Manoj Prabhakar Appointed As Nepal Team's Head Coach

Manoj Prabhakar, a former cricketer for India, has been named the head coach of Nepal, the Cricket Association of Nepal said on Monday, August 8.

Pubudu Dassanayake, who just left his job to become the head coach of the Canada men’s team, will be replaced by Prabhakar.

Prabhakar played 169 international matches for India as a bowling all-rounder. He served as Afghanistan’s bowling coach in 2016 and has served as the head coach for three Ranji Trophy teams including Delhi, Rajasthan and UP.

I Am Looking Forward To Working With Nepal Cricket Team: Manoj Prabhakar

“Former Indian star all-rounder and Ranji trophy winning coach, Mr Manoj Prabhakar from India has been appointed as the Head Coach of Nepal National Cricket Team.

Mr Prabhakar has played 39 Test matches and 130 One Day Internationals for India. As a Coach, he has experience working as coach of Afghanistan Cricket Team along with Ranji Trophy teams of Delhi, Rajasthan and UP Cricket Association”, read a statement from Cricket Association of Nepal, confirming the news.

“Seeing the interest for cricket in Nepal, their talent & skill level, I’m really looking forward to working with the Nepal cricket team to make them into a cricketing force to be reckoned with, “ Prabhakar said on his appointment.

The appointment of Prabhakar comes at a crucial time for Nepal cricket. They missed on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2022 due to Ireland and the United Arab Emirates qualifying from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A competition in Oman and in recent times they have struggled in international cricket.

With eight victories in 20 games, they are currently ranked second to last in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 standings.

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