A pre-2000 XI that would have been a champion IPL team

#8 1st change bowler/all-rounder- Manoj Prabhakar (India)

Now, he is the quintessential forgotten man of Indian cricket, but if there is a player a captain would want in the side due to his grit, then he is Manoj Prabhakar. If someone needs to take the new ball, he will put his hand up. If there is a batting crisis and someone needs to open the batting, then Prabhakar is the man for the job. He could swing the ball either way and could also generate reverse swing with the old ball.

As a batsman, he was not the most gifted but he made the most of his talent and opened the batting for India on several occasions in both Tests and ODIs. As a number 8, he would also provide the lower order with a sort of batting depth that would definitely make this one of the toughest teams to beat in the IPL.