10: Monty Panesar: Faith, Fame, and Mental Health in Cricket | EP 10

Monty Panesar is more than his statistics.
In this deeply honest and entertaining conversation, the former England spinner reflects on a career that brought 50 Test caps, 167 wickets and a period known as 'Monty Mania' — and the personal battles that ran alongside the success. Monty opens up about his struggles with mental health, the loneliness of touring, and what it meant to grow up and play elite sport as a Sikh in England.
He speaks candidly about losing a close friend to suicide, the moment Andrew Flintoff reached out when he was at his lowest, and the long road back to self-belief. Monty shares his frustration with life after cricket — and why he feels the media opportunities he hoped for are yet to present themselves. Mastermind fans will be glad to hear that Monty also weighs in on his pre-Ashes back-and-forth with Australia's Steve Smith.
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