Farokh Engineer, Clive Lloyd: India wicketkeeper and West Indies' 2-time World Cup-winning captain to have stands named at India vs England 4th Test venue

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Farokh Engineer and legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd are set to have stands named after them at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester. Both Engineer and Lloyd played County cricket for Lancashire. The announcement about honouring Lancashire club legends was made ahead of fourth Test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 between India and England.

Engineer and Lloyd have been Lancashire club's legends. The Indian wicketkeeper played for nearly a decade whereas Lloyd was associated with the club for two decades.

"It is a fitting honour for the both legends of the club," a source told PTI.

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar is also expected to be in attendance for the ceremony with other senior officials of the club.

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Engineer's Lancashire career in numbers

It is to be noted that before Engineer made his debut for Lancashire, the club had not been able to win a major title in over a decade and a half. From 1970 to 1975, he was part of the Lancashire side that won the Gilette Cup four times. He played 175 games and scored 5,942 runs for them. He was mavellous behind the stumps as well with 429 catches and 35 stumpings.

On the other hand, Lloyd became an indespenseble part of Lancashire club since the early 1970s. Lloyd played 145 games for Lancashire across two formats. He scored 4,979 runs at an average of 42.19, including seven centuries and 39 fifties.

"They were incredible times, and Old Trafford was a marvellous place to be. People would come for miles to see us play," the Mumbai-born Engineer had told the club's website a few years ago.

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"From the Old Trafford dressing room we could see Warwick Road railway station and before the game we would see packed trains emptying the passengers on the platform. We could hear the chanting and the excited chatter and laughter," he recalled.

Engineer on fanmail as Lancashire hero

Engineer also remembered the kind of attention from fans he got while playing for Lancashire. He named a few teammates alongside Lloyd who became club's legends, especially in One-Day circuit.

"It was amazing, our lockers would be stuffed full of requests for autographs and invitations to parties. Everyone in England was talking about that great team, names like Clive Lloyd, Harry Pilling, Peter Lever and Ken Shuttleworth," he said.

"That buzz lasted for years and we were the most famous one-day team in the land."

Will India end Manchester drought?

India have played nine Tests at the venue and are yet to register a win. India need to script history in Manchester to keep Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy alive.