Honoured to have a stand named after me: Engineer

It was an emotional Wednesday morning for Farokh Engineer and Clive Lloyd as Lancashire honoured the legends and unveiled two stands named after them on the iconic Old Trafford.

Engineer, who performed County cricket for the membership for practically a decade and guided Lancashire to the Gillette Cup title 4 occasions, grew to become the primary participant from India to have a stand named after him in England. Joined by his household and previous good friend Dilip Vengsarkar, additionally a former India captain, Engineer appeared excited as he fortunately obliged spectators with selfies and autographs.

“This is a good honour to have a stand named after me at Old Trafford, the place I’ve had some nice reminiscences,” Engineer informed The Hindu.

Lloyd, who captained the West Indies to 2 World Cup victories, and Engineer joined Lancashire within the Sixties, shortly after English counties had been allowed to signal abroad gamers. They each had memorable outings with the long-lasting membership as Engineer performed 175 matches in 9 seasons for Lancashire, scoring 5,942 runs, whereas for Lloyd, his 30 First Class centuries had been scored for the membership in his 18-season lengthy stint.

“It’s an ideal honour, (and it’s nice) to be again at this floor,” Lloyd mentioned.

As he checked out his image close to the gate, it was a stroll down reminiscence lane for the 87-year-old Engineer. “Those had been unimaginable occasions, and other people would come from varied corners of the city to observe Lancashire play. With an enormous fan base, we had been one of the crucial well-known one-day groups in these days,” he mentioned.

While the previous wicketkeeper-batter was bestowed with the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award final 12 months, no stand has been named after him at his homeground – Wankhede Stadium, which not too long ago unveiled stands named after India captains Rohit Sharma and the late Ajit Wadekar.