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.

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma on Thursday rebutted the accusation that she was seen being served tea by Indian selectors during the 2019 ICC World Cup in England. While lashing out against the current set of selectors, former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer had said that all they were doing was getting Anushka cups of tea at the World Cup.

Farokh Engineer, the match referee during the infamous 'Slapgate' incident in the 2008 IPL, expressed surprise at the recent release of the footage. He emphasized maintaining confidentiality and believes the matter should remain in the past, as both Harbhajan Singh and S. Sreesanth have likely moved on. The resurfacing of the clip has stirred reactions, with Sreesanth's wife expressing disappointment and anger.

Rishabh Pant on Friday became first Indian wicket-keeper to notch up a century against Australia in Australia in Tests. The young wicketkeeper batsman took 137 balls to bring up his career's second Test century at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

Actor, who plays former cricketer-commentator in Kabir Khan’s sports drama featuring Ranveer Singh, on spending time with him

Shocked at India's humiliation at the hands of Australia in the first Test, former wicket-keeper batsman Farokh Engineer questioned the nature of Pune pitch and slammed the home batsmen for their poor shot selection which cost them the match.

Former India stars Ravi Shastri and Farokh Engineer will receive BCCI's Lifetime Achievement Award. Shubman Gill will be honored with the Cricketer of the Year award for his outstanding performance in international cricket. The BCCI awards ceremony will be attended by both the Indian and English teams before the first Test in Hyderabad.

Sunil Gavaskar faced a lot of ire for a remark he made on Anushka Sharma helping Virat Kohli with his practice during the Covid-19 induced lockdown, with the actress herself demanding an explanation from the legendary cricketer. "We, Indians lack a sense of humour. If Sunil had indeed said so about Anushka, it must have been in a humorous tone," Farokh Engineer said.

Former India keeper Farokh Engineer surprised Test players far younger than him when he belied his 71 years and did para gliding over the this Swiss town of Interlaken.

On Wednesday, ex-India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer, who played for a long time for Lancashire in the 70s and went on to live in England for the rest of his life, revealed to TOI that years ago, he encountered "racial discrimination" while starting out as a commentator in England.

Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer today backed under-fire limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying the time has not yet come to write him off.