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 almost a decade and guided Lancashire to the Gillette Cup title 4 instances, turned the primary participant from India to have a stand named after him in England. Joined by his household and outdated pal Dilip Vengsarkar, additionally a former India captain, Engineer regarded excited as he fortunately obliged spectators with selfies and autographs.

“This is a great honour to have a stand named after me at Old Trafford, where I’ve had some great memories,” Engineer informed The Hindu.

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

“It’s a great honour, (and it’s great) to be back at this ground,” 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 were incredible times, and people would come from various corners of the town to watch Lancashire play. With a huge fan base, we were one of the most famous one-day teams in those days,” he mentioned.

While the previous wicketkeeper-batter was bestowed with the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award final yr, 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.