India's squad that beat Pakistan in Bangalore in the 1996 World Cup: Where are they now?

#10 Venkatesh Prasad

Prasad’s send off to Aamer Sohail after taking the Pakistani batsman’s wicket is one of the iconic moments of the 96 World Cup

Prasad returned with the best figures of the night, with 3 for 45 in his quota of 10 overs. He arguably bowled the ball of the match, uprooting the stumps of Aamer Sohail who was in scintillating form. That face-off between the two most definitely changed the outcome of the game.

Sohail sledged Prasad after hitting him for a crisp boundary, and Prasad returned the favour by bowling him out the very next ball and giving him a mouthful send-off. The pumped up Prasad got the whole team to rally behind him and eventually led them to victory.

He gained many laurels for his deadly combination with Srinath. He finished his career with nearly 300 wickets across formats. He has essayed many coaching roles. He was the national coach for the U19 team in 2006, and was the bowling coach for India following the disastrous 2007 World Cup campaign. He is currently the bowling coach of RCB in the IPL.