Mannava Sri Kanth Prasad (born April 24, 1975, in Guntur

Guntur

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, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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India

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n cricket

Cricket

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er. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper.

Prasad earned attention after performing well for Andhra Pradesh cricket team

Andhra Pradesh cricket team

The Andhra cricket team is an Indian domestic cricket team representing the coastal areas of the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is, one of two teams representing the people of Andhra Pradesh, the other team being the Hyderabad cricket team, which represents the Talangana Telangana.It has...

. Following the 1997–98 tour of Pakistan

Pakistan

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, Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Krishnamachari Srikkanth

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 was amongst those who spoke highly of his capability. Even before the season had finished, Prasad had made his debut.

Following an injury to Nayan Mongia

Nayan Mongia

Nayan Ramlal Mongia is a former Indian cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. Currently, he is a cricket analyst....

 in the 1999 World Cup

1999 Cricket World Cup

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, Prasad was given his chance at the international level. He played in six Tests in 1999–2000 and several more one-day matches. Since this, however, he has not found himself playing in the Indian team after being dropped.