Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer and legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd were on Wednesday honoured by the Lancashire County Cricket Club with stands named after them at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, on the opening day of the fourth Test between India and England.
Engineer played for Lancashire for close to a decade while former West Indies captain Lloyd was with the club for two decades, making indelible contributions to the history of club.
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'My bench mate at school was Shashi Kapoor and we were together from KG right up to the 10th standard.'
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Former wicketkeeper-batter Farokh Engineer also mourned the loss of his "dear friend".
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'Did you read Harbhajan's comments about Ashwin? He was out of order there. What is first spinner and second spinner? Spinner is a spinner,' said Engineer during a talk show organised by Legends Club at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on Wednesday.
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'I could not believe that such a great player could be so friendly. He was like a father figure to all of us.'
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While predicting India as the winner of the series against England by a 3-2 margin, Engineer warned the hosts to guard against complacency.
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Alam sighed when he heard about Bedi's death before gathering his breath to pay tribute to one of the greatest spinners of all time.
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But COVID struck and then his health deteriorated as he underwent a heart surgery which was followed by a brain surgery last year.
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The 33-year-old surpassed former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who had claimed nine dismissals in a Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 2014.
'I have seen Bishan paaji get worked up when he felt the game was losing its character because of some individual.'
The Board of Control for Cricket in India may be pressing for harsh punishment against James Anderson, but former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer says the England pacer does not merit a four-match ban for his spat with Ravindra Jadeja, adding he could have sorted out the issue in minutes.
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