5 Indian players who have opened the batting and the bowling in the same ODI

#4 Manoj Prabhakar (45 ODIs)

Manoj Prabhakar

Manoj Prabhakar was a regular member of the Indian ODI side in the early 90s. The Delhi all-rounder was a skillful bowler who was known for his variations and swing bowling, and was often used with the new ball.

Prabhakar has 157 wickets to his name in 130 outings for Team India in ODIs.

Aside from his bowling, Prabhakar was also a more than useful batsman. In 130 ODIs he scored 11 fifties and 2 centuries, with a highest score of 106.

Considering his decent batting record, Prabhakar was occasionally used as an opener by Team India. And even though his strike-rate wasn't the best, he gave India some decent starts.

Prabhakar opened the batting and bowling in the same match in as many as 45 ODIs and he was reasonably successful in that role. His impressive ODI career had a rather gloomy end when he was banned for his alleged involvement in match-fixing.