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{{short description|Indian cricketer and Coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Manoj Prabhakar
| image = Manoj Prabhakar (1).jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|04|15}}
| birth_place = [[Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium fast
| international = true
| country = India
| testcap = 168
| testdebutfor = India
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 12 December
| testdebutyear = 1984
| lasttestdate = 8 November
| lasttestyear = 1995
| lasttestfor = India
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| odicap = 47
| odidebutdate = 8 April
| odidebutyear = 1984
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| lastodidate = 2 March
| lastodiyear = 1996
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| club1 = [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]
| year1 = 1982/83–1996/97
| club2 = [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]
| year2 = 1995

| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 39
| runs1 = 1,600
| bat avg1 = 32.65
| 100s/50s1 = 1/9
| top score1 = 120
| deliveries1 = 7,475
| wickets1 = 96
| bowl avg1 = 37.30
| fivefor1 = 3
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/92
| catches/stumpings1 = 20/0
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODIs]]
| matches2 = 130
| runs2 = 1,858
| bat avg2 = 24.12
| 100s/50s2 = 2/11
| top score2 = 106
| deliveries2 = 6,360
| wickets2 = 157
| bowl avg2 = 28.87
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/33
| catches/stumpings2 = 27/0
| date = 23 January
| year = 2006
| source = http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/32323.html ESPNcricinfo
|medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asia Cup|ACC Asia Cup]]}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1984 Asia Cup|1984 United Arab Emirates]]|}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1990–91 Asia Cup|1990–91 India]]|}}
{{Medal|Winner|[[1995 Asia Cup|1995 United Arab Emirates]]|}}
}}

'''Manoj Prabhakar''' {{audio|Manoj_Prabhakar.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 15 April 1963) is a former Indian [[cricket]]er and [[Coaching|coach]], who recently coached [[Nepal National Cricket Team]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1556613870550421504|user=CricketNep|title=Former Indian star all rounder and Ranji trophy winning coach, Mr. Manoj Prabhakar from India has been appointed as…|date=8 August 2022}}</ref> 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]].

Prabhakar took 96 wickets in [[Test cricket]], 157 wickets in [[One Day International]] (ODIs), and over 385 first class wickets playing for [[Delhi cricket team|Delhi]]. He also played for English County [[Durham County Cricket Club|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.

==Career==

===As a Player===
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.<ref>Only instances in the first and second innings are included. [http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282801.html Records / Test matches / All-round records / Opening the batting and bowling in the same match] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2015.</ref><ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/287364.html Records / One-Day Internationals / All-round records / Opening the batting and bowling in the same match] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 March 2015.</ref>

At the age of 32, Prabhakar played his last ODI against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] in [[Delhi]]. He struggled to bowl well in the match and had to bowl off-spin in the last two overs.<ref name=TIE>{{cite web|title=Sanath changed the face of ODIs|date=27 December 2009 |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-sanath-changed-the-face-of-odis-/559523/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=7 January 2014}}</ref> The crowd booed him off the ground.<ref name=TIE /> After 1996 World Cup, he was not selected for Indian team's tour of England and took retirement.
[[File:MPrabhakarBowling.png|thumb|300px|A graph showing Prabhakar's test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time.]]

===As a Coach===
Prabhakar has also served as the [[Delhi cricket team]]'s bowling coach and as the head coach of the [[Rajasthan cricket team]].<ref name="IE">[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dahiya-takes-a-break-prabhakar-tipped-to-become-delhi-coach/662356/2 Prabhakar tipped to become Delhi coach]</ref> In November 2011, he was sacked as the coach of Delhi for speaking against the management and the team in media.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Manoj-Prabhakar-sacked-as-Delhi-coach/articleshow/10573817.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729214907/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-02/top-stories/30349912_1_ddca-officials-sp-bansal-manoj-prabhakar |url-status=live |archive-date=29 July 2013 |title= Manoj Prabhakar sacked as Delhi coach |author= Devadyuti Das|work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 2 November 2011}}</ref> In December 2015, he was named as bowling coach of [[Afghanistan cricket team]] ahead of [[2016 ICC World Twenty20]] that was played in [[India]] in March 2016.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/afghanistan/content/story/953031.html?CMP=chrome Prabhakar named Afghan bowling coach]</ref>

Prabhakar was appointed head coach of [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]] in August 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/manoj-prabhakar-appointed-nepal-cricket-coach-8079578/|title=Manoj Prabhakar appointed Nepal cricket coach|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=9 August 2022|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref> He resigned in December 2022 after only four months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/manoj-prabhakar-steps-down-as-nepal-men-s-team-head-coach-1349845|title=Manoj Prabhakar steps down as Nepal men's team head coach|date=15 December 2022|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref>

==Controversies==
In 1999, Prabhakar participated in an [[Exposé (journalism)|exposé]] of [[match-fixing]] by the [[Tehelka]] news group. However, he was then charged by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] with involvement in match fixing and subsequently banned from playing cricket for the Indian team.<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/32323.html ESPNcricinfo report]</ref>

In 2011, he was dismissed from his coaching role with the [[Delhi cricket team]] after he publicly criticized the players and selectors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/538927.html|title=Prabhkar dismissed|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=2 November 2011}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Prabhakar joined the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party and unsuccessfully contested election to the [[Indian Parliament]] from Delhi in 1996.

Prabhakar is married to actress [[Farheen]], who is known for her roles in the films ''[[Jaan Tere Naam]]'' and ''[[Kalaignan]]''. The couple lives in Delhi, with their two sons, Raahil Prabhakar and Manavansh Prabhakar,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024299/bio|title=Farheen|publisher=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> and Rohan Prabhakar, his son from his previous marriage to Sandhya.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-turned-down-Baazigar-opposite-Shah-Rukh/articleshow/32278404.cms|title=I turned down Baazigar opposite Shah Rukh|author=Roshmila Bhattacharya|work=The Times of India|date=19 March 2014|access-date=19 March 2014}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
A [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] film ''[[Azhar (film)|Azhar]]'' released in 2016, directed by Tony D'Souza, was based on his teammate [[Mohammad Azharuddin]]'s life and revolves around [[South Africa cricket match fixing|Match fixing scandals in late 90s and 2000]]. Prabhakar's character was portrayed by [[Karanvir Sharma]] in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-12|title=Meet Karanvir Sharma, the man playing Manoj, Azhar's nemesis|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/meet-karanvir-sharma-the-man-playing-manoj-azhar-s-nemesis/story-VZn3tlIUQPfjUhgirZmUCI.html|access-date=2021-03-22|work=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Karanvir Sharma to make his TV debut with Anil Kapoor's '24' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/karanvir-sharma-to-make-his-tv-debut-with-anil-kapoors-24/articleshow/52324439.cms|access-date=2021-03-22|work=The Times of India|date=18 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref> According to the report of ''[[The Times of India]]'', Prabhakar was unhappy due to his depiction in bad light in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-10|title=Manoj Prabhakar to take legal action against makers of 'Azhar'?|url=https://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/manoj-prabhakar-to-take-legal-action-against-makers-of-azhar_1883725.html|access-date=2021-03-22|work=Zee News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2016-05-11|title=Controversy surrounding 'Azhar' was expected: Emraan Hashmi|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/controversy-surrounding-azhar-was-expected-emraan-hashmi/article8585070.ece|access-date=2021-03-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of cricketers banned for match fixing]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101124084850/http://india-today.com/itoday/20000522/sports3.html : Article about Prabhakar's Hundred]
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