<p>US President Donald Trump gave a special mention to cricket greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli during a visit to India on Monday -- but it was probably the first time he had spoken their names.</p>.<p>In a speech at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad -- the world's largest cricket stadium -- Trump incorrectly pronounced the name of India's greatest ever player as "Soo-chin Tendul-kerr".</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/trump-visit-live-us-president-to-get-ceremonial-reception-at-rashtrapati-bhawan-807446.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of US President Donald Trump's visit here</strong></a></p>.<p>He almost scored with Kohli, whose first name came out as "V-rot", slightly off "V-rut".</p>.<p>Cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council, jokingly asked on its Twitter account whether anyone knew if "Sooch-", "Sutch-", or other variations of Tendulkar's first name were correct.</p>.<p>Trump said the stadium was "where your people cheer on some of the world's greatest cricket players from Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli," bringing a smile to the lips of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and applause from the crowd.</p>.<p>The US president also tripped over other words, including Ahmedabad ("Ahba-bard") and tea-seller chaiwalla ("cheewalla"), and he himself chuckled at his attempt to pronounce the name of Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda ("Swami Vivekamandan").</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump gave a special mention to cricket greats Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli during a visit to India on Monday -- but it was probably the first time he had spoken their names.</p>.<p>In a speech at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad -- the world's largest cricket stadium -- Trump incorrectly pronounced the name of India's greatest ever player as "Soo-chin Tendul-kerr".</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/trump-visit-live-us-president-to-get-ceremonial-reception-at-rashtrapati-bhawan-807446.html#1" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of US President Donald Trump's visit here</strong></a></p>.<p>He almost scored with Kohli, whose first name came out as "V-rot", slightly off "V-rut".</p>.<p>Cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council, jokingly asked on its Twitter account whether anyone knew if "Sooch-", "Sutch-", or other variations of Tendulkar's first name were correct.</p>.<p>Trump said the stadium was "where your people cheer on some of the world's greatest cricket players from Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli," bringing a smile to the lips of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and applause from the crowd.</p>.<p>The US president also tripped over other words, including Ahmedabad ("Ahba-bard") and tea-seller chaiwalla ("cheewalla"), and he himself chuckled at his attempt to pronounce the name of Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda ("Swami Vivekamandan").</p>