"Mudhsuden Singh Panesar", known as "Monty Panesar" is an English people/English international cricketer who currently plays for Essex County Cricket Club/Essex. A left-arm orthodox spin/left-arm spinner, Panesar made his Test cricket/Test debut in 2006 against Indian Cricket Team/India in Nagpur and One Day International/one-day debut for England cricket team/England in 2007. In English county cricket he currently plays for Essex County Cricket Club/Essex, and has previously played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club/Northamptonshire until 2009 and Sussex County Cricket Club/Sussex from 2010-2013, He has also played for the Highveld Lions cricket team/Lions in Cricket in South Africa/South Africa.

Born in Luton to Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin/Indian parents, Panesar is a Sikh, and so hee wears a black Turban (Sikhism)#Patka/Keski Turban/patka (a smaller version of the full Sikh turban) while playing and training. Many of his fans have emulated him by wearing patkas and fake beards while watching him play.

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I got a lot of encouragement from the rest of the team, which helped to calm the nerves and that showed the togetherness we have as a team. We try to help each other on the field and it's nice to be part of that.

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I'm really excited at the thought of an opportunity to bowl at such great players. I've played in India before with the Under-19s and it was a good experience for me. I'm proud of being the first Sikh to be picked for England, but my focus is on the cricket.

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The crowd chant his name when he comes on to bowl, when he gets on the team bus there are big cheers for him and he is enjoying it.

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It was my first experience playing with him - and playing with my other team-mates. It was great to be part of that. The whole experience has been amazing.

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