Navjot Singh Sidhu, a politician and former cricketer, gestures as he speaks during the opening ceremony of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur corridor, in Kartarpur, Pakistan November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 

Navjot Singh Sidhu, a leader in India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former cricketer, shouts slogans during an anti-government protest in New Delhi August 11, 2011. Demonstrators from BJP on Thursday marched on parliament demanding the resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over corruption, local media reported. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

Navjot Singh Sidhu (C, in green turban), lawmaker from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former cricketer, accompanied by his supporters, move to file nomination papers for the upcoming elections in the northern Indian city of Amritsar April 22, 2009. India will hold a general election between April 16 and May 13. REUTERS/Munish Sharma (INDIA POLITICS ELECTIONS) 

Navjot Singh Sidhu, lawmaker from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former cricketer, ties his turban after a protest against fuel price hikes in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh June 23, 2008. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Navjot Singh Sidhu (C), lawmaker from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former cricketer, garners his turban cloth during a protest against fuel price hikes in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh June 23, 2008. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Lawmaker from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu (C) shouts slogans during a protest against fuel price hikes in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh June 23, 2008. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Police use water canon and baton to disperse activists of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including Navjot Singh Sidhu (C), lawmaker from BJP and a former cricketer, during a protest against fuel price hikes in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh June 23, 2008. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Navjot Singh Sidhu, lawmaker from India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a former cricket player, holds hands of his party workers as he is arrested by police after the clashes between police and BJP party workers during a protest against fuel price hikes in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh June 23, 2008. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Former cricketer and politician Navjot Singh Sidhu (in red turban) gestures to his supporters in the northern Indian city of Amritsar February 27, 2007. Sidhu was re-elected to parliament on Tuesday, nearly three months after he quit following his conviction for a 1988 road-rage killing. REUTERS/Munish Sharma (INDIA) 

Former Indian cricketer and lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu (C) gestures to the media outside a court in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh December 6, 2006. Sidhu was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for a road-rage killing 18 years ago, the second high-profile politician to be jailed in as many days. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Former Indian cricketer and lawmaker Navjot Singh Sidhu (C) gestures to the media outside a court in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh December 6, 2006. Sidhu was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for a road-rage killing 18 years ago, the second high-profile politician to be jailed in as many days. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA) 

Navjot Singh Sidhu, the successful candidate of Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former Indian cricketer, greets his supporters in the northern Indian city of Amritsar May 13, 2004. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee handed his resignation to the president on Thursday night after a shock loss to the opposition Congress party in a national election, an aide said. REUTERS/Munish Sharma AH/AA 

Indian fielder Navjot Singh Sidhu makes an catch on Pakistan's captain Aamir Sohail during first inning Sahara Cup action in Toronto September 16. It was ruled that Sidhu was out of bounds when he made the catch.

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India batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu gets up on his tiptoes to make a defensive shot against Pakistan during Sahara Cup cricket action in Toronto September 13.

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Australian cricketers Shane Warne (L) and Ian Healy (R) celebrate the dismissal of Indian batsman Navjot Singh Sidhu during the first day's game of the third and final test match between the two countries in Bangalore March 25. Warne became the most successful spin bowler in test history on Wednesday. The Australian leg-spinner beat the record of 309 wickets held by West Indies off-spinner Lance Gibbs when he took the wicket of Rahul Dravid in his 67th test.

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