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Manoj Prabhakar
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Manoj Prabhakar pronunciationā (born 15 April 1963) is a former Indian cricketer and coach, who recently coached Nepal National Cricket Team.[1] He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and a lower-order batsman, and also opened the innings a few times for the Indian cricket team. He was part of the Indian squad which won the 1985 World Championship of Cricket, 1984 Asia Cup, 1990-91 Asia Cup and 1995 Asia Cup.
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Born | (1963-04-15) 15 April 1963 (age 61) 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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1982/83ā1996/97 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 January 2006 |
Prabhakar took 96 wickets in Test cricket, 157 wickets in One Day International (ODIs), and over 385 first class wickets playing for Delhi. He also played for English County Durham. 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.