Sixer Sidhu !!!

[velu]

When i started following cricket in late 90s, sidhu was always referred as sixer sidhu.

Can old timers have any such memories about this ?

 

I have no doubts that he can hit sixes using his mouth , but his sixer stats are not that different from the rest of the batsmen.

 

[Jimmy Cliff]

He was a strokeless wonder against pace but used to bully spinners like no other batsman. Used to charge down the track and hit them for sixes over long-on/long-off.

[velu]

1 minute ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

He was a strokeless wonder against pace but used to bully spinners like no other batsman. Used to charge down the track and hit them for sixes over long-on/long-off.

 

rarely seen him hitting sixes

he bullied shane  warne , that i know

[Suhaan]

Just now, velu said:

 

rarely seen him hitting sixes

he bullied shane  warne , that i know

There was an Aussie off spinner Gavin Robertson whom he tormented the most,every now and then he used to charge him, Robertson had a sheepish look when he used to bowl at Sidhu,however the loudmouth was an utter disaster against pacers

[Jimmy Cliff]

4 minutes ago, velu said:

 

rarely seen him hitting sixes

he bullied shane  warne , that i know

Watch this. All 5 sixes against spin.

 

 

[WC2011INDIA]

So he was what Pandya is today. 

[vvvslaxman]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/16406/scorecard/63631/india-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-sri-lanka-tour-of-india-1993-94

 

He hit 8 sixes in a test match out of 124 runs feasting on Aunrasiri, Murali, Kalpage

[vvvslaxman]

There was this poor guy peter taylor who he hit for 5 sixes in the 1987 world cup against Australia.

[rkt.india]

when he first came, he was as strokeless wonder like Akash Chopra and people around him used to mock him and then he worked hard on that and became Sixer Siddhu.

[rkt.india]

13 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

There was an Aussie off spinner Gavin Robertson whom he tormented the most,every now and then he used to charge him, Robertson had a sheepish look when he used to bowl at Sidhu,however the loudmouth was an utter disaster against pacers

how many batsmen could hit fast bowlers for sixes in those days? Six hitting was not that common even against spin.

[Suhaan]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

how many batsmen could hit fast bowlers for sixes in those days? Six hitting was not that common even against spin.

Im not talking about six hitting against pacers,but his approach towards handling pacers was pretty meek even in those days,he was an opener and for an opener not being able to cope with decent pace was nothing less than ordinary

[rkt.india]

 

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Navjot Sidhu: From 'Sid who?' to 'Sixer Sidhu!

 

Navjot Sidhu's long career came to an end when he officially announced yesterday that his playing days were over. The Sardar had great success in both Test and One Day cricket. In the shorter version of the game, Sidhu began his career at number three when he burst on the scene in the 1987 World Cup. His scores of 73, 75, 51, 55 and 22 signaled the beginning of a long successful career.

In the very next tournament he played at Sharjah Sidhu came close to making his first century in limited overs cricket when he made 88 against the Kiwis. He finally had to wait 24 matches before he could proudly wave the bat to the audiences after notching up three figures. His 108 against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy was the first of six hundreds in a career that spanned 136 games and yielded 4414 runs.

 

Of all the innings he has played, Sidhu remembers his 134 against England at Gwalior most fondly. When making the announcement about his retirement Sidhu called it the most memorable day in his cricketing life. England batted first and scored 256 thanks mainly to a 129 at the top of the innings from Robin Smith. Scoring 257 was always going to be an uphill task.

 

When Sidhu lost his opening partner Manoj Prabhakar for a duck, his heart must have been in his mouth. Soon after, Vinod Kambli fell to Devon Malcolm for two. India were two wickets down with just four runs on the board. From then on there was no looking back. Navjot 'Sixer' Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin forged a 175 run partnership that took the game away from the English. Sidhu launched himself into the England bowling attack and made them suffer for any loose deliveries they bowled. He was especially severe on the slower bowlers - Dermot Reeve and Graeme Hick. Reeve went for thirty seven runs from his six overs and Hick's two overs were blasted for eighteen runs. When Azhar was dismissed with the score on 179, Sidhu must have once again felt the momentum tilt towards England. The opener soldiered bravely on despite losing Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay Sharma, Kapil Dev and Kiran More for just 8 runs. When the seventh wicket fell India still needed 52 runs for victory. Sidhu realised that this was the time to take the initiative and pushed hard for victory. He found a steady partner in Anil Kumble and saw India through to victory with two overs to spare. Sidhu's unbeaten effort won him the man of the match award. The win was crucial to India as it helped them take an unassailable 3-2 lead in the 6 match series.

 

Sidhu made a remarkable resurgence in the last part of his career and established himself as one of the better fielders in the Indian side. His efforts chasing the ball aggressively and diving around earned him the nickname 'Jonty' among crowds and journalists alike.

 

Sidhu was one of a kind in Indian cricket. From being a man who was referred to as 'Sid who?', he became 'Sixer Sidhu.' Whenever he walked out to bat the crowds would begin chanting "Sixer! Sixer!" More often than not, the Punjab opener obliged. After starting off as a compiler of runs rather than a flashy stroke maker, Sidhu has ended his career as a prolific batsman in the shorter version of the game. This, if anything is a testimony to Sidhu's grit and determination.

 

 

[PBN]

played his part in keeping the WC streak alive against Pakistan and reminded them too in the presentation ceremony

[sandeep]

Sidhu hit a bunch of sixes once he crossed 50, especially against spin.  IIRC the 87 ODI WC was one of his peaks as an ODI batsman.  

[Laaloo]

Thoko taali

[sriniwu]

he was useless against pacers (again judging by today's standards... back then, the top order was expected to survive the new ball and we viewers were conditioned to believe the same ; srikanth being the exception though)... but, the moment spinners were on, he used to literally dance down the track and become a whole new batsman.. the penchant for hitting 6's made him a crowd and viewer's favourite... 

[Soorma_Bhopali]

17 hours ago, velu said:

When i started following cricket in late 90s, sidhu was always referred as sixer sidhu.

Can old timers have any such memories about this ?

 

I have no doubts that he can hit sixes using his mouth , but his sixer stats are not that different from the rest of the batsmen.

 

Yes .. he did ..I had seen his first innings on telly in 1983 against marauding WI attack ..If I remember well, he made 20 in his debut which was not bad considering the pace battery WI has . He got dropped after that unfairly and then came back during 1987 world cup . He was savage against spinners and made couple of 70+ scores .In one of that innings , I think he had 4-5 sixes against Australia and  probably , Sri Lanka .

 

In those days in 1987 where players used to hit down the ground and lofted shots were frowned upon , hitting 4-5 sizes in an ODI was extraordinarily bold. He got this nomenclature just after that.

[Khota]

The era in which he was hitting sixes others were not. Hitting a six was a novelty growing up. With IPL and T20 anyone and everyone hits a six.

[zen]

He was one of my favorites. In ODIs, he was one of the consistent performers relatively 

[Ankit_sharma03]