Yesterday, Donald Trump touched down in India, and began by attending a rally with prime minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad.

If you want to win over an Indian crowd, referencing two of their greatest cricketers is a good place to start, so we can’t fault Trump for trying his luck.

Just the one problem – he didn’t quite nail the pronunciation of Sachin Tendulkar, although he did fare a little better with Virat Kohli.

With 110 000 people packed into the Motera Stadium, he went for it:

‘Soo-chin Tendul-kerr’ and ‘Virot Ko-lee’ it is.

He also bungled the pronunciation of Swami Vivekananda:

Gobhi called me Doland, so I will call Swami Vivekananda as … pic.twitter.com/l7EljcCok7

— Suppandi (@Suppandi6) February 24, 2020

That chuckle at the end is classic.

BBC India felt the need to issue a correction of sorts:

As we well know, it’s not just Indian names he struggles with.

We will finish with Trevor Noah’s wrap of day one in India:

[source:9news]