The swashbuckling all-rounder from New Zealand, Jimmy Neesham has taken a veiled jibe at US President Donald Trump, saying probably he never heard Sachin Tendulkar's name and that's why Trump mispronounced it. Notably, Trump's mispronunciation created a stir during his brief India visit and attracted a lot of criticisms.
Speaking at the 'Namaste Trump' event at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 24 (Monday), the US President had said wrongly pronounced the names of legendary cricketers in the country. While acknowledging the contributions of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, Donal Trump goofed up with its pronunciations.
"This is the country, where your people cheer on some of the world's greatest cricket players such from Soochin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli," Trump had said.
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Since then, it has sent the social media on the frenzy and Twitter is flooded with memes and trolls on the same. The Kiwi all-rounder, Jimmy Neesham who is known for making headlines with his hilarious tweets and replies on Twitter was once again spot on, this time taking an indirect jibe at Donald Trump for his wrong pronunciations.
"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?" Neesham tweeted on Tuesday without taking the name of Trump or Tendulkar.
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?
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) February 25, 2020