Farokh Engineer

Which players would make it to an all-time XI of the powerhouse Indian domestic side?

The rivalry has been a storied one - particularly through one decade of the 20th century

Before Sehwag, and even Srikkanth, India had a swashbuckling opening batsman who also kept wickets

All grace, good looks and charisma, Farokh Engineer, Salim Durani and ML Jaisimha epitomised the charms of a bygone age

R Ashwin, the India offspinner, is the winner of the Polly Umrigar Award for 2012-13, the BCCI has announced. The board also named former India captain Kapil Dev the winner of the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award

Farokh Engineer on meeting Ali, being rewarded for a catch in the outfield, and being yelled at despite having scored a century

Two Parsi cricketers figured prominently in this writer's early cricket-watching

Dashing strokemaker Farokh Engineer was a T20 cricketer years before his time. He looks back at life with India and Lancashire

India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests... but all that changed at The Oval

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Ajit Wadekar, Farokh Engineer and Ray Illingworth remember India's first Test win in England - at The Oval in 1971

IPL match referee Farokh Engineer will conduct a hearing inquiring into the Harbhajan-Sreesanth row on April 28 in Delhi

The BCCI has asked Harbhajan Singh to explain his case by April 28

Cricket history is littered with no-nonsense characters, and two of the most single-minded ones came into contact when England met India at Lord's in 1971

India's wretched series against England in 1974, a Test whitewash, internal rows, a slighted high commissioner, and an opener in court

When two wicketkeepers appear for a side in the same game

India's Test team comprises two specialist wicketkeepers but there are precendents to this. Sriram Veera looks at the colourful characters who stood behind the stumps for India

Farokh Engineer believes India need to back the men who have done the job in the past

There will always be great debate about the best Indian XI of all time, but there is no doubt about who is the best Indian player of all time