1. Manoj Prabhakar was born on 15 April 1963 and is a former Indian cricketer and coach, who recently coached Nepal National Cricket Team.
16 Facts About Manoj Prabhakar
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Manoj Prabhakar was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and a lower-order batsman, and opened the innings a few times for the Indian cricket team.
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Manoj Prabhakar is remembered for his bowling which was his strongest suit; using slower balls, out swingers and opening the bowling for Indian cricket team.
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Manoj Prabhakar was a useful lower-order batsman and a defensive opener.
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Manoj Prabhakar has a world record of playing most matches as Opening Batsman and Opening Bowler in both Test and ODI matches.
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Manoj Prabhakar was one of the few players to do so consistently at international level.
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Manoj Prabhakar accomplished this 45 times in ODIs and 20 times in Tests, more than any other player in both formats.
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At the age of 32, Manoj Prabhakar played his last ODI against Sri Lanka in the 1996 Cricket World Cup in Delhi.
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Manoj Prabhakar struggled to bowl well in the match and had to bowl off-spin in the last two overs.
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Manoj Prabhakar has served as the Delhi cricket team's bowling coach and as the head coach of the Rajasthan cricket team.
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Manoj Prabhakar was appointed head coach of Nepal in August 2022.
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Manoj Prabhakar resigned in December 2022 after only four months.
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In 1999, Manoj Prabhakar participated in an expose of match-fixing by the Tehelka news group.
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Manoj Prabhakar joined the Congress party and unsuccessfully contested election to the Indian Parliament from Delhi in 1996.
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Manoj Prabhakar is married to actress Farheen, who is known for her roles in the films Jaan Tere Naam and Kalaignan.
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Manoj Prabhakar's character was portrayed by Karanvir Sharma in the film.