India's playing XI from Sachin Tendulkar's debut match: Where are they now?

#5 Manoj Prabhakar

Manoj Prabhakar

Manoj Prabhakar who was a bowling all rounder batted at No.5 that match and scored 9 runs in the only innings he batted. With the ball, he was the highest wicket taker in the 1st innings with figures of 5/104 but could pick up just 1 wicket in the 2nd innings. He was a player who would open with the bat as well as with the ball and did so consistently before the management had to adjust his position to accommodate others. He retired in 1996 and had scored 1600 runs in 39 Tests and 1858 runs in 98 ODI innings. He also picked up 96 wickets in Tests and 157 wickets in ODIs.

Post retirement, he was caught up in the match fixing controversy and was banned for life. His entry into politics was unsuccessful as well. He became the bowling coach of the Delhi team and later Head Coach of the Rajasthan team but was removed due to clashes with the management. He also served as the Bowling Coach of the Afghanistan Cricket Team ahead of the 2016 T20 World Cup.