ENG vs IND: Old Trafford honours Farokh Engineer, Clive Lloyd with stand names – Images revealed | Cricket News – Times of India

Ex-Lancashire gamers Farokh Engineer and Sir Clive Lloyd unveil their new stand (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Lancashire County Cricket Club paid tribute to former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer and West Indies captain Clive Lloyd by naming stands after them at Old Trafford Stadium. The honour was bestowed on the opening day of the fourth Test between India and England.Engineer’s spectacular profession at Lancashire spanned from 1968 to 1976, throughout which he performed 175 matches. His statistics embrace 5,942 runs, 429 catches, and 35 stumpings.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!His presence at Lancashire proved pivotal because the membership secured the Gillette Cup 4 occasions between 1970 and 1975, ending a 15-12 months trophy drought.

The crowd look on from the newly named stand in honour of Former Lancashire participant Farokh Engineer (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

While Engineer has robust connections to Indian cricket and Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, he surprisingly lacks a stand named after him there.Lloyd joined Lancashire within the early Nineteen Seventies as an abroad participant. The two-time World Cup-winning captain’s twenty-12 months affiliation with the membership helped reshape Lancashire’s cricket fortunes.

The stand naming ceremony recognises each gamers’ important contributions to Lancashire county cricket. Engineer, now 87, has made Manchester his everlasting residence since retiring from the game.