Farokh Engineer Stands at Old Trafford: left India and settled in Manchester, played county cricket, now going to England

Farokh Engineer Stands at Old Trafford: left India and settled in Manchester, played county cricket, now going to England

Manchester: On the sidelines of the fourth Test to be held at the prestigious Old Trafford ground between India and England here, the name of the former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Farooq Engineer and the great West Indies player Clive Lloyd will be given to the Stand (Viewer Galler).

The engineer played for Lancashere for almost a decade, while former West Indies captain Lord lived with the club for nearly two decades and made a valuable contribution to the history of the club.

On the other hand, the captain of the West Indies team, which won the World Cup twice, changed the fate of the club after coming as a foreign player in the early 1970s.

When Mumbai -born engineer made his debut for Lancashere, the club did not win a big title for more than 15 years, but he helped the team to win the Gillette Cup four times between 1970 and 1975.

Interestingly, the engineer played most of his cricket at Brabourne Stadium but there is no stand in his name. The engineer told the club website a few years ago:

That was an incredible time and Old Trafford was a great place. People used to come from miles away to see us playing. From the dressing room of Old Trafford, we could see Warvik Road railway station and before the match we used to see packed trains taking passengers on the platform. We could listen to people raising slogans, talking and laughing.

The engineer also remembers the letter received from fans in his golden days. He said:

It was fantastic, our locker was filled with the urges of autographs and invitations of parties. Everyone in England was talking about the great team that had names like Clive Lloyd, Harry Pilling, Peter Lever and Ken Shuttleworth.

After retiring, the engineer made Manchester his home and remains here till date. Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar, who is on a private tour here, is also expected to attend the ceremony with senior club officials.

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