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This is an archive article published on July 26, 2007

Monty conquers Sachin again: 145;As if I lost my mind146;

Practitioner of perhaps the most spectacular celebration in cricket, England8217;s left-arm spinner Monty Panesar revealed he almost lost his mind after trapping Sachin Tendulkar in the Lord8217;s Test.

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Practitioner of perhaps the most spectacular celebration in cricket, England8217;s left-arm spinner Monty Panesar revealed he almost lost his mind after trapping Sachin Tendulkar in the Lord8217;s Test. Tendulkar had scribbled 8220;once in a blue moon8221; on the ball with which Panesar had removed the Indian for his maiden Test wicket in the Nagpur Test last year.

Panesar, however, was not ready to wait that long and trapped his childhood hero plumb in front before bursting into his trademark celebration in the second innings of the drawn Test at Lord8217;s.

8220;It was as if I lost my mind. I honestly didn8217;t know what was going on. I just started running and it felt like I was flying somewhere. The only thing I can remember is hugging everyone. Afterwards, all I could think to myself was: 8216;Did I really do that?8217;

8220; I haven8217;t had the chance to see a replay of the celebration but my friends told me that I just went crazy,8221; Monty wrote in his column for Daily Mail.

Despite getting Tendulkar out for a meagre 16, Panesar still remains in the Mumbaikar8217;s awe.

8220;I was just savouring the moment and the reason I reacted like that was because he is such a great player. That is the impact he has on people. I would not have run so far and jumped around like that if he was not so good.8221;

 

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