Despite the botched pronunciation, the crowd cheered at the mention of the former cricketer
24 February, 2020
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U.S. President Donald Trump inaugurated the world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, the home base of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday at the start of a two-day visit to India.
While addressing an audience of more than 100, 000 people gathered at the newly-inaugurated Sardar Patel Stadium, the US President struggled to pronounce the name of former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and India’s current cricket captain Virat Kohli.
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“This is the country where your people cheer on some of the world's greatest cricket players from Soo-chin Tendul-kerrr to Virot Ko-leee,” Trump said.
Something about Donald Trump's pronunciation of Sachin Tendulkar tells me he isn't a huge cricket fan pic.twitter.com/stFhq46MLx
— Andy Silke (@andysilke) February 24, 2020
Despite the botched pronunciation, the crowd cheered at the mention of the two cricketers by the US President.
With capacity for 110,000 spectators, the Sardar Patel Stadium has dislodged the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as the world’s largest cricket stadium.
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