Farokh Engineer played alongside Pakistan stars such as Zaheer Abbas and Intikhab Alam during Rest of the World series against England and Australia in 1970 and 1971-72 respectively.
Engineer hoped that the team learns from its mistakes and "firstly never prepares a wicket like this one".
Last week, the hoax of Roger Federer being critical after an accident in Spain did rounds and it caused enough shocks worldwide. Former Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer suffered from the same fate on Monday when rumours flew on social media about his death.
The fans of Indian cricket of the 1970s are perhaps unique.
Engineer was a popular wicketkeper-batsman for India during the 1960s and 70s and he likes India's limited-overs skipper MS Dhoni very much.
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An attacking batsman blessed with a flamboyant personality, Engineer was extremely agile behind the stumps. The fact that he successfully kept wickets to the bowling of India’s famous spin quartet is testament to his wicketkeeping abilities.
Syed Kirmani was recently nominated for the CK Nayudu Lifetime Ahcievement Award by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Engineer expressed that he should have been picked over nominee Syed Kirmani on the basis of seniority.
Farokh Engineer calls for life ban on players who fix matches and spot-fixing.