'Cricket is my first love': Navjot Singh Sidhu as he returns to commentary for IPL 2024

Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu is back to commentary as his voice will be heard during the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The official broadcaster of the cash-rich league, Star Sports, has signed Sidhu as he will return to do commentary much to the delight of the fans after a long gap.

It certainly has been a while since Sidhu had a mic in his hand but the man is certainly looking forward to his stint and as usual was extremely excited. For the unversed, IPL is set to get underway on March 22 with the opening game to be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

"Boss, cricket is my first love. If your hobby becomes your profession there is nothing better than that. A



duckling would never forget how to swim, I will take to commentary like a fish takes to water," Sidhu told PTI. The 60-year-old quit politics and then didn't have a very good time in his personal life. But he is now excited to be back doing what he loves and will be making a comeback.

"Secret of my life is that is I switch on and switch off. It was difficult for me to switch off from politics but then the age of miracles has not passed. The difficult is done at once, the impossible takes a little while longer. The mental fortitude will sail me through any situation now. In cricket, I have made 20 odd comebacks, this is my first comeback to commentary. I was in the swing of things from 1999 to 2014-15 (commentary). A gem cannot be polished without friction nor a man perfected without trials," Sidhu added.