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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Prakash Bhandari
| image =
| caption =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off-break
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 77
| bat avg1 = 19.25
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 39
| deliveries1 = 78
| wickets1 = -
| bowl avg1 = -
| fivefor1 = -
| tenfor1 = -
| best bowling1 = -
| catches/stumpings1= 1
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 63
| runs2 = 2,552
| bat avg2 = 32.71
| 100s/50s2 = 4/11
| top score2 = 227
| deliveries2 = 8,035
| wickets2 = 122
| bowl avg2 = 28.24
| fivefor2 = 7
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 7/54
| catches/stumpings2= 50
| international = true
| country = Indian
| testdebutfor =
| testdebutagainst =
| testdebutdate = 26 February
| testdebutyear = 1955
| lasttestdate = 2 November
| lasttestfor =
| lasttestagainst =
| lasttestyear = 1956
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1006/1006.html
| date =
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}}

'''Prakash Bhandari''' {{audio|Prakash_Bhandari.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 27 November 1935 in [[Delhi]] ) is a former [[cricket]]er who represented [[Indian cricket team|India]] in [[Test cricket]].

== Career ==
Bhandari was an attacking right-handed batsman and an off-break bowler. He appeared for Delhi Schools and [[Delhi University]] in All India competitions between 1951–52 and 1956-57. He led Delhi University in the [[Rohinton Baria Trophy]] inter-university tournament in the last of those seasons. Bhandari played for the Indian XI against the Silver Jubilee Overseas Cricket Team in 1953-54 and toured [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] in 1956.

Bhandari toured Pakistan in 1954/55 as a teenager. After being the twelfth man thrice, he made his debut on the matting wicket in the final Test match at [[National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi]]. He made 19 before being bowled by [[Khan Mohammad]] who broke one of the stumps. He also appeared in Tests against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[Australian cricket team|Australia]]. His highest score was 39 against New Zealand at [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]] in 1954-55 where he batted at No. 8 and added 73 with [[Bapu Nadkarni]].

Against Rajasthan in the [[1961–62 Ranji Trophy]] semifinal he scored a hundred in 60 minutes while Bengal was going for a declaration in the second innings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25326.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref> At the time it was believed to be the fastest hundred in Indian cricket, but a 60-minute hundred by Ken Goldie<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/9/9485.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref> in 1915-16 and a 40-minute one by [[Ahsan-ul-Haq]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/11/11053.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref> in 1923-24 have been discovered since then. He scored 58 in the first innings and took seven wickets in the same match. He compiled his highest first class score of 227 for Delhi against Patiala in 1957/58 and also took nine wickets in the same match for 81.

He worked with the [[Tata Group]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers''
* Anandji Dossa, ''Cricket Ties'', Rupa & Co, 1978

==External links==
* [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/26897.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1006/1006.html Cricketarchive Profile]

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[[Category:India Test cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:East Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Delhi cricketers]]
[[Category:Bengal cricketers]]
[[Category:Bihar cricketers]]
[[Category:North Zone cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian Universities cricketers]]
[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Delhi]]

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