Navjot Singh Sidhu, a strokeless Sidhu who emerged as Sixer Sidhu. His 2nd innings of cricekt, as a commentator did bring him a lot of popularity as well. He was voted as the most popular Indian commentator in 2006. He had his own style and never stepped back from a banter with the co-commentators. We look at some of the best quotes by Navjot Singh Sidhu:
Navjot Singh Sidhu is presently admitted in a hospital and we pray a speedy recovery for him. Till, here are his best quotes.
1: After Geoffrey Boycott teased Navjot Singh Sidhu repeatedly on a show named’ Super Selector’ stating on how unlucky Boycott was as a player, Sidhu produced this gem out of nowhere
You are so unlucky that if you were tossed into a barrel full of nipples, you’ll come out sucking your thumb!‘.
2: Once a Pakistani player was inspecting the pitch very closely before the match, to which Sidhu said in Hindi.
Pitches biwiyon ki tarah hoti hai..kab badal jaye, koi nahi bol sakta!
Translation:
Pitches are like wives, nobody can predict when they are going to change!
3: On Rahul Dravid’s retirement
‘Some succeed because they are destined to, but Rahul Dravid succeeded because he was determined to.’
4: Once Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway sent him back and Dravid was run out in the third test against the West Indies at Barbados.
Sidhu was quoted as “Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope.”
5: This was a gem from Sidhu’s list of quotes.
Statistics are like Bikinis. What they show is very beautiful but, what they hide is vey important.
6: Once Ganguly took a catch that had gone very high in the air, Sidhu was quoted saying
“That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it !!”
7: For former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper 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!
8: When Rameez Raja was very optimistic about Ishant Sharma bowling a no ball to help Pakistan will, Sidhu replied:
“Agar meri Chachi ko mooch hoti to mein unhe Chacha kehta”
Translation: (If my aunt had a moustache, I’d call her uncle.)
9: Talking about optimism, nothing can beat this from Sidhu
‘An optimist is a person who calls bullshit a fertilizer.’
10: After Eddie Nichols, the third umpire, ruled Shivnarine Chanderpaul ‘NOT OUT’ in the second test at Port of Spain, Sidhu said
“Eddie Nichols is a man who cannot find his own buttocks with his two hands.”
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