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Trump trolled by ICC and others for mispronouncing 'Sachin'

The US president Donald Trump, who is on a historic visit to India, has been trolled by the International Cricket Council (ICC), the apex body of global cricket, and others for pronouncing the name of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Monday (24).

While addressing a huge gathering at the world's largest cricket venue Motera stadium in Gujarat Trump said: "This is the country where your people cheer on some of the world's greatest cricket players from Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli. The greatest in the world," Trump said.


But he pronounced Sachin wrongly as "Sue Chin".

ICC was quick to react. "Sach-, Such, Satch, Sutch, Sooch...Anyone know?", it tweeted on Monday with a short video.

Former English professional footballer Gary Lineker was also not happy with Trump's pronunciation.

"Who is this Sue Chin Tendulkerr?," he tweeted with the video of Trump's speech at Namaste Trump event.

Both tweets went viral and many joined the conversation on social media to troll trump. Some even said that Trump thought that he is in China, not India.

Interestingly, a decade ago on February 24, Sachin Tendulkar created history by becoming the first batsman to score a 200 in ODIs.

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UK's first female Asian lord mayor Manjula Sood dies aged 80

During her year as lord mayor, she was appointed an MBE and awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Leicester.

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UK's first female Asian lord mayor Manjula Sood dies aged 80

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  • Manjula Sood became UK's first Asian female lord mayor in May 2008 after arriving from India in 1970.
  • Served as Labour councillor for Stoneygate ward and Leicester's first female Hindu councillor from 1996.
  • Awarded MBE and honorary doctorate while championing women and diverse communities across the city.

Tributes have been paid following the death of Manjula Sood, who became the UK's first female Asian lord mayor and was described as "a dedicated servant to the Leicester community."

Sood, who was 80, also served as assistant mayor and Labour councillor for the Stoneygate ward in Leicester.

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