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Full name Mudhsuden Singh Panesar
Born April 25, 1982, Luton, Bedfordshire
Current age 26 years 136 days
Major teams England,British Universities,Loughborough UCCE,Marylebone Cricket Club,Northamptonshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height
6 ft 1 in
Education Bedford Modern School, Stopsley High School, Luton, Bedfordshire; Loughborough University
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
33
45
15
165
26
5.50
535
30.84
0
0
19
1
6
0
ODIs
26
8
3
26
13
5.20
91
28.57
0
0
2
0
3
0
T20Is
1
1
0
1
1
1.00
2
50.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
87
112
40
580
39*
8.05
1877
30.90
0
0
21
0
List A
43
17
9
97
17*
12.12
187
51.87
0
0
7
0
Twenty20
10
3
1
6
3*
3.00
10
60.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
33
57
7699
3643
114
6/37
10/187
31.95
2.83
67.5
3
8
1
ODIs
26
26
1308
980
24
3/25
3/25
40.83
4.49
54.5
0
0
0
T20Is
1
1
24
40
2
2/40
2/40
20.00
10.00
12.0
0
0
0
First-class
87
20077
9589
311
7/181
30.83
2.86
64.5
15
18
3
List A
43
2040
1493
42
5/20
5/20
35.54
4.39
48.5
0
1
0
Twenty20
10
10
204
294
11
2/22
2/22
26.72
8.64
18.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v England at Nagpur, Mar 1-5, 2006 scorecard
Last Test
England v South Africa at The Oval, Aug 7-11, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 12, 2007 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (RPS), Oct 13, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I
Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 9, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001
Last First-class
Northamptonshire v Glamorgan at Northampton, Aug 27-30, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2002
Last List A
Northamptonshire v Glamorgan at Northampton, Aug 25, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Northamptonshire v Warwickshire at Northampton, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Northamptonshire v Glamorgan at Northampton, Jun 22, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, known in the game as Monty, quickly established himself as a national hero following a series-winning display against Pakistan in 2006. With his black patka, softly spoken Bedfordshire burr and eager (if sometimes comical) fielding, he has rapidly become the fan's favourite. And with his plate-sized hands, England's most prized spinner in over a decade. He took the well-trodden path from Bedfordshire, where he was born, to Northamptonshire, progressing through the youth teams until he was chosen to play for England Under-19s, which he did for two seasons. He then made his first-class debut, marking the game against Leicestershire with a return of eight for 131 in the match and four for 11 in the second innings. However, first-team opportunities were limited and after a mere two appearances in 2001 he played only six first-class matches in 2002. Even so, he took 17 wickets at just over 32 each and did enough to earn himself a place in the National Academy squad in Australia during the winter. A fine season in 2005, when he took 46 Championship wickets at 21.54, was followed by a stint at the Darren Lehmann Academy in Adelaide, and led to calls from his coach at Northamptonshire, Kepler Wessels, for him to be picked for England's tour of India in February. Wessels got his wish and Panesar was handed his debut at Nagpur, picking up Sachin Tendulkar as his first Test wicket, followed by Mohammad Kaif and Rahul Dravid. His naturally attacking instincts - more often than not bowling around the wicket to right-handers - contrasted with his cherubic and unconfined celebrations at the fall of each and every wicket. Like a lamb let loose from the paddock, the effervescence he showed confirmed his insatiable hunger and love of the game. But it was during his first international home season that his special ability was confirmed, spinning England to a series win over Pakistan. At Old Trafford he made the most of a helpful surface with eight wickets then, at Headingley, he was England's best bowler on a run-filled strip. The loop, guile and changes of pace outfoxed Pakistan's rubber-wristed top-order, including Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan. In a matter of months he had elevated himself to the position of England's senior spinner, pushing aside Ashley Giles and drawing comparisons with Bishen Bedi, India's legendary left-arm tweaker. Yet Duncan Fletcher - ever the loyalist; rarely the risk-taker - preferred a rusty Giles for the first two Tests of the 2006-07 Ashes. Monty took his chance in the third at Perth, becoming the first English spinner to take five at the WACA (and eight in the match). As England crashed to a humiliating 5-0 defeat, Panesar was one of the precious few to return home with their reputation intact, and by the end of the tour he had even broken into the World Cup squad, following his crucial role in England's CB Series victory. His performances in the Caribbean were merely steady, but he launched England's new era under Peter Moores with 23 wickets in four Tests against West Indies, and climbed in the process to No. 6 in the world rankings. He struggled in the following home series against India, and away in Sri Lanka, where he lost both his confidence and flight. Both attributes came back on the green-and-seaming conditions of New Zealand in 2008, however, bowling England to a 2-1 series win with 6 for 126 in Napier. The only blemish? A return to the schoolboy fielding which not even the Barmy Army could find humour in. Will Luke April 2008
