Former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar expressed his desire to return to cricket having been cured of the “paranoia/schizophrenia” which sidelined him over the past few years.
Panesar, 37, who was an England regular at his peak taking 167 wickets in 50 Tests — told The Daily Mail he can earn a return to first-class cricket despite being without a club since 2016.
His career has jolted since being released by Sussex in 2013 after the spinner urinated on a nightclub bouncer outside a club.
“My parents became worried. They wanted me to see someone,” Panesar said.
“I had always thought strong people couldn’t have a problem. My cricket had always gone the way I had planned it, but suddenly things started going in a direction I hadn’t experienced since childhood.
“It was a guy called Peter Gilmore who said I was suffering from paranoia/schizophrenia and that shocked me massively. Mike Brearley told me to be careful about the things I was saying to myself. Some experts thought I'd never get better but I knew I could fight it, come through it.”
Panesar now believes he has overcome his problems and remains hopeful for a return to first-class cricket.
The left armer has claimed 167 and 24 wickets in 50 Tests and 26 ODIs respectively.
Panesar, 37, who was an England regular at his peak taking 167 wickets in 50 Tests — told The Daily Mail he can earn a return to first-class cricket despite being without a club since 2016.
His career has jolted since being released by Sussex in 2013 after the spinner urinated on a nightclub bouncer outside a club.
“My parents became worried. They wanted me to see someone,” Panesar said.
“I had always thought strong people couldn’t have a problem. My cricket had always gone the way I had planned it, but suddenly things started going in a direction I hadn’t experienced since childhood.
“It was a guy called Peter Gilmore who said I was suffering from paranoia/schizophrenia and that shocked me massively. Mike Brearley told me to be careful about the things I was saying to myself. Some experts thought I'd never get better but I knew I could fight it, come through it.”
Panesar now believes he has overcome his problems and remains hopeful for a return to first-class cricket.
The left armer has claimed 167 and 24 wickets in 50 Tests and 26 ODIs respectively.
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