Monty Panesar to Mitchell Santner: India’s woes against left-arm spin remain | Cricket News – Times of India
Monty Panesar and Mitchell Santner Mitchell Santner's 13-wicket haul in the Pune Test is not the only time that a left-arm spinner has troubled India. TOI highlights some other instances post 2010.Monty Panesar (ENG : 5-129, 6-81 at Mumbai, 2012)After beating England at Ahmedabad earlier, India were confident of turning over their rivals on the red dirt of Wankhede. Kevin Pietersen's stunning 186 helped England reply to India's 327 with a robust 413. Monty Panesar, who had toiled for 47 overs for his five-for in the first innings (which included a brute to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar bowled), found the pitch much more to his liking in the second dig. He got Tendulkar again with an arm ball, this time lbw and devoured the rest of the batters with his quickish deliveries to help Alastair Cook's...