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Manoj Prabhakar Biography


Manoj Prabhakar is a former Test and ODI cricketer who has played for the Indian national cricket team. Manoj was born on 15th April, 1963 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Manoj successfully pursued his interests in cricket, beginning at the first-class level, and then moving on to become a regular in the Indian side since the early 1990's.
The major teams that Manoj Prabhakar represented are India, Delhi and county cricket for Durham.

Manoj Prabhakar was a fiercly competitive cricketer with a �never say die' attitude, and it was this streak in him that made him a feared yet respected opponent in world cricket.

Prabhakar was effective at both Tests and limited overs form of the game. He was a dependable right-hand batsman, whose excellent defence and timed stroke play made him a capable lower-order batsman or even an effective opener. Prabhakar was also an aggressive medium-pacer, adept at swing and deceptive slower deliveries, who could bowl long spells, maintaining his consistency.

Manoj Prabhakar made his Test debut for India against England at Delhi in December 1984. Since then, he has appeared in 39 Tests, scoring 1600 runs and taking 96 wickets, his best being 6/132. Prabhakar made his one day international debut against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in April 1984.

Since then he has played 130 ODI's, scoring 1858 runs with two centuries, and taking 157 wickets, his ODI best being 5/33. He has also appeared in three consecutive Cricket World Cups, namely the 1987 World Cup as semi-finalists, the 1992 Cup Event and the 1996 Cricket World Cup, again semi-finalists.

Despite his contributions to Indian cricket, Prabhakar's dismal performance against Sri Lanka in Delhi at the 1996 Cup Event, saw him being booed by his home crowd, thus leading to his shameful exit from the international cricket arena forever.

His alleged involvement in the match-fixing controversy and his futile attempts to implicate other players as well, eventually saw him being banned from international cricket altogether. Prabhakar then entered politics, only to have an unsuccessful stand at the Parliament.

For his contributions to Indian cricket, Manoj Prabhakar was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award in 1993.

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Manoj Prabhakar      

India

Full name Manoj Prabhakar
Born April 15, 1963, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 54 years 2 days
Major teams India, Delhi, Durham
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Manoj Prabhakar
Batting and fielding averages
MatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100506sCtSt
Tests39589160012032.65194200
ODIs1309821185810624.12308360.26211270
First-class154214347469229*41.492030740
List A214176354118117*29.20425490
Bowling averages
MatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10
Tests396874753581966/1326/9237.302.8777.8430
ODIs130127636045341575/335/3328.874.2740.5420
First-class15424116111343857/6528.912.7762.6101
List A2141031771162695/335/3326.454.1338.3920
Career statistics
Test debutIndia v England at Delhi, Dec 12-17, 1984 scorecard
Last TestIndia v New Zealand at Cuttack, Nov 8-12, 1995 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debutIndia v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Apr 8, 1984 scorecard
Last ODIIndia v Sri Lanka at Delhi, Mar 2, 1996 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span1982/83 - 1996/97
List A span1982/83 - 1996/97
Recent matches
Bat & BowlTeamOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
0/39India Snrsv Pakistan SnrDelhi27 Feb 2007Other
39, 0/20India Snrsv Pakistan SnrKozhikode25 Feb 2007Other
35, 1/58India Snrsv Pakistan SnrUdaipur23 Feb 2007Other
31, 3/49India Snrsv Pakistan SnrLahore30 Apr 2006Other OD
1/38, 31India Snrsv Pakistan SnrSheikhupura27 Apr 2006Other OD
68, 0/17India Snrsv Pakistan SnrSialkot25 Apr 2006Other OD
0/27, 13India Snrsv Pakistan SnrKarachi23 Apr 2006Other OD
Profile
Manoj Prabhakar was a regular in the Indian side in the early 1990s. His bowling was his strongest suit; Prabhakar mixed cunning slower balls with in- and outswing, and on his day he could be a formidable opponent with the new ball. He once bowled Kepler Wessels for 0 in consecutive Tests - the only ducks Wessels bagged for South Africa in Tests or one-dayers - although he'd be less likely to tell his grandchildren that he was Allan Lamb's only Test wicket. Generally Prabhakar was a useful lower-order batsman, who was turned into a defensive, platform-laying opener to good effect against England in 1992-93. India won only one of Prabhakar's first 23 Tests, then 10 of his last 16, but his career ended in ignominy when he was booed on his home ground at Delhi after getting slaughtered (4-0-47-0) against Sri Lanka in the 1995-96 World Cup. Prabhakar was dropped for the next match and immediately retired. His attempts to implicate others in the match-fixing controversy backfired when he was banned himself for his own alleged involvement. He continued to stay in the news by entering politics and standing unsuccessfully for Parliament. He later took to coaching, and served as Delhi's bowling coach before taking over Rajasthan ahead of the 2009-10 season. Aside from cricket, he heads Naturence Cosmetics.
Rob Smyth and Cricinfo Staff July 2009
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Jan 4, 2008
Delhi's bowling coach Manoj Prabhakar scrutinises the pitch, Indore, January 4, 2008
Delhi's bowling coach Manoj Prabhakar scrutinises the pitch
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Dec 8, 2007
Manoj Prabhakar, Delhi's bowling coach, during practice, Nagothane, December 8, 2007
Manoj Prabhakar, Delhi's bowling coach, during practice
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Nov 21, 2007
Manoj Prabhakar, Delhi's bowling coach, jogs during a practice session at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of the Ranji Trophy tie against Mumbai, November 21, 2007
Manoj Prabhakar jogs during Delhi's practice session at the Wankhede Stadium
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Cricketer
Manoj Prabhakar is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and a lower-order batsman who also opened the innings sometimes for the Indian cricket team until his retirement in 1996.Wikipedia
Born: 15 April 1963 (age 54 years), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Seam bowling
Spouse: Sandhya Prabhakar (m. 1986–2008), Farheen
Children: Rohan Prabhakar, Manavansh Prabhakar, Raahil Prabhakar
Awards: Arjuna Award for Cricket
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