Farokh Engineer

Akshay Kumar recently met former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer in Birmingham.

Farokh Engineer was one of the first Indians to play as a professional in county cricket, and had offers from Worcestershire, Somerset, and Hampshire before he settled on Lancashire and made Manchester his home.

While his brother Darius played Ranji Trophy for Mysore, Farokh, a resident of the famous Dadar Parsi Colony, was never too interested in cricket.

Actor Boman Irani will be seen sharing screen space with superstar Ranveer Singh twice this year. In Kabir Khan's '83', he plays legendary wicketkeeper-batsman Farokh Engineer while Ranveer essays World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev.

Farokh Engineer chose to join Lancashire county in the year 1968 because he wanted to keep wickets to England's legendary fast bowler Brian Statham.

The inquiry by the BCCI on the slapping incident was separate from the verdict reached by IPL match referee Farokh Engineer.

Harbhajan Singh has been temporarily suspended from the Indian Premier League by the match referee Farokh Engineer.

Farokh Engineer is known to speak his mind freely, and the former India wicketkeeper-batsman struck top form again as the keynote speaker for the 11th Dilip Sardesai Memorial lecture held at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) here on Wednesday evening.

Two former India stars, allrounder Ravi Shastri and wicketkeeper-batter Farokh Engineer, will be honoured with BCCI’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Shubman Gill, who enjoyed a breakthrough year in international cricket in 2023, during which he became the fastest to cross the 2000-run mark in ODIs, will be presented with the Cricketer of the Year award.

A film chronicling legendary Kapil Dev's stupendous victory in the World Cup 1983 is ready. The producers' Reliance Entertainment and director Kabir Khan are waiting for Maharashtra to open the theatres so that they can release the film in question, titled '83', on X'mas this year.

Chairman of the selection committee MSK Prasad has lashed out at former wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer for deriving "sadistic pleasure out of indulging in petty talk" after the 82-year-old former India cricketer commented that selectors served tea to India captain Virat Kohli's wife Anushka Sharma during World Cup.

BCCI-appointed commissioner Sudhir Nanavati has been asked to probe the incident which happened between Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth.

Former India captain and CoA member Diana Edulji on Friday took offence to the "foolish" comment made by Farokh Engineer targeting her, saying the 81-year-old's poor cricket knowledge surprised her.

Farokh Engineer has hurt his shoulder at his base in Manchester and would not be travelling here to receive the special award from the Cricket Board at the BCCI's annual awards function on January 11.

The IPL being the “envy of the world” delights former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer but he also wants the stakeholders to bring Test cricket out of “danger" zone.

Former India stumper Farokh Engineer on Tuesday expressed disappointment over not getting the coveted Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award bestowed by the BCCI.Farokh Engineer feels hurt at not getting CK Nayudu award

MUMBAI: That supreme entertainer of Indian cricket, Farokh Engineer, will be seen in a new role of master of ceremonies, when the Cricket Club of India honours the great Indian performers at Lord's on October 19 at the Brabourne Stadium.

England may be his home, but it is Mumbai where Farokh Engineer's heart lies. And once he is here, he catches up with all things he loves about Mumbai.

India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has received high praise from former wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer, who compared Varun to the legendary BS Chandrasekhar. Ahead of the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand, Engineer highlighted selection challenges in the wicketkeeping department and cautioned against underestimating the Kiwi side.

Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer says he is proud of current Test captain Virat Kohli.