What is Sidhuism?
After retiring from Cricket, he started commentating on Cricket. He became an instant hit with the TV audience around the world, thanks to his unique, witty, entertaining and hilarious "Sidhuims", complemented by his funny antics. He achieved more stardom from his stint behind the microphone than from weilding his bat on the Cricket field. He's almost a cult figure in the cricketing world, with a huge fan following.
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New Table of Contents
- About Navjot Singh Sidhu
- Sidhu on Sidhuism
- YouTube vids
- Sidhuisms on Cricketers
- Sidhuisms on Cricket (caught on tape !)
- Sidhuisms with a shade of Philosophy !
- Sidhuisms - Witty, Wily, Whacky !
- Sidhuisms on Sachin Tendulkar
- Sidhuisms on Twenty20 Cricket
- Sidhuisms on Umpires and Umpiring
- Sidhuisms on Statistics
- Sidhuisms on Politics
- Sidhuisms on Sidhu
- Some books on Cricket and Quotations
- Check out my blog "Quote Masters"
- Some good sites on Quotations
- Good humor sites around the web
- Sidhu in the News
- Love This Lens?
- Did you enjoy reading this page?
About Navjot Singh Sidhu
- Navjot Singh Sidhu - Wikipedia
- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Navjot Singh Sidhu - Facebook
- Sidhu's Facebook Profile
Sidhu on Sidhuism
During an interview with Karan Thapar in Feb 2003
Sidhu: It's a mixed bag. They come from the common language of the people in Punjab who crack jokes with me at my farmhouse or wherever and there was one that I picked up from a bartender in a bar.
Karan: Which is what?
Sidhu: Which is: ''If ifs and buts were pots and pans, there would have been no tinkers''. Which just struck me.
There was one that I picked up from a guy on the street who said: ''Indian team to cycle stand ki tarah hai, ek ko dhakka maro saare dhish.'' So I just translated that.
But there are some where I apply my mind, where I know the situation might erupt when you are playing, like Sehwag. You know that he's going to explode, so you can call him the butcher from Delhi, you can call him a tornado, you can call him a hurricane, whatever... something to make it interesting.
Yes, I meditate on them... Because I'm totally into it, you know, commentary to me is life. It's a way where I give something back to the game. So I'm totally committed to commentating that way.
Read the complete interview here.
YouTube vids
Sidhuisms on Cricketers
The wily fox is back. Its an ill omen when a fox licks its lambs.
Muralitharan bowling to the last Indian pair.0 points
They are like brooding hens on top of a china egg.
Commenting on Ganguly after he was out for a low s more...0 points
This is a batsman who is as erratic as the electricity supply in most parts of India.
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This bowler bowls so slow that the batsmen have enough time to call home and talk to their wives between every delivery.
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The Sri Lankans are running between the wickets as if their wives are chasing them with a belan.
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Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian auto meter.
Auto rickshaw - form of Indian taxi.0 points
He is like Indian three-wheeler which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30!
On Sri Lankan batsman Romesh Kaluwitharna who was more...0 points
Warne is a victim of his own success. He has taken to women the way an ostrich takes to the skies.
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My idea of a bird is 36-24-36.
To remind Sir Geoffrey Boycott of his age, while G more...0 points
If ifs and buts were pots and pans, there would be no tinkers.
In the midst of a verbal duel with Tony Greig.0 points
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! New Zealanders have their limits, The kiwis are the birds that cannot fly!
On Kiwis (New Zealanders).0 points
India is going to crush the Kiwis and Martin will need a hanky at that time.
To Martin Crowe in a match against New Zealand. La more...0 points
It is better to ride a pony than a horse which throws you.
Referring to Dinesh Mongia, who was like a reliabl more...0 points
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 asked more...0 points
That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it !!
When Saurav Ganguly took a catch that had gone ver more...0 points
It reminds me of the cycle stand at Rajendra Talkies in Patiala ... one falls and everything else falls!
About the way Indian wickets are falling.0 points
They are so timid, they wouldn't say boo to a goose!
About the tail of the Indian batting order.0 points
Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope.
After Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway s more...0 points
The ball whizzes past like a bumble bee and the Indians are in the sea.
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Confidence of Dravid grows in the garden of patience.
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Indian Cricket is like Indian Monsoon; When it rains it pours, or else there is drought.
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He is a constipated batsman/bowler, put's in a lot of effort and has very little results to show for in the end.
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Cricket is the game of glorious uncertainities! Glorious - When Sri Lankans play; Uncertain - when Indians play
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He has a backlift like an octopus falling out of a tree, all over the place!
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They are like a "golden drum" which makes a lot of noise but was hollow inside.
On West Indies Cricket team.0 points
Young Ricky will fight a rattlesnake and give him the first two bites!
Applauding Reetinder Singh Sodhi%u2019s fighting s more...0 points
He is flowing like a river - simply unstoppable!
When Ricky (Reetinder Singh Sodhi) took a wicket.0 points
They will not only come back home with their cup, but with the opposition's cherries as well.
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He flew like a bird and plucked it out of thin air.
On S.Ramesh%u2019s diving catch in 1st innings of more...0 points
Deep Dasgupta is not a Wicket Keeper, he is a goal keeper. He must be given a free transfer to Manchester United.
When he fielded well as a substitute for Sachin Te more...0 points
India have certainly erased the tag of tigers at home, pussy cats abroad!
n Bulawayo, when India beat Zimbabwe by eight wick more...0 points
Today they say that he bats like Sachin but one day they will say he batted like Sehwag.
On Virender Sehwag.0 points
He chased the ball, as if a young guy chased a beautiful girl, but who never knew she was daughter of army officer and paid the price, with his wicket.
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He's shredded that into smithereens.
On Rahul Dravid hitting a boundary, India v Englan more...0 points
He moved like a heavy duty truck.
When a fielder dropped a catch due to his slow rea more...0 points
That one was meant for the Air Hostesses.
On the sky-high shot by Yuvraj.0 points
I dont trust the Indian batting,they can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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He can sell a glass of water to a drowning man, he can sell ice to an eskimo, he can sell sand to an Arab.
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Sidhuisms on Cricket (caught on tape !)
Comments should be like skirts. Short enough to keep your attention, but long enough to cover the subject.
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At times commentators can be like sleeping pills.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/oldstory.php? more...0 points
On the 3rd day of 3rd test match - the indian spectators are as boisterous as a dead dodo.
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The gap between bat and pad is so much that I would have driven a car through it... !!
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Sidhuisms with a shade of Philosophy !
They must either stand up and be counted, or lie down and be counted out.
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It is tiny droplets of water that make a shower. He's believing his doubt and doubting his belief.
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Speed has little to do with your progress - it is more to do with direction.
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Not only strike when the iron is hot, but make the iron hot by striking it.
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In times of prosperity, friends are aplenty; in times of poverty, not one in twenty.
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Success has got to be attributed to contributions, not to accumulations.
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Life is what happens when you're making other plans.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/oldstory.php? more...0 points
The surest form of failure is trying to please everyone.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/oldstory.php? more...0 points
The last perfect man who walked on this earth was crucified on a cross.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/oldstory.php? more...0 points
Truth will walk naked, and lies have got to be properly dressed.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/oldstory.php? more...0 points
It is better to pluck the fruit from the tree than wait for it to fall.
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You aren't rewarded for having brains, you're rewarded for using them.
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You can take the tiger out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the tiger.
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No one reads a book to reach the middle. Ending is the most important part of the story.
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Humour is the pole that helps you balance on the tight rope of life. So the pole better be of brilliant quality.
http://o3.indiatimes.com/pride/archive/2006/12/01/ more...0 points
Good deeds speak for themselves, the tongue only speaks of their eloquence.
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The secret of success doesn't lie in doing the good work, its selecting right people to do the good work.
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous.
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If you stumble yourself on the same stone, do not repent for your chin.
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Sidhuisms - Witty, Wily, Whacky !
If there is one thing in life that you can get without trying, it's dandruff.
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To catch a trout, you must be prepared to lose a fly.
When Dravid nicked Bond through the slips for 4 fr more...0 points
Troubles are like babies - the more you nurse them, the bigger they grow.
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When everything is coming your way, you might just be in the wrong lane of traffic.
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When you are dining with the demon you've got to have a long spoon.
Commenting on Sri Lankans as demons on the slow an more...0 points
"If" is a very big word: "If" my aunt had been a man she would have been my uncle.
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Some students will drink from the fountain of knowledge - others will simply gargle.
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In times of prosperity, remember it's the fattest pig that goes to the butcher first.
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Its very difficult to kill a man who is hell bent upon committing suicide!
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The media can infuse life into a corpse and vice-versa.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/oldstory.php? more...0 points
A yawn is a silent shout.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com/oldstory.php? more...0 points
There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an incoming train which will run them over.
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Indians should now be on their toes like midgets at a urinal.
This is too much !0 points
We are all Adam's children - it's just the silk that makes all the difference!
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There is no point in aiming at the target if you are loaded with blanks.
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Money is like manure. Its no good unless you spread it!
Talking about the distribution of money in the Ind more...0 points
Gamblers are like Toilets - Broke one day; Flush the Next
About the decision to bring on Harbhajan Singh int more...0 points
A true professional is like a chameleon - he will change colour to suit his surroundings.
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Bad habits are like comfy beds - easy to get into, very difficult to get out of.
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I have seen many ladies displaying different styles and different styles displaying ladies.
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Commonsense is the knack of seeing things as they are and doing things as they need to be done.
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Failure is a better teacher than success, but it will seldom get an apple.
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Faith in your abilities will help you face the music, even if you don't like the tune.
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Flattery is like chewing gum, you chew it for a while, don't swallow it - and after a while, spit it out!
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As a rule man is a fool; When its hot he wants it cool; And when its cool he wants it hot; Always wants what is not!
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You dont judge the Horse-power of a vehicle by the size of its exhaust.
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The trouble with Father Time is that it did not even wait for a woman.
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Even a dog can take on a crocodile on the land but the real test is to win when the croc is in the water.
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It's not over till the fat lady sings.
The expression "it ain%u2019t over until the more...0 points
Girls in these times wear less clothes outdoors than their grandmothers in bedrooms.
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You cannot ride a seat-less bicycle without getting blisters on your bum.
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Throw a lucky man in deep sea, he will come out with fish in his mouth!
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Sidhuisms on Sachin Tendulkar
And that is the vintage Sachin we all know!
When Sachin hit a good shot against Zimbabwe.0 points
A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef.
Commenting on an injured Sachin Tendulkar.0 points
Tendulkar is the pied piper!
In reference to spectators flocking to watch the l more...0 points
He played that like a dwarf at a urinal.
One comment he made that they picked up in the pap more...0 points
Cricket is the game of glorious uncertainities! Glorious - When Tendulkar plays; Uncertain - when the rest of the team plays.
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Sidhuisms on Twenty20 Cricket
If one-day cricket was pyjama cricket, then Twenty20 is underwear cricket.
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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.
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Sidhuisms on Umpires and Umpiring
The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.
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Eddie Nichols is a man who cannot find his own buttocks with his two hands.
This quote was made after Eddie Nichols, the third more...0 points
Sidhuisms on Statistics
I lean on statistics like a drunken man leans on a lamppost; only for support, not illumination.
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Statistics are like miniskirts (or bikinis). What they reveal is tantalizing, but what they hide is crucial.
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Sidhuisms on Politics
The real bone of contention is that there cannot be any fruit without a root.
Source: http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory more...0 points
"Sir, you may have 40 million reasons for failure, not a single excuse," he told Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath who said the proposal for a SEZ in Amritsar has been approved in principle.
Source: http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory more...0 points
Umbrella without ribs.
Accusing the state (Punjab) government of not know more...0 points
The remedies of the state government have been worse than Amritsar's illness.
Referring to Punjab Government, in the parliament more...0 points
I grow daily to honour facts more and more and theory less and less, and facts will not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
In the Parliament, in 2005. Source: http://www.fin more...0 points
Sidhuisms on Sidhu
Every body has the thinking cap on, I have a 6 metres thinking turban on my head so i am bound to be the best.
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He is using his bat to make the fielders run all over the place just like my wife uses her broom to make me run all over Punjab!
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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.
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I have lit a lamp in many a storm.
After he was sentenced. Source: http://pareltank.b more...0 points
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- Desilegend Desilegend Oct 21, 2009 @ 11:35 am
- Great Squidoo Lens! I saw this guy on TV when I was in India last time.Very entertaining personality and the only Sikh member of parliament who talks and does something worth! Gave you 5 stars rating!
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- Sadheeskumar Sadheeskumar May 20, 2009 @ 11:00 am
- This is a fantastic lens. I am sure you get many rating for this lens. I love Sidhu's cricket commentary and his interviews in TV. You have done a excellent job. Five Stars to this remarkable lens.
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- Snozzle Snozzle Apr 13, 2009 @ 11:31 am
- Lots of interesting stuff - well done. Got to be 5*!
Good luck with Squidoo,
Mike.
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- tdove tdove Apr 6, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
- Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
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- Rajays Rajays Apr 1, 2009 @ 11:32 am
- I enjoyed reading this page tremendously. Good information on "Sidhuism" - his style and wit. I am a big fan of cricket too and Sidhu was one of my faves. Great lens. *****






















