He joined the Bharatiya Janta party days after resigning from the Congress which withdrew his election nomination.

His idol is another Indian ex-captain and one of the best defenders in world hockey, Dilip Tirkey, who comes from Sundergarh, Prabodh's hometown.

Prabodh married Sweta Tirkey at Ranchi on 28 January 2011.

In his early career, he was the national captain of sub-junior, junior[3] and India-A teams, and finally became the India senior team captain.

He was in the Indian team which won the 2007 Asia Cup in Chennai.