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| Born | (1963-04-15)15 April 1963 (age 62) Ghaziabad,Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 168) | 12 December 1984 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 8 November 1995 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 47) | 8 April 1984 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 March 1996 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1982/83–1996/97 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manoj Prabhakarpronunciationⓘ (born 15 April 1963) is a former Indiancricketer andcoach, who recently coachedNepal National Cricket Team.[1] He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and a lower-order batsman, and also opened theinnings a few times for theIndian cricket team. He was part of the Indian squad which won the 1985World Championship of Cricket,1984 Asia Cup,1990–91 Asia Cup and1995 Asia Cup.
Prabhakar took 96 wickets inTest cricket, 157 wickets inOne Day International (ODIs), and over 385 first class wickets playing forDelhi. He also played for English CountyDurham. Prabhakar is remembered for his bowling which was his strongest suit; using slower balls, out swingers and opening the bowling for Indian cricket team. He was also a useful lower-order batsman and a defensive opener. He has a world record of playing most matches as Opening Batsman and Opening Bowler in both Test and ODI matches.
Prabhakar quite regularly opened Indian batting order and the bowling. He was one of the few players to do so consistently at international level. He accomplished this 45 times in ODIs and 20 times in Tests, more than any other player in both formats.[2][3]
At the age of 32, Prabhakar played his last ODI againstSri Lanka in the1996 Cricket World Cup inDelhi. He struggled to bowl well in the match and had to bowl off-spin in the last two overs.[4] The crowd booed him off the ground.[4] After 1996 World Cup, he was not selected for Indian team's tour of England and took retirement.
Prabhakar has also served as theDelhi cricket team's bowling coach and as the head coach of theRajasthan cricket team.[5] In November 2011, he was sacked as the coach of Delhi for speaking against the management and the team in media.[6] In December 2015, he was named as bowling coach ofAfghanistan cricket team ahead of2016 ICC World Twenty20 that was played inIndia in March 2016.[7]
Prabhakar was appointed head coach ofNepal in August 2022.[8] He resigned in December 2022 after only four months.[9]
In 1999, Prabhakar participated in anexposé ofmatch-fixing by theTehelka news group. However, he was then charged by theBCCI with involvement in match fixing and subsequently banned from playing cricket for the Indian team.[10]
In 2011, he was dismissed from his coaching role with theDelhi cricket team after he publicly criticized the players and selectors.[11]
Prabhakar joined theCongress party and unsuccessfully contested election to theIndian Parliament from Delhi in 1996.
Prabhakar is married to actressFarheen, who is known for her roles in the filmsJaan Tere Naam andKalaignan. The couple lives in Delhi, with their two sons, Raahil Prabhakar and Manavansh Prabhakar,[12] and Rohan Prabhakar, his son from his previous marriage to Sandhya.[13]
ABollywood filmAzhar released in 2016, directed by Tony D'Souza, was based on his teammateMohammad Azharuddin's life and revolves aroundMatch fixing scandals in late 90s and 2000. Prabhakar's character was portrayed byKaranvir Sharma in the film.[14][15] According to the report ofThe Times of India, Prabhakar was unhappy due to his depiction in bad light in the film.[16][17]
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