‘If I couldn’t fulfil his dream, then I will be in trouble – Navjot Singh Sidhu highlights his father’s role in his career

Navjot Singh Sidhu. (Source – Getty Images)

Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu is considered one of the best batters of the Indian team of his time. The 60-year-old has found his new home as one of the best commentators in the country, long after his retirement. As the world celebrated Father’s Day on June 16, 2024, Navjot Singh Sidhu gave a heartfelt tribute to his late father.

The former cricketer got emotional as he recounted his father’s support and the sacrifices that he made, which helped him shape his career and his overall life as well.

The clip of the same has been making the rounds all over social media. Sidhu talked about various aspects of his life, revealing how he wanted to be a general, but life had other plans for him.

“I am nothing without my father. I wanted to be an army general. But who brought me in cricket?  When I cleared my IMA, I came out of the door and heard a voice from behind. Sherry, I am coming back. Don’t go. I am coming. I stayed there. And my whole life started fulfilling his dream. And I am very happy about this,” Sidhu told Star Sports.

“But after that, he died. And after his death, I felt that the father who has dedicated his whole life for my cricket and to make me a player, otherwise people usually say become a doctor, become an engineer. If I couldn’t fulfil his dream, then I will be in trouble,” he added.

Here’s the video –

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I can never forget these things: Sidhu

Furthermore, Sidhu talked about the values that his father taught him throughout his life. He opined that without the guidance of a father in a boy’s life, the son cannot be successful.

“I spent my whole life, 30 years on the ground of life. Every moment I thought of my father. And my father used to tell me, son, the father is the one whose son is greater than him. And earns more name than him. Then the father can go in peace. And the day he died, he used to tell me two lines. When in doubt, walk straight,” Sidhu said.