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England
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Monty Panesar
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MPanesarpng
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Left-handed batsman (LHB)
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Slow left-arm orthodox (SLA)
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3
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12
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600
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156
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779
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1 March
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2006
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22 March
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2006
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(born
April 25 ,
1982 in
Luton ,
Bedfordshire ), known as '''Monty Panesar''', is an English cricketer. An attacking
Left-arm Spinner with a classical action, Panesar plays
Test Cricket for
England and
County Cricket for
Northamptonshire .
He is the first
Sikh to represent England in cricket.
Panesar played for the England under-19 team and made his
First-class debut in 2001 at the age of 19. Although he immediately performed well, his appearances over the next few years were limited, partly because of his commitment as a full-time student at
Loughborough University . After graduation he became a more important member of the team and had a
Fine Season in 2005, taking 46
County Championship wickets at an
Average of just 21.54.
Due to his 2005 performances many prominent figures called for him to be included in England's Test squad for the 2006 tour of India. For a place as back-up spinner to
Ashley Giles he faced competition from left-armer
Ian Blackwell and
Off-spinners Shaun Udal and
Alex Loudon . It was suggested that his reputation for poor batting and fielding might hamper his chances of selection, but earlier in 2005 he had attended the
Darren Lehmann Academy in
Adelaide in order to address these issues. He was selected in
January 2006 for the tour to
India , and made his international debut in the first Test against India in
Nagpur . He took three wickets, including India's two most renowned batsmen,
Sachin Tendulkar and
Rahul Dravid . He also played in the second and third Test matches, in
Mohali and
Mumbai .
