Sachin Tendulkar is one of the most loved sporting personalities in the world, but the United States President has evidently never heard of him.
“The Little Master” represented his country 664 times, and is comfortably the highest run-scorer in the history of Test and ODI cricket. ESPNCricinfo simply describes him as the “most worshipped cricketer in the world”.
He’s a sporting icon, and is treated like a God in India. However, President Donald Trump has evidently has never heard of him. Trump kicked off a two-day tour of the subcontinent nation on Monday, where he was greeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Speaking at the revamped Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, the US President talked about India’s achievements in film and pop culture, before mentioning some of their sporting heroes.
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