Chandrachud Commission - Prabhakar's Allegations

Prabhakar's Allegations

Manoj Prabhakar made a public allegation against an unknown team member to the magazine Outlook in June 1997. BCCI instituted a one man investigation commission headed by retired Chief Justice of India - Honorable Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud. Specifically the following games were bought to light by Manoj Prabhakar as part of his allegations:

• India V/s Pakistan in Sharjah in 1991. Even with fading light, the team management asked Prabhakar and Sanjay Manjrekar to continue playing after the umpires offered light. Pakistan won the match in the last over and qualified for the finals of the trophy.

• India V/s Pakistan in Colombo (Singer Cup) in 1994. Manoj Prabhakar was offered Rs 2.5 million for sabotaging the match in Pakistan's favour. Manoj claims to have shouted the player out of his room. The match was washed away due to rain.

• India V/s West Indies in Kanpur in 1994. Nayan Mongia and Manoj Prabhakar scored 11 runs in 48 balls chasing West Indies total. Both the players were dropped for the subsequent match on charges of indiscipline

• India V/s Pakistan in Sharjah (Date: Unknown). Both the captains Aamir Sohail and Mohammad Azharuddin claimed winning the toss.