Legacy on Display: India’s Cricket Legend to Be Etched Into Old Trafford’s Walls

Cricketing legacy will be etched in the annals of Old Trafford forever with Lancashire County Cricket Club soon to honor two of its all-time greats—India's Farokh Engineer and West Indies' Clive Lloyd—by dedicating stands in their name. The ceremony will take place on July 23, the night before the India-England fourth Test.

Key Highlights

Farokh Engineer played for Lancashire between 1968 and 1976, scoring 5,942 runs, 429 catches, and 35 stumpings in 175 games

Engineer helped Lancashire to lift the Gillette Cup a record four times between 1970 and 1975, ending a 15-year championship drought.

Two-time World Cup-winning skipper Clive Lloyd spent two decades at the club during which he transformed its fortunes

The naming ceremony for the stand will take place on Day 1 of the Test, with India's former captain Dilip Vengsarkar likely to be present

Cultural Significance

Engineer, now retired and residing in Manchester, remembered the charged atmosphere at Old Trafford, where supporters arrived on trains packed with them and were chanting in the stands

Despite being so well-known, there is no stand at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, where he played the majority of his domestic cricket, named after Engineer.

The Old Trafford award is a tardy tribute to his service to English county cricket

Series Context

England win the five-match series 2-1

India has to beat Manchester to remain in the hunt for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

Sources: NDTV Sports, India TV News, The Week, Business Standard