Social media went bonkers on Monday, after Donald Trump mispronounced a host of names at the 'Namaste Trump' event in Ahmedabad's Motera Stadium. The list of mispronounced names included cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and currently India captain Virat Kohli. The crowd cheered Trump's words on Indian cricket greats, but the reaction on social media was simply hilarious, ripping the controversial US President apart.
"This is the country where your people cheer on the biggest cricketers, from Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli, the greatest in the world," said Trump.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) cracked a joke on Twitter, asking if anyone knew "Satch-", "Sutch-", or "Sooch-".
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Even Kevin Pietersen trolled Trump, asking British television host Piers Morgan to help the US President out.
Meanwhile, New Zealand's Jimmy Neesha, tweeted, "Why hate someone for the pronunciation of names they’ve never heard before when there are so, so, so many better reasons to hate them?"
The US President arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday with his wife Melania, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law Jared Kushner and a ministerial delegation.
