with Sri Lanka in England.[specific citation needed]
- The world is all about mind and matter; I don't mind and you don't matter.
- When Farooque Sheikh, host of the talk show Jeena isi ka naam hai asked him what he thinks of those who criticize his style of commentary "Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai" on Zee TV, (17 June 2004).[specific citation needed]
- If one-day cricket was pyjama cricket, then Twenty20 is underwear cricket.
- This cricket is like a burger, you can have it once a week but for a whole meal, you need to return to Test cricket. More than once a week, and it will give you a tummy ache.
- On Twenty20 cricket, in "Twenty20 game is 'underwear' cricket: Sidhu" in Daily News and Analysis (17 July 2006).
- Wickets are like wives - you never know which way they will turn!
- To Martin Crowe.
Quotes about Sidhu
edit- With regards to Sidhu’s Pakistan trips, Singh claims to have told Sidhu,
“Here are my soldiers getting killed and you are going and hugging the Pakistani chief General Bajwa. Then you are going to Imran Khan where policies are made against our nation. Do you know how many drones are coming into Punjab on a daily basis? How much weaponry has come into Punjab? How much RDX explosives, how many grenades, how many pistols, over 50,000 rounds of ammunition, all that is coming in the state, what does it come in for?”- Amarinder Singh to Sidhu. Quoted in [1]
- Despite my profound reservations and over the unanimous advice of almost all the MPs from Punjab, you chose to appoint an acolyte of the Pakistani deep state Navjyot Singh Sindhu who had publicly hugged the Pakistan Army Chief Gen Bajwa and Prime Minister Imran Khan, as the President of the Punjab Congress Committee.
- Amarinder Singh quoted in [2]
- “After I dropped Navjot Sidhu from my government, I got a message from Pakistan that he is an old friend of their prime minister and he would be grateful if you can keep him in the government. If he (Sidhu) doesn’t work, then you can remove him,” Capt Amarinder Singh revealed at a press conference in BJP Headquarters where he was present to finalize seat-sharing for upcoming elections.
- Nonetheless Sidhu becomes CM or not objections of Amarinder singh comes as surprise I remember Amrander had very close relationship with president Musharraf and then political leadership actually he was regular visitor of Pak, have a heart sir.
- Nonetheless Sidhu g becomes CM or not objections of Amarinder singh comes as surprise I remember Amrander g had very close relationship with president Musharraf and then political leadership actually he was regular visitor of Pak, have a heart sir g:)
- Fawad Chaudhry on Twitter, [4] Sep 2021 quoted also [5]
- “Sidhu is Congress’s agent for Pakistan”. Chugh said, “It is most unfortunate for Punjab and the country that Sidhu, while in Pakistan, has no words of praise for his motherland, and is instead singing praise of the Pakistan Prime Minister who has been sending drones and tiffin bombs to Punjab.” “Sidhu is more in love with Pakistan than India and is behaving like a Pakistan agent in Punjab here. AICC president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should explain their party’s stand on Pakistan,” he further added.
- BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh in 2021, quoted in [6]
