Monty Panesar

Description

Cricketar, Bowler

Nick Name: Monty,Montster, The Sultan, The Sikh of Tweak, The Python

DOB: 25th April 1982

Birth Place: Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Education Bedford Modern School, Stopsley High School, Luton, Bedfordshire; Loughborough University

Some Lesser Known Facts About Monty Panesar:-

  1. Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, known as Monty Panesar (born 25 April 1982) is an English international cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire.
  2. Monty Panesar is a specialist left-arm spinner
  3. A popular cricketer, Monty Panesar is the first Sikh to play for England, and wears his trademark black patka, (small sikh turban) when playing cricket.
  4. In 2007, he was awarded the prestiguous Wisden Cricketer of the year award, after being awarded man of the series for the 2007 Tour in West Indies taking 23 wickets at an average of 18.9
  5. Panesar made his Test debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and one-day debut for England in 2007.
  6. Panesars’s father, Paramjit singh is a Builder who along with paneshar’s mother Gursharan Kaur migrated from British India to Luton, England in 1979

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Category Sports