Hogan-inspired Monty wanted to be a wrestler!

By Private

Thank god for the small mercies!!

Hard to believe but a WWE-crazy Monty Panesar would've gone on to break bones rather than bowling off-breaks had he not come to know that the wrestling bouts were a television gimmick and were actually fixed!

According to the tweaker's brother Isher Panesar, Monty changed his mind only after being told of the startling truth and rest as they say is history.

'Incredible' Hulk Hogan gave way to Shane Warne as young Monty's idol and he switched his attention to cricket.

''Monty always wanted to play cricket for England -- well, at least, after we found out the wrestling wasn't for real, that it was all fixed."

''We were always wrestling in the house, me and Monty, but when he heard that the WWE wrestling was all acted, he was too competitive to want to do that any more.

''People seem surprised how much he was appealing in the Third Test at Old Trafford but he has always had that competitive streak, that thirst for wickets."

Isher also defended Monty's much-talked about excessive appealing, saying that it came naturally to the left-armer.

''You can't stop Monty from being Monty, just like you shouldn't try to stop Kevin Pietersen being Kevin Pietersen. The game needs personalities."

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