Monty Panesar
Key facts
Full Name: Mudhsuden Singh Panesar
Born: April 25, 1982, Luton
County: Sussex
Other Teams: England, Northamptonshire, Highveld Lions, British Universities, Loughborough UCCE, MCC
Test Debut: India v England, Nagpur, March 1-5 2006
ODI Debut: Australia v England, Melbourne, Jan 12 2007
T20 Debut: Australia v England, Sydney, Jan 9 2007
Batting Style: Left-hand bat
Bowling Style: Slow left-arm orthodox
Biography
A fine left-arm spinner, Panesar made a sensational start to his Northamptonshire career with match figures of 8-131 against Leicestershire in 2001. His appearances were limited thereafter, though, as he was completing a degree in computer science at Loughborough University. However, 46 first-class wickets at 21 in 2005 caught the eye of the England selectors, earning the tweaker a place in the squad for the two-Test series in India the following Panesar, who became the first Sikh to play for England, enjoyed a dream start as he trapped icon Sachin Tendulkar lbw for a first Test scalp...
