Former India cricketer and commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu celebrated his 62nd birthday on Monday, October 20, with warm wishes pouring in from across the cricketing fraternity. Among those who extended greetings was Irfan Pathan, who shared a special message on social media that drew an affectionate reply from Sidhu.
Pathan posted on X (formerly Twitter):
“𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒂𝒉 𝑱𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒎 𝒌𝒐 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒉𝒊 𝑵𝒂𝒉𝒊. 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒌𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑮𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒌𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆. @𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒑 𝑷𝒂𝒂𝒋𝒊 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒆.”
Navjot, known for his poetic style and larger-than-life personality, responded warmly, acknowledging both Pathan’s talent and his character.
“𝒁𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒓 𝑰𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒏, 𝒕𝒖𝒎 𝒏𝒐 1 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒐 𝒂𝒖𝒓 𝒏𝒐 1 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐… 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒓… 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆,” 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒉𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒅.
Pathan then ended the conversation on a heartfelt note, saying,
“𝑨𝒑𝒌𝒂 𝒑𝒚𝒂𝒂𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒓𝒂𝒉𝒆.”
Navjot Sidhu and Pathan: From the Field to the Commentary Box
Over the years, both Navjot and Pathan have transitioned seamlessly from their cricketing careers to becoming popular voices in the commentary box. Despite facing occasional criticism and controversies, the duo continues to charm fans with their insightful analysis and humorous banter.
Sidhu represented India in 51 Tests and 156 ODIs between 1983 and 1999, amassing 3202 Test runs and 4413 ODI runs. Meanwhile, Irfan Pathan, who donned the Indian jersey in 29 Tests, 120 ODIs, and 24 T20Is, contributed 2821 runs and claimed 301 wickets across formats.
Though they played in different eras, their chemistry and camaraderie have flourished during their time together as commentators in the Indian Premier League and international cricket broadcasts.
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