Indian great Farokh Engineer tells Richard Edwards why the current crop should be indebted to the Class of 1971

Leading the way: Former Indian great Farokh Engineer believes his side of 1971 laid the foundations for the likes of current superstars such as Rishabh Pant, below
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I By the time that hoodoo had been broken at the Oval – in front of an elephant borrowed from Chessington Zoo – they had earned themselves a place in history.
NDIA had arrived in England in 1971 having never won a Test on English soil, let alone a series.
And flew back home as heroes...